Sec. 9210. REPORT ON STUDENT HOME ACCESS TO DIGITAL LEARNING RESOURCES

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## SEC. 9210 REPORT ON STUDENT HOME ACCESS TO DIGITAL LEARNING RESOURCES ###

(a)In general Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences shall complete a study on the educational impact of access to digital learning resources outside of the classroom. ###

(b)Contents The study described in subsection

(a)shall include— ####

(1)an analysis of student habits related to digital learning resources outside of the classroom, including the location and types of devices and technologies that students use for educational purposes; ####

(2)an identification of the barriers students face in accessing digital learning resources outside of the classroom; ####

(3)a description of the challenges students who lack home Internet access face, including challenges related to— #####

(A)student participation and engagement in the classroom; and #####

(B)homework completion; ####

(4)an analysis of how the barriers and challenges such students face impact the instructional practice of educators; and ####

(5)a description of the ways in which State educational agencies, local educational agencies, schools, and other entities, including partnerships of such entities, have developed effective means to address the barriers and challenges students face in accessing digital learning resources outside of the classroom. ###

(c)Public Dissemination The Director of the Institute of Education Sciences shall widely disseminate the findings of the study described in subsection (a)— ####

(1)in a timely fashion to the public and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and ####

(2)through electronic transfer and other means, such as posting, as available, to the website of the Institute of Education Sciences or the Department of Education.