Digital Equity Champions for All Learners: Dedicated Digital Equity Funding Impacts Washington’s Rural School Districts

, Washington

Seventy percent of Washington’s districts are categorized as rural/remote and are often less likely than their urban counterparts to raise sufficient local funding to adequately support digital teac...

Digital Equity Champions for ALL Learners: How The Arc Advances Digital Skills for Individuals with Disabilities and Their Families

, Washington

The Arc is the largest and oldest national non-profit that promotes and protects the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). As part of that mission, they are wo...

Digital Equity Champions for All Learners: How UnidosUS’ Padres Comprometidos Program Empowers Latino Parents with Digital Skills to Support Learners

, Washington

UnidosUS is the largest nonprofit Latino civil rights advocacy organization in the United States. As part of the organization’s commitment to student success, UnidosUS launched the Padres Comprometi...

Digital Equity Champions for All Learners: Student Advocacy Addresses Digital Equity Barriers for Students with Disabilities

, New Jersey

Ava’s Voice is dedicated to providing resources and support for families, students, and schools on Usher Syndrome, a genetic condition that is a leading cause of profound deaf-blindness. Because the...

Digital Equity Champions for All Learners: How United Way Supports Communities in Southeast Wisconsin

, Wisconsin

United Way is a global nonprofit organization in which each local chapter champions different causes based on specific community needs. United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County (United Way)...

Digital Equity Champions for All Learners: School2Home Helps California Schools Strategize for Home Broadband Access and Effective Technology Use

, California

Founded in 2009 by the California Emerging Technology Fund, School2Home provides financial support and technical assistance to partner schools, building their capacity to improve student outcomes thro...

Digital Equity Champions for All Learners: AT&T Addresses Broadband Availability, Affordability, and Adoption

, California

AT&T’s efforts to advance digital equity for learners address broadband access from the perspectives of availability, affordability, and adoption. AT&T Assistant Vice President Meredith Will...

Digital Equity Champions for All Learners: #OaklandUndivided Advances Tech Access from “Cradle to Career”

Oakland Unified School District, California

In May 2020, the City of Oakland, Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), Oakland Public Education Fund, TechExchange, and the Oakland Promise launched #OaklandUndivided, an equity-based, collective i...

Digital Equity Champions for All Learners: How Middletown City School District Develops Partnerships to Support Students and Staff

Middletown City School District, Ohio

Marlon Styles, Jr. serves as the superintendent of Middletown City School District in Ohio. As superintendent, he has advocated for equitable access to reliable, high-speed internet and devices for al...

On the Heels of the Road to Success Bus Tour, ED and FCC Highlight the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) in North Carolina

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, North Carolina

Recently, representatives of the Department of Education (ED) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) visited Charlotte and Durham, North Carolina for conversations on partnerships between sch...