The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2023

A significant challenge for Delta communities is the ever-growing digital divide. percent, of households in the Black Rural South do not have broadband of at least 25 Mbps — the minimum standard for broadband internet. But it’s not just a Mississippi trend.

Broadband 118

Broadband Digital Divide Report Guidelines 118

The Hechinger Report

MAY 15, 2020

Waterford.org also provides families with laptops and internet service, helping reduce the digital divide that would have prevented many low-income kids from logging on. Families at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines (an income no higher than $52,400 for a family of four) qualify to sign up.

Guidelines 113

Guidelines Laptops Learning Digital Divide 113

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

She also recommends working with county and state officials to track what’s working in other districts, and she suggested keeping the district’s “external auditor on speed dial” to make sure that any new steps being taken are within the appropriate guidelines and deadlines, which also remain subject to change.

EdTech 97

EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 97

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Blaney Elementary School in Elgin, S.C., But America’s persistent digital divide has greatly hampered efforts toward this goal. Many broadband providers are also adding capacity, lifting caps on data and offering extended free trial periods. Volunteers from Sherrelwood Elementary School in Westminster, Colo.,

Learning 70

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 70