The Disparity In Online Access Is Also Apparent In What Has Been Called The “homework Gap,” Or The

The disparity in online access is also apparent in what has been called the “homework gap,” or the gap between school-age children who have access to high-speed internet at home and those who don’t. Some 5 million school-age children do not have a broadband internet connection at home, with low-income households accounting for a disproportionate share.

Digital divide persists even as lower-income Americans make gains in tech adoption, Monica Anderson, Pew Research Center

(via libraryadvocates)

It breaks my heart that there are children struggling to keep up at school because they don’t have the same access to the Internet as their peers. If you also want to help, please consider donating or volunteering: http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/education/digitaldivide/

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