digital equity

Teens Aren’t Asking to Pick a Side. They’re Asking for Help Making Sense of It.

by Michael H. Levine and Vikki S. Katz
March 16, 2026

As war once again escalates in the Middle East, young people are not encountering these events through evening news broadcasts or carefully contextualized briefings. They are experiencing them in real

Vikki Katz: Reflections on 15 Years of the Joan Ganz Cooney Center

by Vikki Katz
March 6, 2023

When I met Michael Levine outside a conference at UPenn in 2012, I had no idea how much that conversation would shape my career. From my earliest visits to the

Learning at Home While Under-Connected and the Role of Public Media

by Catherine Jhee
November 18, 2021

On October 26, 2021, the Cooney Center hosted Learning at Home While Under-Connected and the Role of Public Media, a discussion about learning at home and digital inequality, and how

What Practitioners Learned by Reassessing Our Tools for Outreach During the Pandemic

by Phoebe Owens
October 7, 2021

The effort to find creative solutions to reach our under-connected, undercounted, underrepresented, and underserved neighbors, especially children, families, and seniors, during a global pandemic can inspire changes in the way

How and Why Parents Support Their Child’s Learning Online

by Dongmiao Zhang and Sonia Livingstone
February 9, 2021

With children growing up in ever-changing conditions in the digital age, digital parenting becomes more crucial than ever before. The predominant focus for parents, policy-makers, and researchers has long been

Vikki Katz: One Thing We Must Do Now

by Vikki Katz
April 7, 2020

What is one thing you believe must be done now to improve how children and families are faring during the current crisis, specifically as it relates to the media and

Reevaluating What Matters During a Time of Crisis

by Michael Preston, PhD
April 1, 2020

Today’s children were born into relative peace and prosperity, however unevenly distributed. But now we are collectively encountering a world of disruption, uncertainty, and anxiety. All of us are figuring

What Does the Research Say About Tech and Kids’ Learning? Part 2 of 2

by Michael H. Levine, Ph.D.
April 30, 2018

In January 2018, Michael Levine participated in a panel conversation on young children’s media use hosted by Common Sense Media and the Brooklyn Public Library. Here, in the second of

What Does the Research Say About Tech and Kids’ Learning? Part 1 of 2

by Michael H. Levine, Ph.D.
April 27, 2018

In January 2018, Michael Levine participated in a panel conversation on young children’s media use hosted by Common Sense Media and the Brooklyn Public Library. Here, in the first of

Lost Connections: Tech Use Among Young Kids in Silicon Valley

by Lisa Guernsey
March 7, 2018

This post was originally published on EdCentral. Even in Silicon Valley, the epicenter of online innovation, families with young children are experiencing a digital divide. Hispanic families in particular saying

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