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
Keeping kids connected: AT&T Homework Gap 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 telecommunications giant and national nonprofit Connected Nation (CN) have partnered to deliver hotspots to...
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...
Kahauiki Village students to compete in national Kids Tech Summit while bringing their community together
AT&T Impact, Blog, Education, In the News, National News, News Bits, AT&T Connected Learning program, AT&T Impact, Connected Nation, Hawaii, Kahauiki Village, Kids Tech SummitHonolulu, Hawai’i (March 31, 2022) – Residents of Kahauiki Village may have all come from different walks of life — but once they arrive, they become part of a larger family. “Once families move here, Kahauiki Village is their ho...
Teens teaching teens to build a more digitally diverse and equitable world
AT&T Impact, Blog, Education, In the News, News Bits, AT&T, AT&T Connected Learning program, AT&T Impact, AT&T impact story, AT&T K-12 homework gap program, Computers 4 People, Connected Nation, Digital Inclusion, Dylan Zajac, Kids Tech SummitComputers 4 People expands to include Computers 4 People 4 Teens Hoboken, New Jersey (March 28, 2022) – The Kids Tech Summit taking place April 22 challenges K-12 students to use their digital skills to help the community. Four student...
The simple change one 10th grader says we can make to attract more people to STEM
AT&T Impact, Blog, Digital Inclusion, Education, In the News, Kids Tech Summit, News Bits, AT&T, AT&T Connected Learning program, AT&T Impact, AT&T K-12 homework gap program, community access, Kids Tech Summit, STEM“True innovation comes from including many perspectives.” Los Angeles, California (March 24, 2022) – Mariela Cruz-Suarez and her teammates at C5 Youth Foundation of Southern California (C5LA) are pretty excited about competing in t...
Final four named for national Kids Tech Summit competition hosted by Connected Nation
AT&T Impact, Education, In the News, News Bits, Press Releases, AT&T, AT&T Connected Learning program, AT&T Impact, AT&T K-12 homework gap program, Connected Nation, Digital Divide, Kids Tech SummitBowling Green, Kentucky (March 17, 2021) – Connected Nation (CN) announced this week the four finalists in its national Kids Tech Summit. This friendly competition, which is sponsored by AT&T, provides an opportunity for students to us...
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.
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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.