A rural district that closed device and connectivity divides and trained teachers saw graduation rates rise from 67 percent to over 94 percent and college enrollment double¶

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q2 i? After equipping every learner with a device and achieving full connectivity, Lindsay Unified's graduation rate reached 91 percent in 2016 and more than 94 percent in 2020, with college enrollment rising to 75 percent. → Weaver 2022

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Weaver 2022¶

Weaver, D'Andre J., Ph.D. (2022). Delivering on the Promise of Digital Equity. Digital Promise. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/38939984-18ea-4af0-8081-c787ac30d48d doi:10.51388/20.500.12265/166

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Case-study profile of Lindsay Unified School District (4,200 students, 90 percent Latino) that equipped every student with a device by 2010-11 and achieved full connectivity in 2016-17. The report states "The 2016 graduation rate was 91 percent" and that four-year college-going doubled from 2010; the graduation rate later exceeded 94 percent with 75 percent college enrollment in 2020.

"Even before the district secured full internet access for its learners, LUSD's model for digitally enabled learning achieved results. The 2016 graduation rate was 91 percent. More than 40 percent went on to four-year colleges, a rate that was double that of 2010."

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