{"id":2880,"date":"2026-07-31T14:19:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T18:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southernopportunity.org\/?p=2880"},"modified":"2026-08-07T14:21:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T18:21:40","slug":"new-study-warns-internet-costs-are-becoming-the-next-education-opportunity-crisis-in-southern-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southernopportunity.org\/es\/news\/press-release\/new-study-warns-internet-costs-are-becoming-the-next-education-opportunity-crisis-in-southern-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Un nuevo estudio advierte que los costos de Internet se est\u00e1n convirtiendo en la pr\u00f3xima crisis de oportunidades educativas en los estados del sur."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Tenga en cuenta que este informe se public\u00f3 antes de que el Centro de Asistencia para la Equidad del Sur cambiara su nombre a <strong>Centro Sure\u00f1o para la Oportunidad y el Acceso (SCOA)<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Un nuevo estudio advierte que los costos de Internet se est\u00e1n convirtiendo en...\u00a0<\/b><b>Pr\u00f3xima crisis de oportunidades educativas en los estados del sur<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Informe conjunto: La expansi\u00f3n de la banda ancha en el sur no resuelve la crisis de asequibilidad de la conectividad.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Estudiantes de preescolar a 12.\u00ba grado<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>ATLANTA, GA, <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>31 de julio de 2026<\/strong> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014 Mientras se invierten miles de millones de d\u00f3lares federales para expandir<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/broadbandusa.ntia.gov\/funding-programs\/broadband-equity-access-and-deployment-bead-program\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> infraestructura de banda ancha<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> En todo Estados Unidos, un nuevo informe de la <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/southernopportunity.org\/es\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Centro de Asistencia para la Equidad-Sur<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (EAC-Sur) en el<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/southerneducation.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Fundaci\u00f3n de Educaci\u00f3n del Sur<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (SEF), utilizando an\u00e1lisis de datos de <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.innovateedunyc.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">InnovateEDU<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, descubre que el pr\u00f3ximo desaf\u00edo que enfrentan las escuelas ya no es simplemente llevar internet a las comunidades, sino garantizar que las familias puedan<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">permitirse mantenerse conectado.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El informe, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Panorama de la conectividad digital en el sureste de Estados Unidos: un an\u00e1lisis comparativo de tendencias de la infraestructura de banda ancha y su impacto, acceso y oportunidades educativas.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Se examin\u00f3 el acceso a la banda ancha y la conectividad educativa en seis distritos escolares de Alabama, Georgia, Carolina del Norte, Carolina del Sur y Tennessee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los resultados revelan que, si bien la infraestructura de banda ancha contin\u00faa expandi\u00e9ndose en todo el Sur, muchos estudiantes siguen desconectados de las oportunidades de aprendizaje debido a la asequibilidad. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">y acceso<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> barreras, as\u00ed como la dependencia de conexiones a internet exclusivamente m\u00f3viles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entre las principales conclusiones del informe:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">En el condado de Halifax, Carolina del Norte, solo el 57,61% de los hogares est\u00e1n suscritos al servicio de banda ancha a pesar de las continuas inversiones en infraestructura.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">En Anniston, Alabama, aproximadamente 211.000 hogares dependen principalmente de planes de datos m\u00f3viles para acceder a Internet, lo que dificulta que los estudiantes completen sus tareas, accedan a plataformas de aprendizaje digital y participen en oportunidades de aprendizaje virtual.