Home School
Reveal
The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX
4.7 • 8K Ratings
🗓️ 30 May 2020
⏱️ 52 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Online learning works only if you can get online. Why tens of thousands of families are still caught on the wrong side of the digital divide.
Don’t miss out on the next big story. Get the Weekly Reveal newsletter today.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | From the Center for Investigative Reporting in PRX, this is Reveal. |
| 0:06.3 | I'm Al Letson. |
| 0:07.3 | It's early in the morning. |
| 0:14.1 | Kids across America are starting their daily routine getting ready for school. |
| 0:18.2 | You got the computer? |
| 0:19.2 | Yeah. |
| 0:20.2 | Is it charge-stuffing ready to go? |
| 0:21.8 | Yes. |
| 0:22.8 | Since the coronavirus hit, that means getting up, getting dressed, and finding your way to |
| 0:27.9 | a fast internet connection. |
| 0:31.0 | For lots of kids, the kitchen table or bedroom has become the classroom. |
| 0:35.4 | For kids who don't have a broadband connection at home, that's a different story. |
| 0:40.0 | Hey, sweetie, will you grab my mouse? |
| 0:46.1 | Virginia Tirey and her daughter, Miley, are off in search of a Wi-Fi signal. |
| 0:50.8 | They live a few miles outside of the city of Lynchburg, Virginia. |
| 0:53.7 | Yeah. |
| 0:54.7 | All right. |
| 0:56.0 | So, let's see what you got. |
| 0:59.0 | Miley is 10 years old. |
| 1:00.6 | She's a fifth grader in public school. |
| 1:03.4 | I'm going to try to load up. |
| 1:06.2 | She's here in her school's parking lot in the rain, trying to get on to the Wi-Fi, because |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.