digital equity

6 min read 2021-12-10 23:34:01

The US infrastructure law is investing $65B in broadband. What will it mean for DC?

As little as 50 years ago, a mention of infrastructure brought to mind roads, bridges and ports — the public works that helped everyone keep moving

4 min read 2021-12-01 22:00:33

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) was passed earlier this month after a push from President Joe Biden, opening up $1 trillion in

1 min read 2021-12-01 05:59:16

Baltimore City’s latest plans for American Rescue Plan Act funds are aimed at boosting digital equity. Outside the James McHenry Recreation Center

2 min read 2021-12-01 05:59:16

Baltimore City’s latest plans for American Rescue Plan Act funds are aimed at boosting digital equity. Outside the James McHenry Recreation Center

1 min read 2021-11-16 03:59:41

A coalition of national nonprofits have banded together to pilot a fellowship that’s designed to create digital equity solutions not just for the

1 min read 2021-11-12 03:42:28

The pandemic has been hard for Alison Velez Lane. Her parents’ passing and the resulting family confusion left the 59-year-old former attorney

1 min read 2021-11-12 03:42:28

The pandemic has been hard for Alison Velez Lane. Her parents’ passing and the resulting family confusion left the 59-year-old,

1 min read 2021-11-10 19:30:28

The recently enacted Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) created two new grant programs to address digital equity and inclusion. This

1 min read 2021-11-04 01:27:05

With a $6.3 million proposal to the City of Baltimore for American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, the Enoch Pratt Free Library is laying out a plan

1 min read 2021-11-04 01:27:05

With a $6.3 million proposal to the City of Baltimore for American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, the Enoch Pratt Free Library is laying out a plan

1 min read 2021-11-03 21:45:42

This story first appeared in the Technical.ly DC daily email newsletter. We’re piloting something new this month: Each day, we’ll ship get our

1 min read 2021-11-02 19:00:00

Wayne Township schools on the Westside of Indianapolis didn’t do much in the way of online education before the pandemic. Like many school

1 min read 2021-10-06 18:00:45

From the NCTE Assembly on Computers in English (ACE) This post was written by NCTE and ACE members Robert Williams and Dan Woods. In April of

1 min read 2021-05-10 21:17:48

Two big announcements from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). First, the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program opens May 12 to provide

2 min read 2021-04-16 04:59:21

With the American Rescue Plan (ARP) officially signed into law, the nation’s public school systems will soon have an additional $126 billion to