curiousKC | Addressing the Homework Gap
curiousKC | Addressing the Homework Gap
Can students without internet access and devices get an equitable education? Share this story Published April 12th, 2021 at 12:30 PM Above image credit: The Black family s satellite dish outside of their home. When it snows, they have to knock packed snow off of the dish to get a connection. (Jacob Douglas | Flatland)
Meagan Black lives just outside of Paola, Kansas. Over the last year her daughter, Bella, has attended school remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Most of the time.
Due to sketchy connections and slow internet speeds, Bella has dropped out of sessions with her teacher, and has been unable to reconnect.