Coronavirus is highlighting the digital divide from early to higher ed

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Around the world, teachers, parents and students are trying to figure out what school looks like without classrooms. For those who’ve spent years advocating for different ways to learn, that might sound like a dream. But there’s a real math problem: Far too many children and college students lack the equipment and technology they need to get online.

Reporter Meredith Kolodner explores this digital divide at the college level. And in his debut story, our new Western reporter, Neal Morton, brings us a reality check from a school district near Seattle. It was among the first to shut down amid the coronavirus and attempt virtual learning at a time when an estimated 55.1 million kids are out of school. What is all this going to mean for teacher retirements? Columnist Andre Perry gives us a few lessons from Hurricane Katrina. As always, we love hearing from readers about how your schools are handling the upheaval.

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Should schools teach anyone who can get online – or no one at all?

Schools across the U.S. have closed due to coronavirus. But efforts to expand e-learning raise thorny questions about digital equity and access: If schools can’t teach all students, should they be teaching any at all?

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How do you manage college online — quarantined with eight people?

Forced to study from home, low-income students are hampered by cramped quarters, spotty internet and job losses for themselves and family members.

Teachers could retire in droves by the time schools reopen

The disruptions after Hurricane Katrina sparked a major exodus of experienced teachers. Could the same happen to schools nationwide after the coronavirus pandemic?

When elite college prep lowers your grade

A newly published French study of one of that country’s most elite college prep programs for disadvantaged youth concluded that it harmed half the high school students who participated and left them worse off.

What’s lost, gained with online internships

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College in the time of coronavirus

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Coronavirus is highlighting the digital divide from early to higher ed

Should schools teach anyone who can get online – or no one at all?

How do you manage college online — quarantined with eight people?

Teachers could retire in droves by the time schools reopen

When elite college prep lowers your grade

What’s lost, gained with online internships

College in the time of coronavirus

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Proof Points: Study finds elite college prep can backfire

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