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 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 ...

As Congress debates what form fall coronavirus relief should take, teachers unions are lobbying for America’s elected representatives to help close the “homework gap.” “The coronavirus pandemic has ...

KEY ASSIGNMENTS. WHEN STUDENTS LEAVE SCHOOL FOR THE DAY A GOOD NUMBER OF THEM RETURN TO HOMES WITH NO ACCESS TO THE INTERNET. LISA: A LOT OF KIDS GO HOME WI PROJECTS, AND THEY HAVE NO WAY TO DO ANY ...

A coalition of 20 education advocacy groups are upset that the federal Institute of Education Sciences hasn’t produced a legally mandated report on students’ access to digital learning outside of ...

School districts dealt with the sudden move to remote learning due to COVID-19 in different ways–some were more prepared and shipped devices out to students in record time, while others struggled to ...

The Emergency Connectivity Fund received $7.17 billion in federal funds from the American Rescue Plan in April 2021 to enable school districts and libraries to provide internet access and connected ...

Anyone concerned about the digital divide and the risk of our most vulnerable students falling further behind amid the pandemic should applaud Jessica Rosenworcel’s efforts as the acting commissioner ...

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 ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. In October I ...

Living with the coronavirus is going to reveal hard truths about the digital divide. This is especially true for students, who are being told in record numbers to head online for education. It’s time ...