In this Wednesday, March 25, 2019, photo are learning guides to be distributed to students at John H. Webster Elementary School in Philadelphia. Only about half of the district’s high school students have a laptop or tablet and home internet service. As schools now appear likely to be closed due to the coronavirus for longer than anticipated, the district plans to buy 50,000 Chromebooks and begin online instruction by mid-April. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
March 30, 2020
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School shutdowns raise stakes of digital divide for students
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