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How we analyzed why millions of California students lack broadband access
Combining data from agencies that oversee telecommunications companies and schools, CalMatters built a database of broadband adoption and availability estimates in K-12 school neighborhoods for most of California.
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Cómo analizamos por qué millones de estudiantes de California carecen de acceso a banda ancha
Read this article in English. ¿Sus hijos han pasado el último año luchando por conectarse a sus clases virtuales debido a conexiones de banda ancha inestables desde puntos de acceso o planes de Internet con descuento? ¿Qué pasa con sus compañeros? ¿O el inicio de sesión en una escuela remota ha sido sobre ruedas? Para la […]
Coronavirus
Fewer jobs, more wine: California’s deadly COVID year in 9 charts
On March 19, 2020 Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a statewide shelter-in-place order. In response to an unprecedented public health threat, it was an equally unprecedented shuttering of day-to-day life. “This is not a permanent state,” Newsom assured us at the time. “This is a moment in time. And we will meet this moment together.” On […]
K-12 Education
California students in richer areas far more likely to be back in classrooms
A CalMatters data analysis reveals a wealth gap between students more likely to receive in-person instruction and those less likely to have that option.