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Student access to digital tools varies by both student socioeconomic status
and community type, according to teachers
% of teachers who say ALL or ALMOST ALL of their students have sufficient access to the digital tools they need [at
home/in school] to effectively complete school assignments, by student socioeconomic status
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
3%
7%
19%
52%
% of teachers who say ALL of ALMOST ALL of their students have sufficient access to the digital tools they need [at
home/in school] to effectively complete school assignments, by community type
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Below poverty line/Low Lower middle Middle Upper middle/Upper
13%
9%
Source: Teacher data from the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project Online Survey of Teachers,
March 7 to April 23, 2012, n=2,462 middle and high school teachers.
Overall, while many AP and NWP teachers express concern about growing disparities across schools and
school districts, they are divided as to whether the advent of digital tools is leading to greater disparities
among their students. A large majority of these teachers (84%) agree to some extent with the
statement that “Today’s digital technologies are leading to greater disparities between affluent and
disadvantaged schools and school districts.” However, asked whether today’s digital technologies are
p e winter n e t .o r g 44
45%
48%
At home In school
22%
16%
48%
57%
58%
56%
67%
Urban Rural Small city/Suburban Small town
At home In school
52%