Technology access critical for schools in Mississippi: commentary
Toren Ballard and Lillian Copley Guest columnists View Comments One of the most dramatic shifts in K-12 education in the last year has been a broad recognition that a 21st century education requires students to have access to a laptop or tablet and the internet. At the start of the pandemic, just 23 of over 140 districts in Mississippi had established one-to-one technology initiatives, which, in part, ensure a device for every student. This lack of technology access became a secondary disaster when schools were forced to shut their doors in spring 2020. Districts with one-to-one initiatives c...