Articles related to Digital Inclusion

 

Broadband Connectivity

Maine Proposal Could Create Broadband Expansion Office

Peter McGuire / GovTech / April 27 

Internet is “not a privilege; it’s a right”: Rural Texas students struggle without broadband access

Todd Wiseman, Alana Rocha, Justin Dehn / Texas Tribune / April 27

K–12 Districts Look to Upgrade to Wi-Fi 6

Adam Stone / EdTech Magazine / April 27

Rural, Native Communities Partner With Telecoms for Broadband

Katya Maruri / GovTech / April 30

 

Broadband Services

Is this the year the California Legislature closes the digital divide?

Ben Christopher / CalMatters / April 29

More good news for Newsom

Emily Hoeven / CalMatters / April 29

FCC to begin $50 broadband subsidy program May 12

Marguerite Reardon / CNET / April 30

 

Disparities in Online Learning

Some kids never logged on to remote school. Now what?

Juan Perez Jr. / POLITICO / April 29

 

Digital Divide

New Dashboard Charts National EdTech Inequity

Derek Newton / Forbes / April 27

U.S. Cities Offer Guideposts for Federal Infrastructure

Ben Levine / GovTech / April 27

The Technology 202: Kamala Harris will lead the Biden administration’s push to bring every American online

Cat Zakrzewski / The Washington Post / April 29

President Biden taps Kamala Harris to lead effort to close digital divide

Marguerite Reardon / CNET / April 29

Ohio Lawmakers Put State Money Behind Digital Inclusion

Jim Provance / GovTech / April 29

‘I’m shocked that they need to have a smartphone’: System for unemployment benefits exposes digital divide

Andrew Kenney / USA Today / May 2

Remote Learning Will Require Better Broadband Infrastructure

YEC / Forbes / May 2