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Missourinet

Missouri teams up with national nonprofit to help close digital divide.

November 3, 2023


Mirage News 

Wide Support for Biden’s Extension of Affordable Connectivity

October 30, 2023

 
Move the Needle Podcast

An Interview with Evan Marwell

October 30, 2023

 
The White House

Wide Range of Community Advocates and Industry Applaud President Joe Biden’s Efforts to Extend the Affordable Connectivity Program

October 30, 2023

 
Missouri News Tribune

State promoting program to shave money off internet bills

October 9, 2023

 
Ready.io

Ask Me Anything! with Evan Marwell, Founder and CEO of EducationSuperHighway

September 29, 2023

 
K12 Dive

Digital divide persists as 22% of low-income households with children lack internet

September 25, 2023

 
The Colorado Sun

With federal funding, Colorado is working to strengthen its affordable internet program

September 19, 2023

 
Milwaukee Courier

High-Speed Internet Access is Necessary

September 8, 2023

 
The Daily Record

Joined by FCC chair, Moore urges Marylanders to tap broadband aid

August 30, 2023

 
Benton Institute for Broadband & Society

What a Digitally Equitable Minnesota Could Look Like—And How to Get There

August 30, 2023

 
Technical.ly

The Bmore Connected campaign is in full swing to promote digital equity

August 28, 2023

 
Benton Institute for Broadband & Society

West Virginia’s Plan to Conquer the Digital Divide

August 25, 2023

 
Broadband Breakfast

Affordable Connectivity Program Tools Show One in Four Applicants NewbiesThe Tools Helping to Manage Affordable Connectivity Program Data

August 18, 2023

 
GovTech

The Tools Helping to Manage Affordable Connectivity Program Data

August 14, 2023

 
GovTech

Chicago Campaign Aims to Combat Device Gap

July 20, 2023

 
Stat News: Health & Medicine

A program to bring internet access to low-income people is running out of money. Health care will suffer

July 20, 2023

 
CBS News

Wes Moore announces new funding to address Maryland’s digital divide

July 18, 2023

 
Yahoo Finance

Free Apartment Wi-Fi Program Can Close the Digital Divide for 6.5 Million Americans Living In Affordable Apartment Buildings, Says EducationSuperHighway

July 12, 2023

 
Bossier Press-Tribune

Edwards Celebrates Progress Toward Eliminating the Digital Divide

July 6, 2023

 
Telecompetitor

Affordable Connectivity Fund Uncertainty Makes Investors Wary, Experts Say

June 30, 2023

 
KQED

How to Find Free or Lower-Cost Wi-Fi in the Bay Area

June 29, 2023

 
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

Over 230 Groups Urge Robust ACP Funding

June 23, 2023

Broadband Breakfast

Lack of Affordable Connectivity Fund Money Could Hobble Broadband Deployment: Experts

June 20, 2023

GovTech

‘Online For All’ Campaign Launches With Week of Action

June 15, 2023

Desert Exposure

New Mexico, has the 7th-best enrollment in $30 per-month internet subsidy

June 15, 2023

KSL.com

Here’s how Utah Gov. Cox plans to get more Utahns connected to affordable, high-speed internet

June 9, 2023

Fox 17 West Michigan

Whitmer: More than 1M qualified households aren’t receiving broadband assistance

June 8, 2023

Broadband Breakfast

Uncertainty Regarding Affordable Connectivity Fund is Affecting Private Investment

June 7, 2023

ABC6

Statewide initiative for affordable internet launched

May 27, 2023

Georgia Technology Authority

Georgia Technology Authority launches statewide initiative to increase Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) adoption

May 19, 2023

City of Baltimore

Mayor Scott, BCIT to Bring Affordable Home Internet to Baltimore Households

May 18, 2023

GovTech

What’s New in Digital Equity: Widely Signed Letter Supports the ACP

May 18, 2023

Local News Matters (Bay Area)

Connect San Francisco initiative has goal to bring high-speed internet to poorest families

