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Chris Van Hollen: Before the pandemic struck, I had introduced legislation to close what we call the 'homework gap', because students…

On the recordSeptember 19, 2023
Before the pandemic struck, I had introduced legislation to close what we call the 'homework gap', because students without access to broadband were put at a big disadvantage.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Discussing his efforts to address educational disparities due to lack of broadband access.

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