BOSTON (CBS) - Some 5 million school-age children do not have a broadband internet connection at home, according to the Pew Research Center. The discrepancy is part of what educators call the ...

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 ...

In June, schools and libraries across the country could begin applying to receive funding from the FCC’s “Emergency Connectivity Fund,” a $7 billion program that was created as part of a coronavirus ...

3 out of 4 districts have little plan for providing off-campus internet. But there are solutions, and some districts are leading the charge The growing ubiquity of internet access and pervasive use of ...

In Montgomery County, Md., public officials are assembling an arsenal of technology fixes to address the “homework gap,” the technology deficit that leaves some kids lacking the network access and ...

In less than a year of remote schooling, our students fell six months behind where they should be. For students of color and those in low-income households, the deficit is even greater. Much of the ...

Earlier this fall, kids in New Mexico and across the country headed back to school. This has meant a return to the routine of waking up early each morning, juggling extracurricular activities and ...

Despite a brighter spotlight on digital equity, gaps still remain, including the troubling and persistent homework gap–but a newly-relaunched digital equity toolkit aims to highlight the important ...

HARTFORD, Conn. — With no computer or internet at home, Raegan Byrd’s homework assignments present a nightly challenge: How much can she get done using just her smartphone? On the tiny screen, she ...

Editor’s Note: CNN has produced this story in partnership with the GSMA #caseforchange project. To find out more about how mobile connectivity can change the world, follow #caseforchange on YouTube, ...

HARTFORD, Conn. – With no computer or internet at home, Raegan Byrd’s homework assignments present a nightly challenge: How much can she get done using just her smartphone? On the tiny screen, she ...