May 15, 2023

SFGATE

City Wants Low-Income Residents To Apply For Free Internet Services

May 11, 2023

Governing

Bringing Broadband to Multifamily Housing 

May 2, 2023

City of Philadelphia

The Affordable Connectivity Program provides Philadelphians with free or low-cost broadband internet access 

March 16, 2023

Kansas Commerce

Governor Kelly Launches Statewide Initiative to Increase Adoption of Affordable Connectivity Program

March 15, 2023

Brookings 

Washington may be about to take a giant step backward in closing the digital divide

March 13, 2023

The Colorado Sun

Colorado goes analog to boost affordable internet program after just 23% of eligible households join

March 13, 2023

Benton Institute for Broadband & Society

EducationSuperHighway Launches Affordable Connectivity Program Enrollment Support Training

March 13, 2023

Government Technology

What’s New in Digital Equity: The Affordable Connectivity Program, Year One

February 23, 2023

State Scoop 

Colorado leaders push FCC broadband discounts

February 22, 2023

 

MSN / WCNC-TV Charlotte

CMS working to get thousand of its students and their families high-speed internet

January 31, 2023

 
Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation

300 Million Reasons to Believe – Evan Marwell, EducationSuperHighway

January 6, 2023

MedPage Today

Hospitals Can Help Patients ‘Get Connected

December 2, 2022

 
Arkansas Business

State Partners With Nonprofit to Continue Broadband Push

November 30, 2022

 
TB&P

Arkansas partners with EducationSuperHighway to improve broadband access statewide

November 30, 2022

 

Government Technology

What’s New in Digital Equity: Are You Paying Too Much for Internet?

November 17, 2022

 
Alabama Political Reporter

Birmingham announces an internet subsidy program

November 16, 2022

 
eSchool News 

Free Internet Could Erase Digital Divide

November 15, 2022 

 
Hechinger Report

Getting kids online by making internet affordable

November 12, 2022

 

Bangor Daily News

Affordability is essential to closing Maine’s digital divide

October 20, 2022

 
EdSurge

A Playbook for Getting Millions of Unconnected Households Online

October 20, 2022

 
Education Week

Low-Income Families Can Qualify for Free Internet, But Schools Should Explain How

October 19, 2022

 
Scripps National News

Millions of eligible Americans not taking advantage of discounted internet program

October 19, 2022

 
K-12 Dive

Enrollment rate lag in federal Affordable Connectivity Program 

October 12, 2022

 
Benton Institue for Broadband & Society 

No Home Left Offline: Accelerating Affordable Connectivity Program Adoption

October 12, 2022

 
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Wisconsin struggles to get people to sign up for free internet

October 12, 2022

 
The 74 

Report: Almost 40M Households Passing on Internet Discount 

October 12, 2022

 
MSN / WPRI Providence

Central Falls bringing free internet to low-income families

October 7, 2022

 

Education Week

Fewer Districts Are Providing Home Internet Access, But Students Still Need It

September 30, 2022

 
Gotham Gazette

City to Announce Free Internet and Cable for Thousands of NYCHA Residents

September 17, 2022

 

NBC News 

Elon Musk’s satellite internet flies under the radar at public schools nationwide

August 31, 2022

 

Milwaukee Courier 

MPS Students Can Access Chromebooks and Discounted Internet for learning

August 27, 2022

 

Yahoo News

Summit County should address digital divide’s causes, while avoiding costly investments

August 18, 2022

 

Dallas Weekly

Digital Equity

August 17, 2022

 

QNS

Councilwoman Launches Free Wi-Fi Campaign at the Woodside Houses to Narrow The Digital Divide

August 8, 2022

 
Broadband Communities

Communities, MDU Owners Set Broadband Destinies

July, 2022

 

Hechinger Report

Twitter Space – The digital divide: What’s next for schools?

