Abigail Schneider, eight, completes a level of her learning game with her mother April in her bedroom in the Brooklyn borough of New York. — AP
When April Schneider’s children returned to in-person classrooms this year, she thought they were leaving behind the struggles from more than a year of remote learning. No more problems with borrowed tablets. No more days of missed lessons because her kids couldn’t connect to their virtual schooling.
But coronavirus cases in her children’s New York City classrooms, and the subsequent quarantines, sent her kids back to learning from home. Without personal devices for each child, Schneider said they were largely left to do nothing while stuck at home.
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Abigail Schneider, eight, completes a level of her learning game with her mother April in her bedroom in the Brooklyn borough of New York. — AP
Abigail Schneider, 8, completes a level of her learning game on a laptop in her bedroom as her mother April steps toward the doorway in the Brooklyn borough of New York. As more families pivot back to remote learning for quarantines and school closures, reliable, consistent access to devices and home internet remains elusive for many students who need them to keep up with their schoolwork. — AP
Abigail Schneider, 8, completes a level of her learning game on a laptop in her bedroom in the Brooklyn borough of New York. As more families pivot back to remote learning for quarantines and school closures, reliable, consistent access to devices and home internet remains elusive for many students who need them to keep up with their schoolwork. — AP
Adam Schneider, seven, sits with his older brother Isaiah in their bedroom while a city-issued laptop lies closed on the table, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The two boys received their computers midway through the Covid-19 pandemic and have needed them exchanged or replaced twice, a process that can take weeks to complete. — AP
Adam Schneider, seven, center, reads on a tablet computer with his older brother Isaiah, nine, in their bedroom, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Their mother April Schneider says she is lucky her two oldest children attend the same school and can share technology. ‘When one computer is down, we can us the other,’ said Schneider. ‘There needs to be more computers. More staff. More outreach.’ — AP
Abigail Schneider, 8, completes a level of her learning game on a laptop computer, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. ‘I'm determined to push and push to get them the things that help them,’ said April Schneider. ‘I have to go above and beyond to make sure whatever requirements they need they get.’ — AP
Isaiah Schneider, 9, left, and his brother Adam, 7, complete a level on their learning game played on a tablet computer, in their bedroom, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Their mother April Schneider says she is lucky her two oldest children attend the same school and can share technology. — AP
Adam Schneider, 7, center right, reads on a tablet computer with his older brother Isaiah, 9, in their bedroom, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. — AP
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