Digital Divide
Digital education may be the future of education, but most American schools are far from ready. This Hechinger Report series examines a national effort to close the digital divide by connecting all American schools to high-speed Internet, and why so many schools still lag so far behind. See all our Special Reports
COLUMN: No psychological harm to children who play lots of video games, study says
European public health study sees potential benefits to children who play five hours a week or more of video games
COLUMN: Using computers widens the achievement gap in writing, a federal study finds
Low-performing fourth-graders do poorly in writing tests given by computer, but high-performing students do better
COLUMN: A class of teenagers gave up smartphones for a week, and lived
Why some parents, teachers hope this becomes a global trend
Getting kids online at home is key to closing the digital divide — and harder than you might think
KENT, WA — As students stream off the schools buses here, the typical end-of-day scene unfolds with a twist. Thrown over the kids’ shoulders are sleek black laptop bags with…
FCC votes to increase E-rate funding for school technology
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to approve a tax increase that will generate $1.5 billion more each year on technology for the nation’s schools and libraries.…
Technology skills only scratch the surface of the digital divide
The realities of the “digital divide” are increasingly apparent. In a consumer culture that equates status with early adoption of the newest iPhone, access to new technology necessarily splits pretty…
When schools can’t get online
The community built a new barn, right next to their elementary school. They hung a sign over its red doorway, naming it Sunshine Farms. Inside, the children began conducting science…
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What it actually takes for schools to ‘go digital’
Statesville, N.C. – As a hazy morning sun rises over the rural farm community surrounding North Iredell Middle School, the students take their seats and lift their MacBooks to start…
Are iPads or Chromebooks better for schools?
For an entire school year Hillsborough, New Jersey, educators undertook an experiment, asking: Is the iPad really the best device for interactive learning? It’s a question that has been on…
In Mississippi schools, access to technology lacking, uneven
CLINTON, Miss.—When Kelsi Collins was first given a laptop last year at Clinton High School, she hesitated to change from years of reading textbooks and writing assignments by hand to…