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The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the lives of families with school-age children in a major way. The coronavirus forced widespread school closings across the United States, and many parents had to work with their children to adjust to online learning.  This survey finds that 93% of parents with children in grades K-12 say their children have had some online […]

As the pandemic unfolded in spring 2020, many Americans saw their lives swiftly reshaped by stay-at-home orders, school closures and the onset of remote work. From video calls with isolating or sick family members to holiday celebrations by video call amid canceled travel plans, social distancing recommendations altered major life events and elements of daily life alike.  Technology bridged physical distance as restrictions […]

This report is the second of two reports issued in 2021 that share results from the 12th “Future of the Internet” canvassing by the Pew Research Center and Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center. The first report examined the “new normal” for digital life that could exist in 2025 in the wake of the outbreak […]