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New E-rate rules could narrow the homework gap

eSchool News

For an update on the 2025 E-rate, register for an eSchool News webinar featuring expert insight. Over the years, the program has been modernized to focus support on bringing high-speed broadband to and within schools and libraries. It is 2024 in the United States. Require compliance with the Children’s Internet Protection Act. “We

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Bridging the Digital Divide for Chicago Residents: The Neighborhood Broadband RFP

Education Superhighway

An estimated 23% of households that make up the broadband affordability gap are MDU residents. Recognizing this critical gap, Chicago’s Digital Equity Council prioritized connecting MDUs in its latest Neighborhood Broadband Request for Proposals (RFP). This partnership began with our response to an RFI issued in 2022.

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Addressing the digital divide’s effects on education and the workforce

eSchool News

Our society relies on the internet for education, jobs, and personal needs, yet our country’s digital divide has been an ongoing issue, affecting the 14.5 million Americans who don’t have access to broadband internet. This issue is not just limiting education access, but it’s also contributing to an ongoing workforce crisis.

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Compudopt Connectivity Fund RFI demonstrates that $10/month internet service is within reach for MDUs

Education Superhighway

Broadband affordability is the number one barrier to universal connectivity and has become a national priority. In early January 2025, Governor Hochul of NY announced that the first round of funding through the Affordable Housing Connectivity Program had been awarded to Flume Internet to expand its service footprint in New York.

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HP Pledges to Invest in Tech to Enhance Education for 100 Million by 2025

EdTech Magazine

By Phil Goldstein Increasingly, tech companies, including Google and Microsoft, see improving internet access for the underserved as part of their corporate social responsibility.

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Mission (Almost) Accomplished: Nonprofit EducationSuperHighway Prepares to Sunset

Edsurge

Instead, EducationSuperHighway is sunsetting because, well, that’s what Marwell always intended it to do—once the organization reached its expressed goal of connecting 99 percent of K-12 students to high-speed broadband. The education community could have seen this coming. Department of Education and the White House.

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Partner Spotlight: United Way of Greater Cincinnati

Education Superhighway

The United Way of Greater Cincinnati ’s goal is to improve the quality of life for all residents in our region through three main areas of focus: early childhood education, housing stability, and financial empowerment. By 2025, we aim to increase digital access by 5 percent, with a particular focus on families with low incomes.

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