Washington D.C. (February 22, 2022) – Digital learning has become ubiquitous for most students across the country. It has become essential for the continuity of learning itself, and schools now have both the challenge and opportunity to pioneer a new path forward–one that will foster exciting, immersive learning opportunities for K-12 students everywhere, even after the pandemic has passed. But this …
AT&T and Connected Nation expand free device program to help thousands of vulnerable students
An additional 4,664 hotspots, free internet services provided to address homework gap, bringing total amount of students reached through hotspot program to nearly 40,000 nationwide Bowling Green, Ky. (November 9, 2021) – As part of AT&T’s commitment to bridge the Digital Divide and narrow the homework gap, Connected Nation (CN) is working with AT&T to deliver hotspots to 15 organizations …
Heading back to school: How technology will continue to play a primary role this school year
Nashville, TN (August 19, 2021) – Over the past decade, technology use has increased to become a prominent part of our everyday lives. We use it to connect with friends and family, pay our bills, and even work from home. Then the coronavirus hit, and suddenly we were dependent on technology to keep our regular lives going. Many industries took …
Changing the way we learn: How to educate with new technologies in 2021
Bowling Green, KY (February 5, 2021) – The year 2020 forced the quickest and most significant shift in education delivery strategies that has likely ever happened. What does this mean for our children, educators, and education systems in 2021? What are schools doing today that they never thought about 365 days ago? How are our children and educators dealing with …
Cornyn: To continue essential education, we must bridge the digital divide
The following article was published on September 15, 2020, by Stephenville Empire Tribune. Temperature checks in the drop-off lane. Tape cordoning off every other desk. Teachers trying to learn new students’ names through facemasks and six feet of distance. A grid of classmates participating virtually on a projector screen. The school year just started, and already it’s unlike any other. …
Chattanooga and Hamilton County use Smart City infrastructure to bridge Digital Divide for Students
The following press release was published by EPB of Chattanooga on August 14, 2020. Chattanooga, TN (Aug. 14, 2020) – Hamilton County Schools (HCS) is joining with EPB of Chattanooga and other community partners to ensure all students can access the internet for online learning as the COVID-19 crisis continues. Made possible by support from local private and public partners and …
The digital divide leaves rural students behind, innovation can change that
Published by The Hill on September 3, 2019 By Allen Pratt As students across the country head back to school this season, our policymakers in Washington need to remember that at least 6.5 million students will return to the classroom stuck on the wrong side of the digital divide. Today, 70 percent of teachers assign homework that requires a broadband …
High-Speed Internet Access Critical for Students and Job Seekers
Published by Pilot-Tribune & Enterprise on May 30, 2019 The job market is rapidly changing, thanks to new and emerging technologies. As a result, job training has become highly specialized, even at the high school level. While young people living in urban and suburban communities often benefit from on-site access to the specialized education that they will need for future …
New Legislation to Tackle The Digital Divide
(May 21, 2019) –Â We are living in the information age, a time where technology is rapidly growing and integrating itself into every aspect of our lives. But what happens when you don’t have access? You are left struggling to keep up. This Digital Divide has become a big issue in our public schools system. So how did this come about? …
SC students do homework in parking lots to get Wi-Fi. Clyburn wants Congress to help
Published by Greenville News on April 16th, 2019 COLUMBIA — U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn was meeting with farmers about disaster relief when one Chester County resident shared a story about a different kind of disaster unfolding in rural South Carolina. The man told the Columbia Democrat schoolchildren in his small town are driven to the library after hours so they …