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Results: Postsecondary (18 Stories)

Digital Equity Champions for All Learners: Diné College Uses Culturally Responsive Strategies to Support Inclusion across the Navajo Nation

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ArizonaPostsecondary

Diné College is the first tribally controlled college in the United States. The college serves the far-reaching rural needs of the 400,000-member Navajo Nation, including 200,000 citizens beyond the Nation’s borders, through its main campus in Tsaile, AZ and six additional campuses and microsites...

Topic: Digital Equity

Digital Equity Champions for All Learners: The Urban League of Springfield, Inc. Leverages Trusted Relationships with the Community to Advance Digital Equity

Two students working together in front of a computer and audio recording equipment in the podcast studio at Urban League of Springfield’s Digital Learning Lab.

MassachusettsP-12Postsecondary

The Urban League of Springfield, Inc. (SUL), is a civic organization empowering the African American community of Greater Springfield, MA. The organization provides various services for youth and families, including advocacy, academic and social-emotional development, career services, and financial ...

Topic: Digital Equity

Digital Equity Champions for All Learners: Rural LISC’s Digital Connector Program Partners with Community Organizations

A staff person at Come Dream Come Build, a Rural LISC grantee in Brownsville, Texas, supports a community member with building digital skills. They are sitting in front of a laptop computer smiling.

P-12Postsecondary

In many rural regions, communities lack access to high-speed, reliable internet service and devices. However, even after these availability challenges are addressed, individuals require digital skills to effectively use technology to meet their goals and needs. Without these skills, rural communitie...

Topic: Digital Equity

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

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P-12Postsecondary

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 working to ensure technology can unlock opportunities for individuals with IDD and their families. Fou...

Topic: Digital Equity

Digital Equity Champions for All Learners: Arizona’s Digital Equity Institute Encourages States to Co-Create of Solutions with Communities

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ArizonaP-12Postsecondary

The Digital Equity Institute (DEI) is a non-profit, civic organization that advances digital equity and inclusion. Their approach includes delivering inclusive digital literacy curriculum and building community-responsive digital navigator programs. For example, the Digital Equity Institute has part...

Topic: Digital Equity

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

P-12Postsecondary

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 Williams attended the U.S. Department of Education’s National Digital Equity Summit in September 2022....

Topic: Digital Equity

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

Oakland Unified School District, CaliforniaP-12Postsecondary

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 impact initiative to close the digital divide. Through their efforts, nearly all 50,000+ OUSD student...

Topic: Digital Equity

Case Study: Adoption and Support Call Center from Communities In Schools of Nevada

people working in an office on laptops

NevadaP-12Postsecondary

With schools relying on remote instruction throughout Nevada in the fall of 2020, the “Connecting Kids” public-private partnership was developed between public school districts, charter schools, the Nevada Department of Education, community groups, businesses, state agencies, local municipalitie...

Topic: Digital Equity

Case Study: Flexible Supports for Learners and Educators with Digital Access in Roselle Public Schools

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Roselle Public Schools, MarylandP-12Postsecondary

Roselle Public Schools is focused on “Every Student Everyday!” and meeting learners where they are by any means necessary to support learning in digital environments. Their ongoing 1:1 program offers 100 percent access to devices and internet for K-12 learners and provides flexible support for b...

Topic: Digital Equity

Case Study: Collaborative State and Community Initiatives for Digital Skills Training in Refugee Communities

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MarylandP-12Postsecondary

During the pandemic, the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) sought to strengthen partnerships between refugee resettlement networks and organizations promoting digital equity. In the fall of 2020, MPI partnered with the Maryland Office for Refugees and Asylees (MORA) to increase digital access and ado...

Topic: Digital Equity