Earlier this month, the US Department of Education (ED) made a call to action and broadened the definition of the digital divide by releasing its first National Educational Technology Plan (NETP) since 2016.
The simplest definition of the digital divide is that there are haves and have-nots when it comes to technology. That can be anything from lacking access to high-speed internet in a rural county to not being able to afford to pay for Wi-Fi or buy devices.
As tech literacy becomes a mandatory part of joining the workforce, it largely falls to schools to address the digital divide — and to help close it.
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