NYS Digital Equity Survey
To collectively serve students, families, and educators, it is imperative that districts and the New York State Education Department have, and maintain, an updated, accurate, complete picture of the state of digital equity for each individual student.
Therefore, the NYS Education Department is requiring that a short 9-question Digital Equity survey be completed for every student in grades K –12 throughout New York.
This survey will provide information on student access to devices and internet access in their homes. This data will help identify specific needs and target resources and funding opportunities when they become available.
Past data collections have shown that hundreds of thousands of New York State students potentially still do not have access to a device appropriate for learning, or to sufficient broadband access, in their places of residence.
The Board of Regents and the New York State Education Department remain dedicated to working to end this inequity, often referred to as the Digital Divide. As the COVID-19 pandemic has shown us all, digital equity is essential for educational equity.