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Las comunidades rurales de las seis regiones del sureste siguen enfrent\u00e1ndose a problemas de conectividad de &quot;\u00faltima milla&quot;, mientras que los distritos urbanos se enfrentan cada vez m\u00e1s a barreras econ\u00f3micas que impiden a las familias mantener un servicio de internet dom\u00e9stico fiable.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La expiraci\u00f3n del Programa Federal de Conectividad Asequible (ACP, por sus siglas en ingl\u00e9s) amenaza con ampliar las brechas en las oportunidades educativas para miles de estudiantes de bajos ingresos en todo el sur del pa\u00eds.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El informe concluye que, si bien la infraestructura de banda ancha se est\u00e1 expandiendo, las oportunidades educativas siguen siendo desiguales porque las familias no pueden acceder de forma constante a la conectividad que los estudiantes necesitan para aprender m\u00e1s all\u00e1 del horario escolar. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Datos de organizaciones como el Pew Research Center y la National Education Association (NEA) revelan que se estima que entre 15 y 17 millones de estudiantes de primaria y secundaria quedan excluidos de participar plenamente en su educaci\u00f3n una vez que suena la campana escolar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEl acceso al aprendizaje no termina cuando los estudiantes salen del edificio escolar\u201d, afirm\u00f3 Esh\u00e9 P. Collins, directora del Centro de Asistencia para la Equidad del Sur. \u201cPara muchas familias, el problema ya no radica en si existe banda ancha en su comunidad, sino en si pueden costearse la conexi\u00f3n. Cuando los estudiantes pierden el acceso a internet, pierden el acceso a tutor\u00edas, tareas, informaci\u00f3n sobre universidades y carreras profesionales, y un sinf\u00edn de oportunidades que fomentan el \u00e9xito acad\u00e9mico\u201d.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El informe destaca ejemplos prometedores de comunidades que encuentran formas innovadoras de ampliar las oportunidades digitales. En el condado de Madison, Alabama, la s\u00f3lida inversi\u00f3n en fibra \u00f3ptica impulsada por el corredor tecnol\u00f3gico de Huntsville gener\u00f3 algunas de las tasas de disponibilidad de banda ancha m\u00e1s altas de la regi\u00f3n, con un acceso a la fibra que supera los 90% en algunas comunidades. Adem\u00e1s, en el condado de Fayette, Tennessee, una alianza entre Chickasaw Electric Cooperative y Aeneas Internet &amp; Telephone lleva el servicio de fibra \u00f3ptica hasta el hogar a comunidades rurales que hist\u00f3ricamente carec\u00edan de acceso confiable a internet de alta velocidad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEste informe deja claro que ampliar la infraestructura de banda ancha es solo el primer paso\u201d, afirm\u00f3 Erin Mote, directora ejecutiva de InnovateEDU. \u201cLas comunidades que combinan inversiones en infraestructura con estrategias de accesibilidad econ\u00f3mica, alianzas locales e iniciativas de alfabetizaci\u00f3n digital est\u00e1n creando mejores condiciones para que los estudiantes aprendan dondequiera que se produzca el aprendizaje. A medida que la tecnolog\u00eda contin\u00faa transformando la educaci\u00f3n, el \u00e9xito depender\u00e1 de garantizar que las familias no solo est\u00e9n conectadas, sino que tambi\u00e9n puedan participar plenamente en el ecosistema de aprendizaje digital\u201d.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Estos ejemplos demuestran c\u00f3mo el liderazgo local, las alianzas estrat\u00e9gicas y la inversi\u00f3n espec\u00edfica pueden ayudar a conectar a los estudiantes y sus familias con oportunidades de aprendizaje tanto dentro como fuera del aula.