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Partnerships in Oakland and New York City Aim to Leave No Home Left Offline

Education Superhighway

In our work to close the broadband affordability gap for the 18 million U.S. Local leaders can make an immediate impact on the digital divide in their community by launching an Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) awareness campaign. Raising Awareness of the Affordable Connectivity Program.

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A Playbook for Getting Millions of Unconnected Households Online

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We still have a huge digital divide, a huge homework gap,” Marwell says. schools connected to high-speed broadband over the last decade, turned his attention to household connectivity during the pandemic. Then they began outreach, using texts, emails, robocalls, fliers, and in-school events. who remain offline.

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Central Falls, RI Increases ACP Adoption Rate By 6x National Rate 

Education Superhighway

billion for the ACP, a federal broadband benefit that provides eligible households $30/month discounts on their monthly internet bill. The program provides eligible households with $30 per month (or $75 on Tribal lands) toward high-speed broadband service. Unfortunately, only 31% of those eligible have enrolled.

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State Leadership Working Towards Broadband Access for All

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If the workday of an adult typically requires seamless broadband access, then it’s reasonable that today’s students need the same access during their school day. The key is the state leadership to make broadband accessible to all. More important, states are starting to recognize the need for equitable access off site.

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Comments to the FCC on ACP Outreach & Enrollment Support

Education Superhighway

Last year, Congress created the Affordable Connectivity Program, a new long-term, $14 billion programs, to replace the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBB) in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Encourage grantees to leverage community events to facilitate ACP sign-ups.

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From Hotspots to School Bus Wi-Fi, Districts Seek Out Solutions to ‘Homework Gap’

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boast broadband access these days, and plenty of assignments require the internet, when students head home, their connections are not quite in lockstep with schools. Thus, there is a homework gap—the problem created when students who use digital learning in class can’t get online at home to finish up their schoolwork.

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Schedule for Thursday's "Libraries as Community Anchors" Mini-Conference (Library 2.0) - Register Now

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

There are over 3,100 people already registered for this event. This event is being organized in partnership with Don Means, Director of the GIGABIT LIBRARIES NETWORK , and Kristen Radsliff Rebmann, Professor in the School of Information at San José State University. This is a free event, being held live online and also recorded.