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US Students are Being Asked to Work Remotely but 22% of Homes Don't Have Internet

Written by Kiosk | Jul 20, 2020 10:49:42 PM

From The Guardian: “Poor families and people of color are particularly affected – only 56% of households making less than $20,000 have home broadband, and black and Hispanic households lag behind their white counterparts even when we control for income differences. Even among students who theoretically have access, not all access is equal. According to census research, 8% of households who have internet rely exclusively on mobile broadband. Once again, low-income people and communities of color are disproportionately more likely to be mobile-only broadband adopters.”
View the full article from The Guardian.