Digital and Economic Divides Put U.S. Children at Greater Educational Risk During the COVID-19 Pandemic

In 2018, roughly 10% of U.S. children ages 5 to 17 did not have a computer—desktop, laptop, or tablet—at home, and 23% did not have home access to paid high-speed internet. Fully one-fourth of all school-age children were lacking either a computer or high-speed internet.