Black teens and those from lower-income households are especially likely to be affected by the digital ‘homework gap’ | Pew Research Center

March 16, 2020

As schools close due to the coronavirus, some U.S. students face a digital ‘homework gap’

Black teens and those from lower-income households are especially likely to be affected by the digital ‘homework gap’

Black teens and those from lower-income households are especially likely to be affected by the digital ‘homework gap’

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Black teens and those from lower-income households are especially likely to be affected by the digital ‘homework gap’

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As schools close due to the coronavirus, some U.S. students face a digital ‘homework gap’
One-in-four lower-income teens don’t have access to a home computer
Black teens and those from lower-income households are especially likely to be affected by the digital ‘homework gap’
Roughly six-in-ten eighth graders in the U.S. say they use the internet for homework every or almost every day