Neighborhood schools in the slow lane
06.18.13
Ford Foundation President Luis A. Ubiñas's op-ed in The New York Times highlighted the digital divide in our schools. Read More »
Education and Training Archives
Obama: Let there be broadband
06.07.13
President Obama announced the ConnectED program to "... to bring high-speed Internet connections to 99 percent of America’s students." Read More »
Time to bring high-speed broadband into our schools
06.07.13
Schools need high-speed Internet, “because in the world we live in broadband capacity is not a luxury." Read More »
Online education’s digital class system
06.04.13
A California charter school found that many low-income students couldn't pursue online courses because they had no home Internet access. Read More »
Busing the digital divide
05.29.13
Retired educator Estella Pyfrom sunk her life savings into a computer-outfitted bus that bridges the South Florida digital divide. Read More »
Libraries build public’s online access
05.07.13
A new report details how the U.S. libraries have used federal BTOP funds to improve broadband access and adoption. Read More »
FCC, community groups tackle broadband and older Americans
04.25.13
The FCC's "How the Internet Can Benefit Older Americans" is now online. Read More »
Senator Rockefeller urges 1 gig speeds for schools
03.15.13
Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) urged the FCC to hasten its E-rate program to bring schools 1 GB broadband. Read More »
You want fries with that Wi-Fi?
01.29.13
For low-income students without home broadband, McDonald's may be the default place to study. Read More »
Positive Cost of Broadband
11.05.12
A Verizon survey says the Internet is our most valued utility; another survey says families can save $7200 a year by using the internet. Read More »
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