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
Connected Nation honored for Digital Team of the Year, Digital Communicator of the Year by PRNEWS
20th CN Blog, AT&T Impact, In the News, News Bits, Press Releases, broadband access, broadband expansion, Connected Nation, Digital Communicator of the Year, Digital Divide, Digital Team of the Year, PRNEWS, Rural BroadbandBowling Green, Kentucky (May 12, 2023) – Connected Nation (CN), a national nonprofit working to expand broadband use and adoption across the country, received top honors yesterday in PRNEWS’ 2023 Digital Awards. The awards program ...
Connected Nation wins four international awards, including the Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts’ highest honor
AT&T Impact, Kids Tech Summit, National News, News Bits, Press Releases, 29th Communicators Awards, AT&T, AT&T Impact, Awards of Distinction, Awards of Excellence, Communicators Awards, Connected Nation, Connected Nation podcast, Kids Tech Summit, Podcast, Rural Broadband, Why broadband mattersBowling Green, Kentucky (May 9, 2023) – Connected Nation (CN), a national nonprofit working to expand broadband use and adoption across the country, has been recognized with four 29th Annual Communicator Awards. These international awa...
Alek Argueta is furthering Connected Nation’s reach through bilingual course offerings
AT&T Impact, Blog, Community Progress, Connected Success Stories, Alek Argueta, AT&T Connected Learning program, AT&T Impact, ATT, austin texas, Broadband Equity, Digital Inclusion, Digital Literacy, Immigrant broadband access, Marfa Texas, Presidio County, West texasKansas City, Missouri (February 17, 2023) – Access, adoption, and use are three words that are often correlated with closing the Digital Divide. Ensuring that individuals and communities have access to the devices, connections, and knowl...
How digital literacy workshops create an opportunity for personal and community growth
AT&T Impact, Blog, AT&T, AT&T Impact, digital learning, Digital Literacy, Digital Skills, Longview Publis Library, Longview Texas, online skills, Texas, United WayLongview, Texas (January 31, 2023) — Digital inclusion and digital literacy are not only essential for personal development, but also for community growth. That’s why Connected Nation (CN) is committed to empowering communities and t...
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...
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.