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Students in Black and Latino school districts this past fall were around four times more likely not to have access to adequate internet and more than three times less likely to have a dedicated device compared to largely white school districts, according to a new report. The Big Five school districts New York City, Buffalo, Yonkers, Syracuse and Rochester collectively had a higher percentage of students without devices compared with the statewide figure of 8%, according to the New York Civil Liberties Union s analysis of data from the New York State Education Department’s fall preliminary digital equity survey. Of the five, Buffalo schools had the best access to the internet and dedicated devices with 96% of students there being provided a device by the district, according to the data. ....
Report: Students lacked access to devices for learning PUBLISHED 2:44 PM ET May. 05, 2021 PUBLISHED 2:44 PM EDT May. 05, 2021 SHARE More than 200,000 students over the last school year lacked access to devices needed to learn remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, a report released Wednesday by the New York Civil Liberties Union found. The report compiled survey data from school districts across the state, comprising 2.6 million students. The findings show hundreds of thousands of students, nearly one in 10, lacked access to devices to access learning and remote classroom instruction. The survey data gleaned from the State Education Department also found students of color were more likely to be impacted by remote learning issues. ....
Survey: Many NY students began year without device, internet CAROLYN THOMPSON, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail FILE - In this March 19, 2020, file photo, Anna Louisa, 18, holds her school-issued laptop at the Lower East Side Preparatory School in New York. About 8% of New York s public school students did not have a laptop or other device to use for remote learning in the first months of the school year, and about 6% lacked adequate internet access, survey results released Wednesday, May 5, 2021, show.John Minchillo/AP BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) About 8% of New York’s public school students did not have a laptop or other device to use for remote learning in the first months of the school year, and about 6% lacked adequate internet access, survey results released Wednesday show. ....
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – Student leadership and partnerships in public service took center stage at the 28th annual Patrick J. Durkin, Class of 1979, Public Service Leadership Awards ceremony, hosted by the Center for Community Engagement (CCE) on April 28. “These are such challenging times, and they’ve created new urgency and new hurdles for public service, said President Laurie Patton in her greeting to the Zoom gathering. But our students’ unwavering commitment to helping others; to building community; to sharing their intellect and creativity; to forging human connections; to offering kindness and support; to making our communities stronger and more humane continues to inspire us at a time when we all need inspiration.” ....
What is state government focusing on today? What challenges is the state ignoring altogether? Vermont Business Magazine A new report lays the groundwork for understanding what topics and challenges are being prioritized by state government in the push to move Vermont toward a clean energy economy, limit carbon pollution, and prepare for the impacts of climate change that are unavoidable. “Creating a view of activity underway is essential to any state government that is trying to develop a cohesive and comprehensive plan for moving to a clean energy economy and for addressing climate change,” said Dan Quinlan, founder of the Vermont based non-profit SolaVida that conducted the work. “As state governments move forward on the opportunities and challenges here, it is imperative that they understand how they are spreading their resources. And, to make sure major opportunities and challenges are not being missed altogether.” ....