2020 Accessibility Digital Divide E-rate 
Education Superhighway
OCTOBER 31, 2017
In 2014, the Federal Communications Commission modernized the E-rate program with the objective of closing the K-12 digital divide within five years. As a result, 35 million more students have been connected to digital learning and educational opportunity. Why has E-rate modernization worked so well?
Digital Promise
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
Prior to the pandemic, students participating in College Connect gathered at a local school after school to access applications and resources while receiving support from staff, including the superintendent. The district invested in mobile hotspot vehicles that are deployed daily across eight areas of town. And the exemplars continue.
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The Hechinger Report
JUNE 8, 2020
The Class of 2020 is graduating from a distance. Sadly, though, the reality is that millions of Americans — in rural and urban areas alike, and including many underrepresented minorities — lack the reliable broadband connections needed to access postsecondary and K-12 education in a nation that remains in partial lockdown.
eSchool News
JANUARY 3, 2024
Do all students have access to the internet? A critical finding is that school districts that are meeting the 1 Mbps per student goal are also getting access at a much lower rate than those districts not meeting that benchmark,” said Emily Jordan, Vice President of Education Initiatives, CN. Key points: U.S. org website.
Edsurge
JUNE 11, 2021
They just weren’t ready for distance learning, and a big part of that was that too many students lacked adequate WiFi access to get to virtual class. Cases like 2020’s Cayla J. Then, there are states that lacked laws prior to 2020, but began responding to the at-home learning requirement with new legislation for future needs.
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
It estimates another 4,300 districts could be upgraded in the 2020-21 academic year. Connected Nation bases the analysis in its “Connect K-12 2020 Executive Summary” on FCC E-Rate application data for the 2020 federal fiscal year. It has also created a nifty visual dashboard with state-by-state drill downs.
Digital Promise
MAY 27, 2020
With digital learning likely to stretch into the fall due to COVID-19, how can we ensure every student has equitable access to powerful learning opportunities? The crisis has shone a harsh light on the digital divide in the United States, surfacing thoughtful debate and long-overdue discussion around the equity gap.
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