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Massachusetts is taking action to improve the digital divide in classrooms across the state

Education Superhighway

Led interactive webinars to improve broadband price transparency and discuss opportunities for school districts to increase bandwidth for little to no additional cost. As a result, during the E-rate bid process, he was able to leverage the information to request double the bandwidth to match surrounding school districts.

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Another Cause of Inequality: Slow Internet in Schools

Educator Innovator

Along with the increase in speed, there’s been an exponential increase in the use of digital tools in the classroom. Students now interview authors across the country via Skype and access books that match their interests and reading levels on e-readers. Teachers attend training sessions via webinar.