eSchool News
OCTOBER 20, 2023
However, the study also found that educators lack centralized resources and direct support necessary to successfully overcome barriers to the digital divide. Data shows multiple disconnects between what parents pointed to as actual barriers to broadband adoption versus what teachers perceived as parents’ barriers to adoption.
Education Superhighway
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
households lack home broadband internet access because they cannot afford to connect. in Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) funding included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to deploy Free Apartment Wi-Fi programs to address these inequalities. 17 million U.S.
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eSchool News
JUNE 23, 2022
To further the mission of closing the Digital Divide for students across the United States, each grant recipient will receive up to $25,000, which they may use for any combination of Kajeet Education Broadband solutions, including WiFi hotspots, school bus WiFi, LTE-embedded Chromebooks and routers.
eSchool News
JANUARY 18, 2022
At Kajeet, we believe internet access is a basic human right and are fully committed to efforts aimed at closing the digital divide,” said Daniel J. and Canada lack home broadband access, putting a staggering number of school-aged children at a serious learning disadvantage. Neal, chairman, CEO and founder of Kajeet.
Edsurge
JUNE 18, 2020
It’s a longstanding national crisis, often referred to as the “digital divide,” which at Kapor Capital we identify as one of the cumulative barriers across The Leaky Tech Pipeline. Only 60 percent of these families had access to computers or broadband internet at home. Inclusion and equity are built into the business model.
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
As high-speed internet service becomes more ubiquitous in American households, some readers might be surprised to find out that a “digital divide” exists in many of our schools. So the digital divide in fact is a misnomer; it’s really a terrestrial digital divide as the FCC itself has now concluded.
edWeb.net
MAY 1, 2019
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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