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Council backs study bill on student home internet access; DOE prefers targeted outreach over biannual survey
Summary
Council Member Brooke Powers sponsored Intro. 142, which would require the Department of Education to conduct a biannual study of student access to home internet and devices. DOE officials said they support closing the digital divide but argued a biannual survey is not the best tool and described alternative outreach plans.
Council Member Brooke Powers told a joint hearing she sponsored Intro. 142 to require a biannual study of student access to home internet and devices, arguing the data are necessary to close the academic divide revealed during the pandemic.
DOE Chancellor Melissa Aviles Ramos and staff said the department…
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