Homework gap continues to impact 18% of nation's students

According to an Associated Press census data analysis reported in Education Week, around 18% (nearly 3 million) of U.S. students have no home internet access, and 17% lack access to home computers, impacting their ability to complete homework assigned in increasingly digital classroom environments.The resulting homework gap has a negative impact on these students, as their peers who are connected to internet at home regularly outscore them on math, reading and science tests. The lack of home internet also adds to the many educational achievement barriers minority and low-income students face.Schools are coming up with creative ways to ease the struggle by offering programs like after-school dinner times that allow students to stay at school and use on-site technology to finish homework. Some teachers also give students time to work on assignments in class if an internet connection is required.