Topic: #digitaldivide

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Almost overnight, children’s lives became digital by default. What have we discovered?

During the pandemic, many children’s lives became ‘digital by default.’ What have we learnt? While children have reported some positive experiences, says Sonia Livingstone of the London School of Economics, digital inequalities and inadequate educational and other...Read more

13-08-2021|Comment|author: Guest author

Chicago helped 55,000 pupils get free internet. Much work remains.

Chicago Connected — the city’s ambitious initiative to help low-income students get online — has provided tens of thousands of families with free internet since it launched last summer and has become a national model...Read more

13-01-2021|Comment|author: Chalkbeat Chicago

Two thirds of the world’s school-age children have no internet access at home – report

International children’s charity UNICEF is demanding urgent global investment to bridge a digital divide stopping children and young people from accessing essential digital learning and opportunities online. A report by UNICEF reveals that two thirds of...Read more

03-12-2020|Comment|author: Simon Weedy