The Digital Divide: the Shift to Distance Learning during the Pandemic has increased Educational Inequality
It is widely believed that distance learning provides access to education for all students, regardless of whether he lives in a megalopolis or in a remote village. However, a study conducted by Alexandra Hetman and Ksenia Adamovich has shown that this is not always the case. They analyzed how 85 regions of Russia survived the pandemic, and found that the massive transition to online education has only increased educational inequality. The main problems were related to access to digital learning resources. Many families lacked the necessary devices and internet connection, and in cases where there were several children, they had to share a single computer.…