Broadband Digital Divide Information Mobility 
Edsurge
DECEMBER 22, 2023
One such company, Information Equity Initiative (IEI), is working to bridge the digital divide so that all students have access to educational information. When combined with state-of-the-art cloud technology, it is also a secure, effective way to share customized digital content with students.
eSchool News
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Titled Mind the Gap: Closing the Digital Divide through affordability, access, and adoption , the report from Connected Nation (CN), with support from AT&T, provides new insights into why more than 30 million eligible households are not opting to access internet service at home or leverage the ACP. “But
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Edsurge
JANUARY 27, 2021
In the months that followed, many states and school districts mobilized, using federal CARES Act funding, broadband discounts and partnerships with private companies to connect their students and enable online learning. As of December 2020, the number of students impacted by the digital divide has narrowed to 12 million.
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 14, 2022
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
Edsurge
JULY 23, 2021
Multiple studies and surveys have documented the ever-narrowing digital divide. That is students who are “under-connected.” “There are still a proportion of families who have no internet access, and that’s massively important,” says Vikki Katz, associate professor in the School of Communication and Information at Rutgers University.
eSchool News
MAY 3, 2022
The Stay Connected K-12 offering is part of the District’s broader efforts to help close the digital divide in its communities and make it easier for all students to fulfill their academic potential. Robust and reliable internet connectivity at-home plays a key role in bridging the digital divide and helping students to succeed.
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 12, 2017
But Bredder can’t give students the tool he considers most indispensable to 21st-century learning — broadband internet beyond school walls. If some kids can go home and learn, discover and backfill information, while other kids’ learning stops at school, that’s a huge problem.”. They’re building their own countywide broadband network.
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