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She has her own computer, educational software and high-speed internet. It’s a longstanding national crisis, often referred to as the “digitaldivide,” which at Kapor Capital we identify as one of the cumulative barriers across The Leaky Tech Pipeline. Jennifer is in sixth grade. Maria is also in the sixth grade.
Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digitaldivides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.
Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digitaldivides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.
Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digitaldivides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.
Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digitaldivides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.
Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digitaldivides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.
Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digitaldivides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.
Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digitaldivides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.
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Greeley offers a lens into how wide the digitaldivide in the US has become, how much it is contributing to a two-tiered society, and, perhaps most important, whether it can be bridged – something that will be crucial to keeping the country competitive in the global economy of tomorrow. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter.
The New York Times on “The Challenges of Closing the DigitalDivide.” . “Debut” is really not the right verb as it’s not actually released a product yet. Oh VR promises. Never change. Funding and Acquisitions (The Business of Ed-Tech). .” public schools.”
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