12 Million Students Left Out
A lack of sufficient Internet access is very likely keeping 12 million students from doing distance learning while their schools
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17 % teenagers lack computer or internet connection
The Pew Research Center found in 2018 that 17 percent of all teenagers had been unable to finish homework assignments because they lacked an appropriate computer or Internet connection.
A high-speed connection was lacking in 35 percent of households with school-aged children and an income below $30,000; broadband was absent in just 6 percent of school-aged households with incomes above $75,000.
A separate Pew study last year found that a quarter of low-income households relied solely on smartphones to go online.
Data caps and small screens on those devices get in the way of many educational and work opportunities.