Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. When schools ...

Using CoSN’s one-sheet, Closing the Homework Gap, as a guide, they highlighted five key steps for providing equity. 1. Create a common vision: As Dr. Carol L. Kelley, Superintendent of Oak Park ...

The Federal Communications Commission passed a landmark resolution last week making low-income families eligible for a new federal subsidy for high-speed internet access. One of the commissioners ...

There seem to be five steps school districts are taking in an attempt to close the homework gap and help level the playing field for rural and low-income students. 1. Partner with community ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As many local governments have scrambled to secure internet access for children in virtual school, some policies could last past ...

Before and after classes at Panguitch High School, a low-slung brick building nestled in the high desert of southern Utah, students find their way to Shawn Caine’s classroom. They settle in at the ...

The digital divide in education that was exposed by remote learning during the pandemic is likely to persist even when students return to classrooms, advocates warn. The “homework gap” — the divide ...

The company commits $10.7 billion to make sure students can access the internet at home. It'll provide free hotspots and a limited amount of data -- or a discount for more data. Shara Tibken was a ...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) committed more than $266 million for two additional rounds of support through the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) as part of the bipartisan American ...

Tech companies and K–12 school leaders are turning to next-generation IoT devices to increase home internet access for students. Erin Brereton has written about technology, business and other topics ...

Millions of students who were unable to participate in virtual learning because of poor home internet connectivity when the pandemic struck a year and a half ago were handed a temporary lifeline, ...