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ERIC Number: ED617930
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Oct
Pages: 34
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Achieving Digital Equity for California's Students
Hayes, Joseph; Gao, Niu
Public Policy Institute of California
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.]
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Michelson 20MM Foundation
Authoring Institution: Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
Identifiers - Location: California; New York; Florida; Illinois; Texas
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A