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The widespread shift to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the need for digital technology at home. Students without adequate internet and computer access have experienced challenges participating in remote learning. This report presents information and insights about the digital divide for students in Washington. Although Washington generally has higher rates of digital access for students than the national average, there are significant disparities for some student sub-groups when examining the data by race, household income, and geographic region. In general, students of color, students with lower household incomes, and students living in more rural areas have lower rates of access to digital tools at home. Federal and state measures to help provide access to the internet and devices for remote learning during the pandemic provided necessary assistance to students and likely increased digital access for many households in Washington. Ensuring students have access to high-speed internet and have adequate devices at home should continue to be a priority, even as they return to in-person learning. Closing the digital divide may be a critical step to opening educational opportunities and social and economic wellbeing for all Washington residents.

1Boy Crusoe

By Allan Eric

Also published as" A Yankee Crusoe" . A 15 year old hard working and studious farm boy finds the lure of adventure on the seas as a merchant seaman more than he can resist. This is his story. " I was born in a little town in the State of Maine, near the close of the Civil War. My boyhood life did not differ materially from that of the average farmer's son in the remote country districts of New England--except, perhaps, that I read more and thought more. Hard work on the rugged soil, two terms each year in the little yellow country schoolhouse, a day's fishing now and then filled the early years of my life full to over-flowing. " What he gets is enough excitement and adventure to overflow his wildest dreams. How he experiences disaster and uses his wits and knowledge to overcome every problem makes for a great read. - Summary by Phil Chenevert