Tech Gaps Limit Some Students’ Contact With Teachers Research from Georgetown University has found that while schools have been able to put devices in students’ hands, Internet access determines how much live contact they have with teachers by phone, video or in-person. by Maureen Downey, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution / February 12, 2021 Shutterstock/Daniskim (TNS) — In a new analysis released today, the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce found schools filled gaps in students' access to computers during the pandemic, but not access to the Internet. Children learning remotely largely depended on their households for Internet, said the center. And that has amplified inequities. Researchers said lower-income K-12 students are less likely than higher-income students to have access to the technology to undergird virtual learning. As a result, lower-income children have less frequent live contact—in person, by phone, or by video—with their teachers.