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3 Google Fiber programs that could help ease the digital divide
Google Fiber has started providing affordable internet in certain communities. Now schools are starting to wonder how it will affect students' internet challenges, both in and out of…
FCC approves $9 broadband subsidy for low-income households
A recently-approved expansion of an FCC program will grant millions of low-income households a discount on internet access in an effort to help close what is becoming known…
Digital divide, lack of certified librarians ‘a national crisis’
Washington, D.C. -- Barbara Stripling, president of the American Library Association, said students, teachers, and librarians are facing "a silent dilemma." Imagine, she said, you're one of two…
How school leaders can erase the digital divide
The digital divide is mentioned almost daily in ed-tech discussions: It prevents all students from receiving a technology-rich education that can help them compete on a global scale,…
Rise of the next digital divide: Women and the web
A first-of-its-kind report gathered data from thousands of women in developing countries to shed light on the lack of women on the web. On average, 25 percent fewer…
Readers: Digital textbook implementation just a dream
According to readers, though digital textbooks sound good in theory, not all students would have access to these materials from home as well as school. Also, many schools…
Google Fiber could widen digital divide in Kansas City area
Despite an offer by the tech giant's Google Fiber operation to virtually give away some internet service to customers, the areas most lacking in online connections also appear…
Many low-income students struggle with lack of internet at home
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FCC launching $4 billion program to narrow digital divide
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Social media savvy: The new digital divide?
The inclusion of social media data in the algorithms that search engines now use to help people find relevant information online could create a “new digital divide,” educator…
For minorities, new ‘digital divide’ seen
When the personal computer revolution began decades ago, Latinos and blacks were much less likely to use one of the marvelous new machines. Then, when the Internet began…
Viewpoint: Educational software games could leave poor children even poorer
The amazing progress of technology used in modern teaching resources herald huge advances in learning opportunities. But are the costs of the equipment that play the new educational…
Study questions digital-divide efforts
Two researchers at Duke University have published a draft study that raises questions about the academic value of giving students home computers and broadband internet access. Their study…
A look at the technology culture divide
The arrival and rapid dissemination of digital technology in the last decades of the 20th century fundamentally changed our students. Today's students represent the first generation to grow…
Broadband access gap remains large
Roughly 40 percent of Americans do not have high-speed internet access at home, according to new Commerce Department figures that reinforce what educators believe causes some students to…