Dallas Weekly, March 2025
The digital divide is still a significant issue in post-COVID communities, with underserved populations more at risk of falling behind in new technologies like AI. Socioeconomically disadvantaged students, differently-abled students, and women are more at risk of falling behind in their studies. The digital divide is not only hindering educational opportunities but also limiting future opportunities in the workforce. To close the gap, administrators and policymakers must work to understand the specific levels of technology access and digital skills in underserved students and invest in technology and digital literacy.
Five years after the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the world is still taking meetings and hosting lectures from behind a screen. There is plenty of evidence as to how technological advances became not only useful but essential in classrooms during the pandemic. While some students flourished and others struggled taking classes online during the pandemic years, some students are still grappling with the digital divide.
