BOSTON (CBS) - Some 5 million school-age children do not have a broadband internet connection at home, according to the Pew Research Center. The discrepancy is part of what educators call the ...

In June, schools and libraries across the country could begin applying to receive funding from the FCC’s “Emergency Connectivity Fund,” a $7 billion program that was created as part of a coronavirus ...

There seem to be five steps school districts are taking in an attempt to close the homework gap and help level the playing field for rural and low-income students. 1. Partner with community ...

In less than a year of remote schooling, our students fell six months behind where they should be. For students of color and those in low-income households, the deficit is even greater. Much of the ...

Earlier this fall, kids in New Mexico and across the country headed back to school. This has meant a return to the routine of waking up early each morning, juggling extracurricular activities and ...

Students without access—an issue known as the “homework gap”—are immediately put at a distinct disadvantage, and a number of lawmakers have been calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ...

In this May 8, 2019, photo, third-grade student Miles Stidham uses an East Webster High School laptop to do homework in Maben, Miss. The Stidhams are unable to get internet at their home in the ...

Despite a brighter spotlight on digital equity, gaps still remain, including the troubling and persistent homework gap–but a newly-relaunched digital equity toolkit aims to highlight the important ...