Rice University: Digital Divide Disproportionately Affected Education for Black and Hispanic Children During Pandemic
March 30, 2021
March 30, 2021
HOUSTON, Texas, March 30 (TNSRes) -- Rice University issued the following news release:
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced education online about a year ago, more than one in five families lacked internet access or digital devices for their students to learn online. And Black and Hispanic families were much more likely than white families to have no technology resources for their students, according to a new research brief from Rice University's Houston Education Research Consortium. . . .
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced education online about a year ago, more than one in five families lacked internet access or digital devices for their students to learn online. And Black and Hispanic families were much more likely than white families to have no technology resources for their students, according to a new research brief from Rice University's Houston Education Research Consortium. . . .