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The documents posted on this site are XML renditions of published Federal Register, and does not replace the official print version or the official It is not an official legal edition of the Federal I invite your feedback on the questions asked in the Public Notice and your ideas about how we can help ensure no child is left offline.This site displays a prototype of a “Web 2.0” version of the dailyįederal Register. But we won’t consider the job done until we have policies in place that can help every student get the connection they now need for class, no matter who they are, where they live, or where they go to school. By collecting feedback like this, we are taking a step forward. We’re releasing a Public Notice asking for input on petitions that have been filed with the agency seeking support from the E-Rate program to help close the Homework Gap. Today the FCC is kicking off an emergency effort to get more students connected for school. Recent estimates suggest it may affect as many as 17 million kids.

This is an especially cruel part of the digital divide, known as the Homework Gap. You may find them-in rural and urban communities-sitting in parking lots or other public spaces where the wireless signal is free just to connect and keep up with their education. Even when in-person class is in session, they wrestle with nightly schoolwork that requires internet access. They’re unable to head to virtual classrooms and participate in online education. Maybe you’ve seen kids during this pandemic who are struggling without the broadband access they need for remote learning.

The homework gap