Collected Item: “The Digital Divide Among Students During COVID-19: Who Has Access? Who Doesn't?”
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The Digital Divide Among Students During COVID-19: Who Has Access? Who Doesn't?
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Text story
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The article goes into detail, drawing from multiple survey sources on the internet to discuss how geographical location and economic class has affected the way that some students have been able to adapt to online instruction. Sources like the Pew Research Center show information from parents about their children's access to technology and how it has affected their capacity to complete their schoolwork, and compares that information to different school districts' capabilities to provide reliable sources of internet/other technology during school shutdowns. The article concludes by questioning how public education is a right in the US, but due to access with technology, and even basic technological issues for those who already had access to sufficient technology, has questioned how America's students are struggling to gain what they should be ensured.
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HST494, education, technology access, surveys
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https://www.crpe.org/thelens/digital-divide-among-students-during-covid-19-who-has-access-who-doesnt
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Robin Lake and Alvin Makori
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2020-06-16