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These data are intended to be useful for policymaking at the federal, state, and local levels.  \nThe National Forum on Education Statistics (Forum) is an entity of the Cooperative System and, among its other activities, proposes principles of good practice to assist state and local education agencies (SEAs and LEAs) in meeting this purpose. The Cooperative System and the Forum are supported in these endeavors by resources from NCES.  \nPublications of the Forum do not undergo the same formal review required for products of NCES. The information and opinions published here are those of the Forum and do not necessarily represent the policy or views of NCES, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), orthe U.S. Department of Education (ED) .  \nAugust 2022  \nThis publication and other publications of the Forum may be found at the websites listed below. The NCES Home Page address is [http://nces.ed.gov](http://nces.ed.gov).  \nThe NCES Publications and Products address is [http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch](http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch).  \nThe Forum Home Page address is [http://nces.ed.gov/forum](http://nces.ed.gov/forum).  \nThis publication was prepared in part under Contract No. 91990021F0031 with Quality Information Partners, Inc. Mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations does not imply endorsement by the U.S. government.  \nSuggested Citation  \nNational Forum on Education Statistics. (2022). Forum Guide to Digital Equity (NFES 2022098) .  \nU.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.  \nTechnical Contact  \nGhedam Bairu  \n(202) 245–6644  \n[ghedam.bairu@ed.gov](ghedam.bairu@ed.gov)  \nForeword  \nThe Forum is pleased to present the Forum Guide to Digital Equity. The purpose of this document is to help education agencies close digital equity gaps by collecting comparable data, using those data to provide devices and sufficient access to the Internet to students, and collaborating with stakeholders, including families, government agencies, organizations, public and private partners, and others.  \nDigital inequity has been a long-standing issue in the education community. A lack of home internet and technology devices can not only hinder students’ ability to access educational resources at home, but can also have a detrimental effect on student achievement. Education agencies have taken steps over the past decades to address digital inequity by providing internet access in schools and implementing 1:1 device programs. Schools have also provided internet access outside of schools in various ways through community partners, public Wi-Fi, and, more recently, through various programs that provide home internet access. This resource provides recommendations that will help agencies collect and use digital equity data and reflects lessons learned by the education data community during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.  \nThis document focuses on digital equity, with a specific emphasis on data, from the perspective of the education data community. This resource is not intended as a comprehensive guide to digital equity, and not all aspects of digital equity are addressed. Rather, this document focuses on the collection of data and the ways these data can be used to achieve digital equity.  \nPublication Objectives  \nThis resource aims to help agencies  \n• understand digital equity and the impact of equity and inequity in education;  \n• have comparable, high-quality digital equity data for data-informed decision-making;  \n• use those data to identify issues, prioritize action, and create new pro","cbCairWiAEnZkZvO","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairWiAEnZkZvO","pdf",2654521,75,"English","# Foreword\n## Publication Objectives\n## Intended Audience\n## Organization of This Resource\n## Chapter 1\n## Chapter 2\n## Chapter 3\n## Chapter 4\n## Appendix A\n## Appendix B\n## Appendix C","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the Forum Guide to Digital Equity?\",\"answer\":\"It helps education agencies close digital equity gaps by collecting comparable data, using those data to improve student Internet access and device availability, and collaborating with stakeholders.\"},{\"question\":\"Who is the primary intended audience?\",\"answer\":\"Staff in federal, state, and local education agencies responsible for collecting, reporting, analyzing, or using data related to student and staff access to the Internet and technology devices.\"},{\"question\":\"How is the resource organized?\",\"answer\":\"It includes chapters defining digital equity, categories of digital equity data, using data to prioritize action, and case studies, followed by appendices with sample resources, survey questions, and guidance for conducting a digital equity audit.\"}]","Forum Guide to Digital Equity - Foreword | PDF",1792055667,189]