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Leveling the Playing Field — Closing the digital divide key to overcoming achievement gap

Sep 16, 2013, 11:03 AM 0

By Tina Walker Language magazine President Obama’s ConnectED Initiative calls for 99% of America’s students to be connected to the internet through high-speed broadband and high-speed wireless within five years, and this fall, an increasing number of students are…

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Video: Though smartphone use is on the rise, the digital divide still overshadows disadvantaged communities

Mar 25, 2013, 10:37 AM 0

LatinaLista — The digital divide use to be so easy to define — people without Internet access — via home computers — were said to be at a disadvantage and not just technologically behind the rest of society but…

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President’s dropout recovery plan lacks four components to help Latino students

Mar 1, 2010, 12:23 PM 4

LatinaLista President Obama outlined a plan today to reduce the high school dropout rate. He deserves kudos for understanding that this educational crisis goes beyond local communities and state jurisdictions, and has serious national implications for the future. According…