US schools are going back to in-person learning as COVID ebbs, but the so-called homework gap will persist. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, ...

The federal government has a war chest of funding to connect every American currently on the sidelines of our connected digital world. Will it be enough? David Lumb is a senior reporter covering ...

The pandemic brought the digital divide to the forefront – and made it all the more urgent to fix. Credit: bob al-greene Moving forward requires focus. Mashable's Social Good Series is dedicated to ...

From the way we learn, work, and shop to how we stay entertained and access critical services like banking, healthcare, and more, our lives are increasingly digitalized. Yet 2.6 billion people — about ...

The gap between the political values of Democrats and Republicans is now larger than at any point in Pew Research Center surveys dating back to 1994, a continuation of a steep increase in the ...