At-home remote learning amid the coronavirus pandemic is difficult enough. But for those who lack access to strong Wi-Fi and other necessities, including laptops, it's even more challenging. (Photo: ...

When it comes to classroom edtech use, digital tools have a drastically different impact when they are used actively instead of passively–a critical difference examined in the 2023-2024 Speak Up ...

Remote learning amid COVID-19 magnified the digital divide as access to laptops critical to engagement, according to a Quizlet study. Quizlet's State of Remote Learning 2020 report is based on data ...

Lucia, a six-year old, hides from Zoom calls and has rejected every edtech tool from Seesaw to Khan Academy. She will spend all of first grade in quarantine. Her mother, Claire Díaz-Ortiz, says her ...

US schools are going back to in-person learning as COVID ebbs, but the so-called homework gap will persist. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, ...

NEW YORK, Nov. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Scratch Foundation is proud to announce a new chapter in its continued collaboration with AT&T to help close the digital divide through creative, accessible ...

Sharing a hotspot with five siblings who take turns connecting to the internet has made even the simplest assignments a struggle for Yesenia Velez, a high school senior in East Los Angeles. She and ...

Historically, learn-to-code efforts have provided opportunities for the few, but new efforts are aiming to be inclusive. A decade ago, tech powerhouses the likes of Microsoft, Google, and Amazon ...

As people take to the streets in the U.S. and around the world to protest systematic racism, universities are also taking a deep look at the ways that they have been impacted by and may be complicit ...

Families and experts are worried the digital divide in education will widen learning gaps, especially for students in low-income homes that don’t have internet or laptops. Most days Gaby Jaramillo ...