Achieving Digital Equity for California's Students
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| Title: | Achieving Digital Equity for California's Students |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Hayes, Joseph, Gao, Niu, Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) |
| Source: | Public Policy Institute of California. 2021. |
| Availability: | Public Policy Institute of California. 500 Washington Street Suite 800, San Francisco, CA 94111. Tel: 415-291-4400; Fax: 415-291-4401; Web site: http://www.ppic.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 34 |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Michelson 20MM Foundation |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | 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 |
| Geographic Terms: | California, New York, Florida, Illinois, Texas |
| 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.] |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2022 |
| Access URL: | https://www.ppic.org/publication/achieving-digital-equity-for-californias-students/ |
| Accession Number: | ED617930 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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