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AT&T K-12 Homework Gap Program
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Help is on the way for more than 300 Greenup County School District students left out of remote learning
AT&T Impact, In the News, News Bits, AT&T, AT&T Impact, broadband access, Connected Nation, Greenup County School District, homework gap, hotspotsRecord failure rates attributed to lack of internet access and student engagement during pandemic closures Greenup, Kentucky (March 5, 2021) – When the pandemic forced the Greenup County School District to shut down, faculty and staff ...
500 kids in southeast Los Angeles to get the devices they need for remote learning
AT&T Impact, at home devices, AT&T, AT&T Impact, AT&T K-12 homework gap program, Connected Nation, homework gap, student internet“During bad times sometimes good things happen. This is one of those things.” The Southeast Community Development Corporation (SCDC) has been working since 1994 to “flood” southeast Los Angeles with some much-needed help. “It w...
Kids at one Baton Rouge school to get the bandwidth they need for remote learning, work-study program
AT&T Impact, AT&T, AT&T impact story, AT&T K-12 homework gap program, Connected Nation, homew, hotspots, school connectivity, schools and broadband, schools and techology“When this first happened even just getting your hands on a hotspot was difficult. Everyone in America needed one.” Baton Rouge, Louisiana (February 23, 2021) – Cristo Rey Baton Rouge Franciscan High School approaches education a l...
The wait is over for 500 low-income Milwaukee kids who can’t access remote learning
AT&T Impact, AT&T impact story, AT&T K-12 homework gap program, Connected Nation, connecting kids, connectivity and schools, HAPA, Hmong American Peace Academy, homework gap, Milwaukee, Remote Learning, WisconsinHow the AT&T homework gap program is making it possible Milwaukee, Wisconsin (February 23, 2021) – Imagine the negative effect of being a student in 2021 without reliable internet access. It’s a stark reality and challenge for a Milw...
How 100 hotspots will keep the music playing across Baltimore
AT&T Impact, AT&T, AT&T impact story, AT&T K-12 homework gap program, Connected Nation, connectivity, homework gap, hotspots, schools and internet access“The ability to stay connected to each other is so critical right now.” Baltimore, Maryland (February 23, 2021) – Teaching math or reading through a virtual classroom is no small feat but imagine how difficult teaching a child to play ...
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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.