While most Americans say schools should provide computers to at least some students during outbreak, computers parties divided on if this should be done for all % ofU.S. adults who say that K-12 schools have a responsibility to provide in order to help them complete schoolwork at home during the coronavirus outbreak
While majorities of both Democrats and Republicans – including independents, who lean towards these parties – believe that schools have a responsibility to provide technology to at least some students to help them complete their schoolwork, there are partisan differences when it comes to the idea of providing laptops or tablets to all students. Some 45% of Democrats believe schools should be obligated to provide computers to all students during the outbreak, compared with 28% of Republicans. Meanwhile, Republicans are more likely than Democrats to believe schools do not have a responsibility to provide computers to any students (29% vs. 11%).
While most Americans say schools should provide  | computers to at least some students during outbreak,  | computers parties divided on if this should be done for all  | % ofU.S. adults who say that K-12 schools have a responsibility to provide  | laptops or tablet computers to  | in order to help them complete schoolwork  | at home during the coronavirus outbreak  | Schools do not  | Only for students  | have this  | whose families  | responsibility  | All students  | cannot afford it  | All adults  | 37  | 43  | 19  | Rep/ Lean Rep  | 28  | 42  | 29  | Dem/Lean Dem  | 45  | 44  | 11  | Note: Those who did not give an answer are not shown.  | Source: Survey of U. SS adults conducted April 7-12, 2020.  | "53% of Americans Say the Internet Has Been Essential During the COVID-19 Outbreak"  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 