US schools are going back to in-person learning as COVID ebbs, but the so-called homework gap will persist. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, ...

The federal government has a war chest of funding to connect every American currently on the sidelines of our connected digital world. Will it be enough? David Lumb is a senior reporter covering ...

The pandemic brought the digital divide to the forefront – and made it all the more urgent to fix. Credit: bob al-greene Moving forward requires focus. Mashable's Social Good Series is dedicated to ...

Students’ access to technology has improved over time, although it continues to vary across family income categories and racial and ethnic groups, according to a new study released today by ACT, the a ...

The digital divide unites strange bedfellows. Satya Nadella frets about it; his company, Microsoft, finds that half the country isn’t using the internet at speeds capable of maintaining a half-decent ...

From the urban and rural divide to the partisan gulf, from religious groups to warring factions on campuses, organizations and funders are cropping up with hope for common ground. A recent weekend ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kian Bakhtiari writes about Gen-Z marketing and social impact. The share of women in the U.S. workforce increased from 20% in 1920 ...