{"id":5244,"date":"2020-12-03T09:13:16","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T17:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/?p=5244"},"modified":"2024-03-13T09:49:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T16:49:19","slug":"expanding-educational-opportunities-for-over-1-5-million-underserved-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intuit.com\/blog\/social-responsibility\/expanding-educational-opportunities-for-over-1-5-million-underserved-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Expanding Educational Opportunities for Over 1.5 Million Underserved Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, more than ever, students and teachers need our help.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modern technology can often be taken for granted by those who use it every day. In reality, we know that there is a digital divide between students who have access to technology and those who do not. This divide has become more extreme in the face of COVID-19. The shift to remote learning has caused students without access to the proper resources to fall further and further behind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The divide between students is continuing to grow:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">33% of children (~500M) worldwide lack access to the tools needed for remote learning\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">38% of low-income families, and 29% of families of color, in the U.S. are concerned about access to distance learning because they do not have reliable internet at home<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50% of low-income, and 42% of families of color, in the U.S. lack the correct devices at home to access distance learning\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Intuit, maker of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/turbotax.intuit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TurboTax<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/quickbooks.intuit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">QuickBooks, <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">we believe all students should have the opportunity to prosper. Our education programs support students and educators in need with the goal of ensuring a brighter future for all. This includes our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intuit.com\/content\/dam\/intuit\/intuitcom\/documents\/company\/intuit-cr-report-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prosperity Hub School District Program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which provides student resources, access to Intuit\u2019s unique content, teacher professional development, as well as partner programs to economically challenged and diverse school districts that are most in need.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We want to do our part to help the many disadvantaged students around the world. 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