Digital Divide
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| Originally published | 2001 |
| Authors | Pippa Norris |
| Editors | W. Lance Bennett |
| Robert Entman | |
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| ID | 2074502 |
About Digital Divide
There is widespread concern that the Internet is exacerbating inequalities between the information rich and poor.
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Free internet-support of the poorer students-study online
There was concern that disadvantaged families will be the losers, if lessons online
Free Internet Access to help for six months, disadvantaged young people study online.
The System provides to 10,000 families in England through vouchers for Access to the internet, funded by BT, and distributed by The Department For Education .
the Majority of primary and secondary students are still learning from the school and online.
But there are concerns about a "Digital Divide " with the poorest students were not to be missed.
the school Standards Minister Nick Gibb said everything possible would be done to "ensure that no child falls, no matter what the background, behind the as a result of the coronavirus".
But there have been warnings that a much larger number of poorer families have computer equipment or Internet Access and a social divide in education is made, is wider.
Labour MP Siobhan McDonagh, leads says a campaign for a more equitable online Access , there are 700,000 disadvantaged children, to study without the technology to home online.
Wayne Norrie, chief executive Officer of Greenwood academies Trust, has warned that many families in his schools rely on mobile data for internet connection.
This is not "realistic" for online learning, he said The Bbc , if the schools, the switching-online-in The Weeks after the lockout.
"not Many have broadband contracts," said Mr Norrie.
The scheme between BT and The Department For Education , vouchers for free Access to five million wi-fi hotspots.
the Local authorities and academies will be asked to apply for vouchers for families, in their schools without Internet Access or who can't afford data and The Department For Education decides on the allocations.
A scheme, promised in April, laptops for disadvantaged young people - 100,000 delivered to date of a planned 200,000.
Marc Allera , BT said, The Free wi-fi system would allow thousands of children ", with their important digital learning and online homework for the rest of the term and in the summer holidays and in the Autumn ".
Source of news: bbc.com