Report: 20% of Connecticut homes don’t have a computer, and nearly 25% lack reliable internet, making working and learning from home a challenge in the pandemic

In July, Lamont launched a $43.5 million initiative to assist shut the digital divide amongst college students, calling the problem “the Brown v. Board of Schooling of our era.” By mid-September, the state had begun distributing greater than 80,000 computer systems for college students in want, in addition to about 60,000 at-home web connections. As of mid-October about 5,000, or 2.9%, of absolutely distant college students statewide remained lacking from on-line courses.