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'Digital divide' leaves thousands of students struggling to sign up for online teaching as new school term opens

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Monday 20 April 2020


'Digital divide' leaves thousands of students struggling to sign up for online teaching as new school term opens

Irish Independent:

The school year reopens today with a digital divide leaving thousands of students unable or struggling to sign up for online teaching because of lack of internet connectivity or a laptop.

Almost one in five second-level pupils don't have access to reliable broadband, and one in five have only limited access to a device, according to a survey published last week by National Parents' Council Post Primary. Read article


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