June 23, 2022

 

Oakland Unified School District 

#OaklandUndivided to Announce on Friday $12M+ Plan to Connect all 50,000+ Oakland Public School Students – PreK through College – and Expand Vision to Close the Digital Divide for all Oaklanders

May 5, 2022

 

New York Daily News

Manhattan NYCHA developments to get free broadband; NYC Councilwoman Julie Menin wants program to expand citywide

April 25, 2022

 

Hechinger Report 

How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students

April 14, 2022

 

ASU + GSV Summit 

Digital Divide on Stage X, featuring Evan Marwell (Founder & CEO, EducationSuperHighway), FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, Jim Steyer (Founder & CEO, Common Sense Media), John King (President & CEO, The Education Trust)

April 2022 

 

Benton Institute for Broadband & Society

Coalition Says State-Level Data Critical To Connecting Millions Of Low-Income Apartment Units That Lack Home Broadband

March 17, 2022

 

Broadband Communities

EducationSuperHighway – Evan Marwell Podcast

March 1, 2022

 

K-12 Dive 

District outreach critical as 10M households benefit from Affordable Connectivity Program

February 16, 2022

Inside Philanthropy

Who’s backing a campaign to bring the internet to millions of U.S. households that still lack access

November 22, 2021

 
Entrepreneur

Evan Marwell Helps Close Down The Digital Divide for The 18 Million Households That Have Access to The Internet But Can’t Afford to Connect

November 20, 2021

 
Scripps National News

Closing the Broadband Affordability Gap

November 17, 2021

 
The Hechinger Report

The affordability gap is the biggest part of the digital divide

November 11, 2021

 
MarketWatch

How the infrastructure bill’s $65 billion in broadband spending will be doled out

November 8, 2021

 
Axios

Infrastructure bill includes billions for broadband

November 8, 2021

 

Telemundo 48

Oakland brindará acceso de internet gratis a familias de bajos recursos

November 8, 2021

 
ZDNet

EducationSuperHighway relaunches to address 18 million US households unable to afford internet

November 5, 2021

 
SF Gate

Oakland Chosen First For Pilot To Close America’s Digital Divide

November 5, 2021

 
Axios

New digital divide fix: Free apartment-house Wi-Fi

November 4, 2021

 
Politico

Morning Tech

November 4, 2021

 
EdSurge

This Nonprofit Was Ready to Sunset. Now It’s Back — With a New Mission for Student Internet Access

November 4, 2021

 
The 74 Million

‘Not a Pipe Dream’: New Report Offers Roadmap to Eliminate Internet Affordability Gap for Students

November 4, 2021

 
Education Week

The Number One Reason Students Still Lack Internet at Home: Parents Can’t Afford It

November 4, 2021

 
CalMatters

Millions of students can’t afford broadband

Apr 29, 2021

 
ATTN:

IGTV: Digitally Divided with Karlie Kloss

Apr 23, 2021

CNN

CNN New Day Weekend With Christi Paul and Boris Sanchez – Evan Marwell

Apr 12, 2021

 
The 74 Million

First Phase of Biden Infrastructure Plan to Include Billions for Schools, Child Care Centers and Broadband

Apr 05, 2021

 
The 74 Million & The Guardian

12 Months After Pandemic Closed Schools, 12 Million Students Still Lack Reliable Internet

Mar 15, 2021

 
AP News

‘Big burden’ for schools trying to give kids internet access

Mar 14, 2021

 
Mashable

How to help slash your community’s digital divide in education

Mar 12, 2021

 
Houston Chronicle

Texas’ big plan for closing the digital divide: at-home broadband internet for every student

Mar 11, 2021

 
Education Week

Millions of Students Got Free Home Internet for Remote Learning. How Long Will It Last?

Mar 10, 2021

 
Mashable

What is the digital divide?

Mar 09, 2021

 
Gothamist

To Connect More Young Students, NYC Upgrades Internet Access At 50 NYCHA Centers

Mar 04, 2021

 
K-12 Dive

Study: Increased Internet Access Improves Achievement, District Finances

Feb 18, 2021

 
Morning Consult

This Education Nonprofit Was Set to Shutter After Hitting Its Connectivity Goal for Schools. COVID-19 Created a New Mission

Feb 17, 2021

 
Axios

Digital Divide Lurks Behind School Reopening Plans

Feb 08, 2021

 
USA Today

A year into the pandemic, thousands of students still can’t get reliable WiFi for school. The digital divide remains worse than ever.

