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9 Ways to Enable Equitable Education in Your School

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Addressing the digital divide requires a human-centered approach In the early days of the pandemic, schools raced to provide devices and hotspots to students, responding to concerns over a widening digital divide. They are motivated,” observes Zimmer, commenting on the topic of diversity in library collections.

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How Libraries Stretch Their Capabilities to Serve Kids During a Pandemic

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Hunter and her colleague Rachel Krumenacker at the Chattanooga Public Library in Chattanooga, Tennessee, had filmed the DIY craft on a Zoom call from their respective living rooms. They posted it to the library’s YouTube channel as part of their new summer programming, the majority of which is taking place online due to COVID-19. . “We

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Lead for Digital Equity with These Community Engagement Strategies

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Like most rural communities, this created a significant digital divide when COVID-19 forced schools nationwide to close in March 2020. Learn more about this edWeb broadcast, “ Leading for Digital Equity: Award-Winning Community Engagement Strategies ,” sponsored by ClassLink and co-hosted by CoSN and AASA.

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Developing Systems for Effective, Equitable Education for All Students

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First, districts need to address the digital divide/homework gap in meaningful ways. Even before the pandemic and the shift to distance education, learning extended beyond the classroom. Another aspect of the digital divide includes teachers. Vrain Valley School District (CO).

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Addressing the Digital Access Gap: One District’s Success

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CCISD serves as a model for other nationwide communities seeking to narrow the digital divide. Learn more about this edWeb broadcast, “ Succeeding with Digital Equity: CoSN’s 2023 Award-Winning District’s Leadership Strategies ,” presented by CoSN and AASA and sponsored by ClassLink.

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Good News from Our Nation’s Capital

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The district is in the middle of a digital equity revolution, being led by a particularly sharp Director of Education Technology and Library Programs, Dewayne McClary. ELI is a comprehensive three-year plan to close the digital divide and empower every learner through investment in technology?, It includes $4.6

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Funding School Services in the Midst of Multiple Crises

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The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund follows the same formula as Title I, so it can be used to help bridge the digital divide for students from low-income families. There should also be outreach to new partners such as libraries and local city councils in an effort to obtain resources and other support.

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