Beyond the Homework Gap: Leveraging Technology to Support Equity of Learning Experiences in School

To inform new discussions around the role technology plays in addressing all four types of equity in learning today, Project Tomorrow and Spectrum Enterprise have developed a series of focused reports for education leaders that leverage the most recent Speak Up Research findings. In this report, the first in the series, our focus is on the relationship between creating equity in school-based educational opportunities and leveraging technology effectively in the classroom.

Core to that investigation is understanding the value that teachers place on equity within learning, how they are using technology in their classroom to support and personalize learning for each student, and the obstacles or challenges they face in using technology effectively to support equitable learning experiences for all.

The findings in this report include a first-ever comparative analysis examining the views of teachers working in schools where the majority of students are white versus teachers in schools where the majority are students of color. As will be illuminated in this report, those two sets of teachers and their students are having very different experiences in their schools and classrooms. The role of funding education and digital investments is obviously central to this conversation about equity in education as well.