Broadband Access and the Digital Divides. Policy Brief

Autor/inn/en	Kelley, Bryan; Sisneros, Lauren
Institution	Education Commission of the States
Titel	Broadband Access and the Digital Divides. Policy Brief
Quelle	(2020), (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Access to Computers; Disadvantaged; Elementary Secondary Education; Postsecondary Education; Racial Differences; Minority Group Students; Ethnicity; Low Income Students; Rural Areas; Internet; Barriers; Costs; Geographic Location; Rural Urban Differences; State Policy; Federal Aid; Pandemics; Federal Legislation; COVID-19; Grants; Georgia; Virginia; Vermont; Tennessee; Alabama; Illinois; Michigan; Mississippi; New York (New York) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Rassenunterschied; Ethnizität; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Cost; Kosten; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Bundesrecht; Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe
Abstract	Education in the 21st century increasingly relies on strong, reliable access to the internet at school and at home. However, millions of students throughout the United States are unable to connect to the internet outside of school to complete coursework and actively participate in a modern education. This issue exists throughout educational settings, including K-12 schools and higher education institutions; and the lack of access disproportionately affects Native American, Black and Hispanic students, students in families with low incomes, and students in rural areas. When schools move into remote learning environments -- in response to a pandemic, natural disaster or other unforeseen circumstance -- the importance of internet access and the disproportionate impacts of a lack of access are exacerbated and thrust into the spotlight. Education policymakers and stakeholders throughout the country are eager to expand internet access for students, and many states have developed innovative and noteworthy methods to pursue broadband expansion and increase access to the internet. A variety of overlapping and interconnected barriers can result in a lack of internet access for students. This Policy Brief will introduce three unique digital divides that may prompt different policy solutions: divides caused by an absence of availability of local broadband infrastructure, the lack of affordability of an adequate internet subscription and unequal access to devices that can adequately connect to the internet. The brief also provides an overview of the impact on students when they are not able to access the internet, a summary of the scope of these digital divides and policy solutions worth consideration for each of the three digital divides. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Education Commission of the States. ECS Distribution Center, 700 Broadway Suite 1200, Denver, CO 80203-3460. Tel: 303-299-3692; Fax: 303-296-8332; e-mail: ecs@ecs.org; Web site: http://www.ecs.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01