Lower Income Families Less Likely to Use Online Learning Tools

by Laura Diamond, Georgia Tech

Parents looking to help their children succeed academically can access free online educational programs, games and services to help them outside the classroom. A plethora of these tools have popped up in recent years in an attempt to close the achievement gap and digital divide between the rich and poor. Instead, the gap seems to be getting larger because of these tools, according to a new study from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

http://www.news.gatech.edu/2016/05/12/lower-income-families-less-likely-use-online-learning-tools

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