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Addressing the digital divide’s effects on education and the workforce

March 20, 2023 by Alison Bell, Regional Vice President, Western Governors University

Closing the digital divide and increasing access to online education supports workforce development across the country.

Our society relies on the internet for education, jobs, and personal needs, yet our country’s digital divide has been an ongoing issue, affecting the 14.5 million Americans who…

District Management

Time to get real with equity

August 5, 2020August 4, 2020 by Kevin Hogan

For Todd Dugan, superintendent of Bunker Hill CUSD #8, a small, remote district in southern Illinois, issues surrounding back-to-school COVID-19 style are not abstract but all too real.…

District Management

Public access to school computers raises questions

February 23, 2011April 16, 2010 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

A move that will let schools use federal e-Rate funds to help their stakeholders get online by opening up their computer labs to the community after school hours…

District Management

Universities play role in broadband expansion

January 27, 2010December 18, 2009 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Colleges and universities will help bring broadband internet to underserved schools, businesses, and neighborhoods after Vice President Joe Biden announced the first round of federal stimulus funds to…

Teaching Trends

FCC solicits e-Rate comments

December 11, 2009November 9, 2009 by From staff and wire reports

As part of its efforts to develop a National Broadband Plan, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seeking comments about how the e-Rate program can be improved to…

Addressing the digital divide’s effects on education and the workforce

Time to get real with equity

Public access to school computers raises questions

Universities play role in broadband expansion

FCC solicits e-Rate comments

Lingvano Sign Language Learning App Reaches 2.5 Million Learners Milestone

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: PepsiCo Foods North America and LNESC Partner to Bridge the Digital Literacy Divide

New Capstone Resources from Genentech and Discovery Education Empower High School Students to Explore Biotechnology

Edthena Introduces VC3, the Next Evolution of Video Coaching for Educators

Vernier Science Education Becomes Sole Distributor of Select MicroLAB High School- and College-Level Chemistry Accessories

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