Smartphones for All Students: An Academic Equalizer in an Era of Income Inequality? - Lindsay McKenzie, Inside Higher Ed

An academic prompts debate after commenting on low-income students’ need for smartphones and how lack of access to the devices can hurt college performance. As social inequality on American college campuses continues to spark debate, the fast-growing use of smartphone technology is raising new questions about the divide between poor and affluent students: Should all students have smartphones, whether or not they can afford them? Have smartphones become as important to student success as food and housing? Would having smartphones help low-income students be more academically successful? https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/12/05/college-profs-say-smartphones-can-help-low-income-students-have-academic-success