'Children without connectivity are at risk of not only being unable to complete their homework during this pandemic, but being unable to continue their overall education,' senators wrote in a letter sent to congressional leadership.
The coronavirus pandemic has pushed most schooling in the United States online, but millions of students don't have access to the internet in their homes.
"Children without connectivity are at risk of not only being unable to complete their homework during this pandemic, but being unable to continue their overall education," the letter reads. It was addressed to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.
The"homework gap" has become an even bigger issue as the coronavirus has forced schools across the country to temporarily shutter. Every state has ordered schools to suspend in-person classes for the time being. A growing number of state officials are suggesting that it's likely that schools will be closed for the remainder of the academic year.
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