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sin embargo, los expertos advierten que las inversiones en infraestructura por s\u00ed solas no cerrar\u00e1n la brecha digital. El informe insta a los l\u00edderes educativos, los responsables pol\u00edticos y los socios comunitarios a adoptar un enfoque m\u00e1s amplio respecto a las oportunidades digitales mediante:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ampliar los programas \u201cNavegador Digital\u201d que ayudan a las familias a acceder a servicios de internet, dispositivos y soporte t\u00e9cnico a precios asequibles;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aumentar el conocimiento sobre los programas de banda ancha de bajo costo disponibles a trav\u00e9s de los proveedores de servicios de internet y las organizaciones comunitarias;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dise\u00f1ar experiencias de aprendizaje digital que funcionen eficazmente en entornos con ancho de banda limitado;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Invertir en iniciativas de alfabetizaci\u00f3n digital y en inteligencia artificial que ayuden a los estudiantes y a las familias a desenvolverse eficazmente en un mundo cada vez m\u00e1s digital; y<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Promover soluciones de asequibilidad sostenibles, como el Fondo de Servicio Universal, que ayuden a las familias a mantener el acceso a internet tras la expiraci\u00f3n del Programa de Conectividad Asequible.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYa est\u00e1n llegando los cables\u201d, a\u00f1adi\u00f3 Collins. \u201cLa siguiente fase de este trabajo consiste en asegurar que todos los estudiantes puedan permitirse conectarse, participar plenamente y acceder a las oportunidades que la conexi\u00f3n hace posibles\u201d.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Hacer clic <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/eacsouth.org\/reports-and-briefs\/digital-connectivity-landscapes-in-the-southeastern-united-states\/\"><b>aqu\u00ed<\/b><\/a><b> Para leer el informe completo.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Acerca de EAC-Sur<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El Centro de Asistencia para la Equidad del Sur (EAC-South), gestionado por la Fundaci\u00f3n para la Educaci\u00f3n del Sur y financiado por el Departamento de Educaci\u00f3n de los Estados Unidos, proporciona orientaci\u00f3n y apoyo especializado a los distritos escolares p\u00fablicos del sur de los Estados Unidos para ayudarles a cumplir con los requisitos federales de derechos civiles en materia de educaci\u00f3n.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Establecida en virtud del T\u00edtulo IV de la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964, la SCOA trabaja directamente con los distritos escolares, las agencias estatales de educaci\u00f3n y los l\u00edderes escolares para garantizar que los estudiantes reciban un trato justo y tengan acceso a las oportunidades y los recursos que necesitan para tener \u00e9xito.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EAC-South ofrece asistencia t\u00e9cnica gratuita, formaci\u00f3n profesional y herramientas pr\u00e1cticas para ayudar a los l\u00edderes educativos a fortalecer las pol\u00edticas, mejorar el clima escolar y abordar los desaf\u00edos relacionados con la raza, el origen nacional, el sexo y la religi\u00f3n, de conformidad con la ley federal. Mediante la colaboraci\u00f3n con distritos escolares de 11 estados del sur y Washington D. C., EAC-South ayuda a las escuelas a construir sistemas m\u00e1s s\u00f3lidos que fomenten el \u00e9xito estudiantil y garanticen la igualdad de oportunidades educativas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Acerca de InnovateEDU<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">InnovateEDU es una organizaci\u00f3n sin fines de lucro dedicada a eliminar la brecha de oportunidades acelerando la innovaci\u00f3n en modelos y herramientas de aprendizaje de \u00faltima generaci\u00f3n alineados con los est\u00e1ndares. Abordamos una realidad sist\u00e9mica cr\u00edtica: el sector de la educaci\u00f3n primaria y secundaria est\u00e1 demasiado fragmentado para aprovechar eficazmente las nuevas tecnolog\u00edas, lo que deja a los estudiantes rezagados. Lideramos proyectos y trabajo de campo de alto impacto que estandarizan datos, influyen en las pol\u00edticas y unifican a las partes interesadas en todo el sector. Al resolver los problemas de infraestructura subyacentes y facilitar la acci\u00f3n colectiva, InnovateEDU transforma sistemas desconectados en un ecosistema funcional que garantiza el \u00e9xito de cada estudiante.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please note that this report was published before the Equity Assistance Center &#8211; South changed its name to the Southern Center for Opportunity and Access (SCOA).\u00a0 New Study Warns Internet Costs Are Becoming the\u00a0Next Education Opportunity Crisis in Southern States Joint Report: Expanding Southern Broadband Fails to Solve Connectivity Affordability Crisis for\u00a0P-12 Students ATLANTA, GA, 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