Emergency federal funding narrowed the digital access divide during the pandemic but did not close the digital use divide¶
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q2 i? The 2024 National Educational Technology Plan observes that emergency federal funding narrowed the digital access divide during the pandemic but did not close the digital use divide. → netp-1
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netp-1¶
Jackson, J., Starr, J., and Weaver, D. (2024, August). A Framework for Digital Equity. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/223
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The report cites the 2024 NETP's observation, quoting that funding "narrowed the digital access divide during the pandemic" while the use divide remained open. No effect size is printed.
"the 2024 National Educational Technology Plan observes bluntly that emergency federal funding sources narrowed the digital access divide during the pandemic, but it "did not close the digital use divide.""
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Emergency federal funding narrowed the digital access divide during the pandemic but did not close the digital use divide |
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Emergency federal funding narrowed the digital access divide during the pandemic but did not close the digital use divide |
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