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Partner Spotlight: United Way of Greater Cincinnati

Education Superhighway

One cohort member, the United Way of Greater Cincinnati (UWGC), has been advancing ACP advocacy work in southwest Ohio and the tri-state area. We also work in partnership with the state’s broadband office, Broadband Ohio. We realized that advocacy would be a critical piece of the puzzle.

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ACP Highlights: State and Local Partners

Education Superhighway

Oregon Cohort Through the leadership of the Oregon Broadband Office, the Oregon-based cohort has held ACP outreach events at housing authorities, libraries, CEP schools, tribal gatherings, and a local arts festival. Additionally, 29 governors have indicated that ACP adoption is a priority in their state.

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

The Hechinger Report

When we started all of this, it wasn’t because we wanted to get broadband in every classroom,” Marwell said. “We EducationSuperHighway’s advocacy supported the district’s efforts perfectly. And Marwell wants all of them to experience the types of teaching and learning high-speed internet access facilitates.

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Funding School Services in the Midst of Multiple Crises

edWeb.net

There are also Education Stabilization Fund – Rethink Education Models (ESF-REM) grants, and they also can be used to provide broadband access as part of a new education model. 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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A Tiny Microbe Upends Decades of Learning

The Hechinger Report

There is no one-size-fits-all remedy and no must-have suite of digital learning tools. Many broadband providers are also adding capacity, lifting caps on data and offering extended free trial periods. Some of his webinar attendees have noticed that teachers in their schools are using different tools to reach the same students.

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Educational Technology Innovations: The Hurdles, Accelerators, and Tech Enablers

edWeb.net

Tech Enablers These are the tools that grease the wheels for schools to surmount hurdles, plus leverage accelerators. These tools include artificial intelligence (AI), untethered broadband and connectivity, and a rich digital ecosystem. It is not a one-size-fits-all situation.

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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. So seven years ago, knowing little about school broadband, he dove in. We’re almost to the end.”

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