Results: Digital Equity (32 Stories)
Tech Goes Home Chattanooga Equips Learners with Digital Skills to Improve Professional and Personal Lives
TennesseeP-12Postsecondary
While many areas of Hamilton County, TN are covered by municipal broadband, individuals in the region continue facing barriers to digital equity, particularly in acquiring digital skills. In response, Tech Goes Home Chattanooga (TGH CHA) has led the way in providing a variety of training opportuniti...
Topic: Digital Equity
Digital Equity Champions for All Learners: Lytle High School P-Tech Program Builds Career-Ready Digital Skills
Lytle Independent School District, TexasP-12
In the heart of South Texas, Lytle High School in Lytle Independent School District is championing digital equity to bridge economic, educational, and access divides through its Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH). The program, which began in the 2018-2019 school year, offers o...
Topic: Digital Equity
Digital Equity Champions for All Learners: Māpunawai Cultivates Digital Resilience Among Native Hawaiians
Hawaii
Māpunawai is a nonprofit organization bridging the digital divide and building economic opportunities for Native Hawaiians by providing training, equipment, and mentorship. Māpunawai serves learners across all islands of Hawaii, including individuals in rural, lower-income parts of the state. Ka...
Topic: Digital Equity
Digital Equity Champions for All Learners: Diné College Uses Culturally Responsive Strategies to Support Inclusion across the Navajo Nation
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
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: Black Churches 4 Digital Equity Uplifts Role of Faith-Based Institutions in Closing the Digital Divide
Black Churches 4 Digital Equity (BC4DE) is an initiative of the Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council (MMTC), a public interest organization promoting equal access and representation in technology, media, and telecommunications. This coalition, launched in May 2021, partners with faith-b...
Topic: Digital Equity
Digital Equity Champions for All Learners: Madison College High School Equivalency Program Builds Digital Skills among Migrant and Seasonal Farm Workers
Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, Madison College’s High School Equivalency Program (HEP) supports migrant and seasonal farm workers and their families earning their Certificate of General Educational Development (GED) or High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED). Learners in this program are mostly mobile, and they com...
Topic: Digital Equity
Digital Equity Champions for All Learners: Rural LISC’s Digital Connector Program Partners with Community Organizations
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: Byte Back Fights Back the Digital Skills Gap
Byte Back, a nonprofit organization founded in 1997 by civil rights activists who recognized the importance of technology in uplifting and empowering communities, provides adult learners furthest from opportunities with a pathway into the digital economy and society. In several cities, Byte Back acc...
Topic: Digital Equity
Digital Equity Champions for All Learners: Queens Library Digital Connect Program Supports Individuals Who Were Previously Incarcerated
New York
The Queens Public Library in New York City is closing the digital divide for individuals who were previously incarcerated through its Digital Connect program. During COVID-19, the library observed a critical need for these patrons to have access to technology and digital skill-building opportunities...
Topic: Digital Equity
Digital Equity Champions for All Learners: Dedicated Digital Equity Funding Impacts Washington’s Rural School Districts
WashingtonP-12
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 teaching and learning. Rural/remote districts are also often more likely to weigh the costs of technolog...
Topics: Digital Equity, NETP24
Digital Equity Champions for All Learners: How The Arc Advances Digital Skills for Individuals with Disabilities and Their Families
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: How UnidosUS’ Padres Comprometidos Program Empowers Latino Parents with Digital Skills to Support Learners
P-12
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 Comprometidos program to support Latino parents’ ability to navigate the public school system and empower th...
Topic: Digital Equity
Digital Equity Champions for All Learners: Student Advocacy Addresses Digital Equity Barriers for Students with Disabilities
New JerseyP-12
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 syndrome results in a progressive impairment of hearing and vision, the educational needs of learne...
Topic: Digital Equity
Digital Equity Champions for All Learners: How United Way Supports Communities in Southeast Wisconsin
WisconsinP-12
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) serves four counties in Southeast Wisconsin. By partnering with various community-based organizatio...
Topic: Digital Equity
Digital Equity Champions for All Learners: School2Home Helps California Schools Strategize for Home Broadband Access and Effective Technology Use
CaliforniaP-12
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 through the effective use of technology and establish a sustainable digital learning culture. They curre...
Topic: Digital Equity
Digital Equity Champions for All Learners: Arizona’s Digital Equity Institute Encourages States to Co-Create of Solutions with Communities
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
Digital Equity Champions for All Learners: How Middletown City School District Develops Partnerships to Support Students and Staff
Middletown City School District, OhioP-12
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 all students and has been recognized for his leadership in leveraging technology to improve education....
Topic: Digital Equity
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 CarolinaP-12
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 schools and community-based organizations to implement the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). ACP, ...
Topic: Digital Equity
Case Study: Learner Voice at Maine West High School
District 207, IllinoisP-12
Amplifying learner voice is a priority for Maine West High School in Illinois. The school has created multiple pathways and supports for students to lead, collaborate with their peers, and to advise and engage with school leadership. For example, students, through a formal application process, can j...
Topic: Digital Equity
Case Study: Community Partnerships in Ector County Independent School District
Ector County Independent School District, TexasP-12
For Ector County Independent School District (ECISD) in rural West Texas, community partnerships have been integral to connecting learners, families/caregivers, and the community to affordable and available broadband. The beginning of the pandemic revealed that 39 percent of learners lacked either a...
Topic: Digital Equity
Case Study: Adoption and Support Call Center from Communities In Schools of Nevada
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
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
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
Case Study: Learner and Educator Support for Learning and Teaching in Digital Environments at Quinsigamond Community College
MassachusettsPostsecondary
Quinsigamond Community College (QCC) in Massachusetts recognizes the barriers their learners face in accessing broadband and technology tools for learning. They are committed to providing technical and program support to ensure all learners have the necessary resources to be successful in their cour...
Topic: Digital Equity
Case Study: Affordable Internet and Devices for California Community College
CaliforniaPostsecondary
The Foundation for California Community Colleges collaborates with 73 community college districts and 116 colleges across California. Beginning in 2014, long before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Foundation prioritized digital equity by making broadband and technology tools for learning con...
Topic: Digital Equity
Case Study: Knowledge Sharing for Incarcerated Learners by the Vera Institute of Justice
Postsecondary
The Vera Institute of Justice (Vera) advocates for the expansion of high-quality postsecondary education in prisons to improve the quality of life and increase opportunities post-release for incarcerated individuals. One area of focus within this advocacy is to expand access to broadband and technol...
Topic: Digital Equity
Case Study: Availability through Partnerships with the Jersey City Housing Authority
New JerseyP-12Postsecondary
The Jersey City Housing Authority (JCHA) in Jersey City, NJ, provides affordable housing for thousands of families, seniors, and people with disabilities. JCHA had been working with ISPs to ensure residents have affordable internet, especially given a 2019 resident survey found just a third of resid...
Topic: Digital Equity
