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Equity Isn’t Just About Technology. It’s About Supporting Students and Families.

Edsurge

But the term doesn’t just mean equipping students with the same devices and broadband access. Last week, Howard was a guest on an hour-long, interactive webinar, Understanding the Impact of Coronavirus on K-12 Education , hosted by EdSurge and ISTE, our parent organization. But access is maybe the first part of the digital divide.

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A Tiny Microbe Upends Decades of Learning

The Hechinger Report

But America’s persistent digital divide has greatly hampered efforts toward this goal. Many broadband providers are also adding capacity, lifting caps on data and offering extended free trial periods. The center’s database is filled with examples of how districts are trying to keep learning going from a distance.

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Can Colleges Reach Beyond Campus to Foster ‘Digital Equity’ in Communities?

Edsurge

So his organization is working with the city of Orangeburg and Claflin University to extend the university’s broadband out into the surrounding community at affordable rates. That is such a great space for higher ed to show up in because you train the workforce,” she explained during the webinar. Department of Commerce.

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Maximizing BEAD Funding to Connect MDUs: State Challenge Process

Education Superhighway

billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program and the Digital Equity Act (DEA) can achieve maximum impact by prioritizing bringing high-speed home internet to households in unserved and underserved affordable multifamily housing (MDUs). Allocations from the $42.45 households. Why Are We Submitting Challenges?