Achieving Digital Equity for California's Students

Autor/inn/en	Hayes, Joseph; Gao, Niu
Institution	Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
Titel	Achieving Digital Equity for California's Students
Quelle	(2021), (34 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; School Closing; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Access to Computers; Internet; Equal Education; Distance Education; Socioeconomic Status; Racial Differences; Educational Attainment; Low Income Groups; Metropolitan Areas; Geographic Regions; Ethnicity; California; New York; Florida; Illinois; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Rassenunterschied; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Ballungsraum; Ethnizität; Kalifornien
Abstract	As the COVID-19 pandemic has shown, digital connectivity is critical to student learning. Gaps in digital access--including reliable access to internet and a digital device--are a driving force in the educational inequities evident during distance learning. In this report, the authors use data on a sample of California households with children enrolled in school to examine changes in digital access and equity from spring 2020 to spring 2021. Key takeaways include: (1) device access rose dramatically early in the pandemic; (2) improvements in internet access were more modest; (3) progress stalled in spring 2021, and major equity gaps remain; (4) local innovations offer models for long-term solutions; (5) better data is needed to identify existing gaps in broadband access and allocate investments; and (6) affordability is a major concern. [For the Policy Brief, see ED617933. For the technical appendices, see ED617934.] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01