Six states have enacted laws addressing classroom screen time as schools rethink whether every student needs a laptop
- When the COVID-19 pandemic forced in-person classroom instruction to go virtual, students suddenly needed to have their own laptops or tablets in order to interact with teachers and complete assignments.
- Most states used federal pandemic funding to address the digital divide.
- This refers to the gap between students and families who had their own tablets, computers and high-speed internet, and those who did not.
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- When the COVID-19 pandemic forced in-person classroom instruction to go virtual, students suddenly needed to have their own laptops or tablets in order to interact with teachers and complete assignments.
- Most states used federal pandemic funding to address the digital divide.
- This refers to the gap between students and families who had their own tablets, computers and high-speed internet, and those who did not.
Sources: The Independent