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How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students

The Hechinger Report

We have this huge digital divide that’s making it hard for [students] to get their education,” she said. David Silver, the director of education for the mayor’s office, said people talked about the digital divide, but there had never been enough energy to tackle it. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. “We

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Can a school save a neighborhood?

The Hechinger Report

Vaux closed in 2013 amid a wave of citywide school closures. Related: Can high-poverty urban districts like Philadelphia close the digital divide? Not long after becoming the head of PHA in 2013, Jeremiah visited the neighborhood, sans his usual suit and tie. David Bromley, executive director of Big Picture Philadelphia.

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