[Edling] New Report Examines Internet Disparity Among English Language Learners

[Francis M. Hult via Edling]

Internet Disparity Challenges: Schooling for All

In an age when access to the Internet is a fundamental part of work,
learning, and communicating, schools have adopted the Internet as another
vehicle for teaching using remote or online education. The importance of
Internet access as a critical feature of schooling became clear as schools
shifted from face-to-face instruction to digital instruction in response to
school closures as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Districts across the
nation closed their schools and turned to online learning, making the
assumption that most students would be able to participate in online
instruction. Yet, universal access to the Internet eludes many. The digital
divide continues, fueled mainly by economic factors, leading to disparate
impacts on communities of color, immigrants, and second-language learners.
This CAL commentary explores the condition of Internet disparity as it
affects English learners (ELs).

Full text:
https://www.cal.org/news-and-events/in-the-news/internet-disparity-challenges-6_1_2020
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