The Department of Education has just released a report focused on student access to technology outside of the classroom. Here is a link for a summary of some of the findings and the pdf detailing the entire study.
- In 2015, the average National Assessment of Educational Progress reading scale score was higher for 8th-grade students who used a computer at home (268) than for those who did not (247). Similarly, the average reading scale score was higher for 8th-grade students who had access to the Internet at home (267) than for those who did not (242).
It is worth reading the entire document as the methodology and limitations are explained in greater detail. For example, the document notes that factors such as income differences associated with achievement differences and access differences could also be related to other factors that also vary with income (education level of parents).