| Learning any time, any place, at any pace |
| Posted by: Susan Einhorn |
| For California to remain a global leader of innovation, we must close the achievement gap among our state’s K-12 students. That goal will remain elusive, unless we first bridge the “digital divide.” Digital learning in the 21st century means far more than personal computers in the classroom. After much deliberation, education leaders and public officials are developing policy initiatives around broadband access, online textbooks, e-learning and standards for digital fluency. Recent recommendations from the Superintendent of Public Instruction’s Education Technology Task Force are a welcome addition to the work of others. We can make a real difference in several areas. Let’s start with the basics. Many students still lack a high-speed Internet connection at home. Four in 10 Latino households earning $40,000 or less per year do not have broadband at home, according to the recently released Public Policy Institute of California Annual Statewide Survey, produced in collaboration with the nonprofit California Emerging Technology Fund and ZeroDivide. In Napa County, 55 percent of K-12 students are Latino. Having sufficient broadband and a one-to-one ratio of students to computers is at the heart of both our state plan and Napa County’s local plan to increase student achievement. |
| Source: Napa Valley Register (CA-USA) | Published: October 22nd, 2012 |
| « Browse AALF Headlines |