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National Urban League Shares Data About the Homework Gap
The National Urban League reports, “As schools across the country prepare for a blend of online and in-person learning in the fall, a new analysis shows that 1 in 3 Black, Latino and American Indian/Alaska Native students do not have high-speed home internet access and are more likely than their White peers to be disconnected from online learning, known as the homework gap. The analysis includes an interactive map with state-by-state disparity data.” The National Urban League partnered on the analysis with the Alliance for Excellent Education (All4Ed), the National Indian Education Association, and UnidosUS. It reveals “that nearly 17 million students nationally do not have the high-speed internet access needed to fully participate in online learning from home. This figure is millions more than what was previously reported for the homework gap because those analyses include students who may have access to just a mobile device, which research shows is largely ineffective for completing digital assignments and participating in online classes. What’s more, the new figure for the homework gap is likely an undercount, given that millions of Americans are out of work or experiencing pay cuts as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic this year.” For more information, read the news item.
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