Feb 04, 2021

 
State of the Net Conference 2021

How COVID 19 Has Impacted Communities of Color, Tribal Communities & Students Nationwide

Feb 01, 2021

 
The Broadband Bunch

“This could be the solution to solving the digital divide in America.”

Jan 05, 2021

TechRepublic

More than 9 million students falling behind from lack of internet connectivity

May 08, 2020

 

The Hechinger Report

Nearly all American classrooms can now connect to high-speed internet, effectively closing the “connectivity divide”

Oct 23, 2019

 

Tech Republic

Classroom connectivity gap closes

Oct 23, 2019

 

Education Week

Digital Access: An Education Technology Success Story?

Oct 22, 2019

 

Broadcasting+Cable

Group Declares Classroom Digital Divide Closed

Oct 22, 2019

 

Forbes

The Classroom Connectivity Gap Is Closed. How Did That Happen?

Oct 22, 2019

 

Impacting Our Future

To Prepare Students for Tomorrow, Their Classrooms Need Wi-Fi Today

Oct 07, 2019

 

Valley Journal

Bullock welcomes MT students, educators back to school

Sep 04, 2019

 

Daily Inter Lake

Governor Bullock Talks Tech at West Valley School

Aug 30, 2019

 

THV11

Arkansas becomes nationwide leader in connecting schools to internet

Aug 30, 2019

 

KAUR Public Radio

Gov. Asa Hutchinson Sets Broadband Access As High Priority

Aug 29, 2019

 

YPO.org

EducationSuperHighway Connects Millions Of U.S. School Children To The Internet

Jul 11, 2019

 

Education & Career News

How Access to High-Speed Internet Levels the Playing Field for Public Schools

Jun 28, 2019

 

EdTech Magazine

K–12 Leaders Get Creative to Make the Case for Network Upgrades

Jun 21, 2019

 

Successful Nonprofits

The Government Does the Talking, Your Nonprofit Does the Walking, and Other Lessons from Evan Marwell, Founder of EducationSuperHighway

Jun 15, 2019

 

FCC

Broadband Deployment Report: Digital Divide Narrowing Substantially

May 29, 2019

 

Harvard Business School Alumni Magazine

Broken Link: Evan Marwell’s fight to bring American schools up to speed

May 28, 2019

 

NextGen Personal Finance

NGPF Podcast: Evan Marwell of EducationSuperHighway on the challenge to bring high-speed broadband to all schools

May 17, 2019

 

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Missouri Schools Improve High-Speed Internet Access Through Connect & Learn Initiative

May 16, 2019

 

EdWeek

‘Mission Accomplished’ on K-12 Internet Connectivity: A Conversation With Evan Marwell

May 15, 2019

 

School Administrator Magazine

Maximizing Your E-rate Dollars

May 08, 2019

 

Fast Company

World Changing Ideas 2019: All the winners, finalists, and honorable mentions

Apr 08, 2019

 

ExcelinEd

#FactFriday: 44.7M Students Have High-Speed Internet Access

Apr 05, 2019

 

EdSurge

Mission (Almost) Accomplished: Nonprofit EducationSuperHighway Prepares to Sunset

Apr 04, 2019

 

The Sacramento Bee

California kids need $17 million to close digital divide, Newsom can make that happen

Feb 21, 2019

 

EdTech Focus on K-12

Progress Made on K–12 Connectivity, But Work Remains

Feb 12, 2019

 

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Lessons for Charity Leaders From EducationSuperHighway

Feb 12, 2019

 

Wired

Alaska Schools Get Faster Internet—Partly Thanks to Global Warming

Jan 28, 2019

 

Funds for Learning

Pace of C2 Bids Remains High

Jan 11, 2019

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