Articles related to Digital Inclusion

 

Broadband Connectivity

Elon Musk and Amazon Are Battling to Put Satellite Internet in Your Backyard

Christopher Mims / The Wall Street Journal / Mar. 20

How to bridge the digital divide without widening partisan divides

Lindsay Lewis / The Hill / Mar. 16

Democrats Focus on Infrastructure Bill to Close Digital Divide

Dean Dechiaro / GovTech / Mar. 16

The Verizon-Tracfone Merger Can Make High-Speed Broadband More Accessible During Covid-19

Roslyn Layton / Forbes / Mar. 17

Bill Requiring Broadband Access Review Advances in N.Y.

Michael Goot / GovTech / Mar. 17

Texas Looking Hard at Strategies for Better Broadband Access

Jed Pressgrove / GovTech / Mar. 19

 

Broadband Affordability

12 Months After Pandemic Closed Schools, 12 Million Students Still Lack Reliable Internet

Linda Jacobson / The 74 Million / Mar. 15

 

Broadband Services

Maine Continues Working on High-Speed Internet Challenges

Steve Collins / GovTech / Mar. 15

High-speed trains. Fast internet. Clean water. Solar energy: These should be Biden’s goals now

Jeffrey Sachs / CNN / Mar. 16

Trying Times for Tribal Colleges

Elizabeth Redden / Inside Higher Education / Mar. 16

The Checklist: Close the Broadband Gap

Staff / EdTech / Mar. 17

Kentucky State Senate Passes Broadband Funding Bill

James Mayse / GovTech / Mar. 17

 

Broadband Physical Infrastructure

For rural America, broadband access today is what electricity access was 100 years ago; without it, communities can’t compete | COMMENTARY

Heather Mizeur / Baltimore Sun / Mar. 15

Faster broadband is coming to millions. But that could mean higher bills, too

Daphne Leprince-Ringuet / ZDNet / Mar. 18

People over politics: Our best chance to return students to learning

Khalilah Harris / The Hill / Mar. 15

 

Disparities in Online Learning

Learning Apps Have Boomed in the Pandemic. Now Comes the Real Test.

Natasha Singer / New York Times / Mar. 17

 

Digital Divide

Rogers, Shaw to Combine in $16 Billion Deal

Vipal Monga / Wall Street Journal / Mar. 15

Democratic senators call on CDC to boost accessibility of vaccine scheduling for seniors

Justine Coleman / The Hill / Mar. 16

Moving Online Learning from Challenge to Opportunity

Dr. Mark Lombardi / Campus Technology / Mar. 17

Governments And Private Partners Must Work To Bridge The Digital Divide

Ken Lamneck / Forbes / Mar. 18

North Carolina Unveils Template for Digital Inclusion Plans

Staff / GovTech / Mar. 18

U.S. Senators Introduce Broadband Infrastructure Bill

David Rupkalvis / GovTech / Mar. 18

A year after COVID shut schools, students and teachers share what shook them — and what strengthened them

Erin Richards, Chris Quintana, Lindsay Schnell and Alia Wong / USA Today / Mar. 20