Awardees Announced!
AT&T K-12 connected learning program
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Centene donates connected devices to foster youth
Oklahoma school districts receive 900 free hotspots, internet service
Six schools in Louisiana to receive more than 1,200 free hotspots, internet service
Salvation Army receives hotspots to help address homework gap
Northern New Jersey organizations receiving free hotspots, internet service
AT&T supports summer learning to narrow the homework gap
5 Baltimore schools and community orgs are getting free Wi-Fi and hotspots from Connected Nation

Impact Stories
Community Matters — How Austin Texas’ urban residents are bridging the Digital Divide together.
AT&T Impact, Blog, Success Stories, AT&T, AT&T Impact, austin texas, AUTMHQ, computer basics, Digital Divide, Digital Literacy trainingAustin, Texas (January 26, 2023) – Communities are often united by common goals or experiences. Longtime residents who lack access to the same things can empathize with one another and form plans of action to help each other. In some cas...
Expanding digital literacy throughout the Lone Star State
AT&T Impact, Blog, Success Stories, AT&T, AT&T Impact, computer basics, Connected Nation, Cyber Security, digital learning, Digital Literacy training, internet basics, Longview Texas, Online learningLongview, Texas (January 24, 2023) – Digital literacy is an essential competency in today’s digital world. We use computers on a daily basis to pay bills, communicate with loved ones, go to school, stream our favorite shows, and much mor...
Connected Nation launches Digital Literacy program in collaboration with AT&T
AT&T Impact, Community Progress, Education, In the News, News Bits, Press Releases, AT&T, AT&T Connected Learning program, Connected Community Engagement Program, Connected Nation, Connected Nation Michigan, Connected Nation Texas, Digital Inclusion, Digital Literacy, Digital Literacy training, EducationProgram is bringing digital literacy workshops to communities to help advance digital skills and empowerment for families across the U.S Bowling Green, Kentucky (September 26, 2022) – Connected Nation (CN) announced the launch of a new...
Closing the homework gap: New hotspots help connect university students across the country
AT&T Impact, Blog, Digital Inclusion, Education, AT&T Impact, AT&T K-12 homework gap program, homework gap, hotspots, THRIVENashville, Tennessee (May 25, 2022) — This past year, Connected Nation and AT&T partnered to help bridge the Digital Divide and narrow the homework gap for vulnerable students across the country. As part of this $10 million dollar comm...
Keeping kids connected: Connected Learning Program gives rural students a chance to learn outside the classroom
AT&T Impact, Blog, AT&T Connected Learning program, AT&T Impact, AT&T impact story, AT&T K-12 homework gap program, Crittenden County Kentucky, homework gap, Wi-Fi hotspotsMarion, Kentucky (May 18, 2022) – As part of AT&T’s $10 million commitment to helping our nation’s most at-risk children, the company and national nonprofit Connected Nation (CN) partnered last year to deliver hotspots to 150 schools...
C5 Youth Foundation of Southern California lands first place, largest cash prize at the national Kids Tech Summit
AT&T Impact, In the News, Kids Tech Summit, National News, Press Releases, AT&T Connected Learning program, AT&T Impact, AT&T impact story, AT&T K-12 homework gap program, Connected Nation, Kids Tech SummitVirtual event – (April 25, 2021) – C5 Youth Foundation of Southern California (C5LA) earned top honors at the national Kids Tech Summit held Friday, April 22. The friendly competition was hosted by national nonprofit Connected Nation (...
Connected Nation invites teachers, parents to host watch parties, cheer on student teams for the national Kids Tech Summit
AT&T Impact, Digital Inclusion, Education, In the News, News Bits, Press Releases, AT&T Connected Learning program, AT&T Impact, AT&T K-12 homework gap program, Connected Nation, Kids Tech SummitBowling Green, Kentucky (April 12, 2021) – The national Kids Tech Summit will take place in less than 10 days on Friday, April 22 at 4pm (eastern). The finals for this event will feature four student teams from organizations located ac...
Finalist in national Kids Tech Summit wants to help older generations tackle tech
AT&T Impact, Blog, In the News, Kids Tech Summit, News Bits, AT&T, AT&T Connected Learning program, AT&T K-12 homework gap program, broadband for kids, Connected Nation, Kids Tech SummitDes Moines, Iowa (April 4, 2022) – Nancy Mwirotsi confesses that she’s a “tech dropout,” but also points to that as one reason she founded Pi515 — a nonprofit focused on introducing girls and boys from different social and soci...
AT&T K-12 Homework Gap Program: Frequently Asked Questions
IMPORTANT NOTICE/DISCLAIMER: Connected Nation, Inc. (CN) has been selected as an independent third-party non-profit organization to assist AT&T in fulfilling its K-12 homework gap program commitment and will make the sole and final determination as to which schools or non-profit organizations, if any, receive an award under the program. The submission of an application is part of a competitive process that in no way guarantees the award of any contribution to the applicant. CN is not an agent of AT&T, and this program is entirely independent of any past, current, or future E-rate procurement process. An award agreement must be fully executed before any award under this program is final.
Additional Resources for Students and Parents
Learn More About the Awardees
According to the Alliance for Excellent Education, nearly 17 million public K-12 students have fallen into the “homework gap” due to COVID-19 school closures. In addition, Bellwether Education Partners estimates that approximately 3 million at-risk students may not have experienced any formal education—virtual or in-person—since March 2020.
These schools and nonprofits are receiving devices and services to help finally close that homework gap for some of our nation’s most at-risk kids. Use the map below to find links to each of the groups benefitting from this program. Click here for the full list of awardees.