To assess the impact of COVID-19 on the digital learning equity gap, the analysis compares a district’s baseline pre-COVID-19 edtech usage against data collected after school closures on student and teacher access and engagement levels.
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Larry Irving, a longtime executive inside and outside of government who champions equal access to the Internet and is known as the coiner of the phrase “digital Divide,” is being inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame on Friday night.
Read MoreAmazon’s decision to open secondary headquarters in New York City and near Washington sends a clear message: There is no Bezos ex Machina on the way for struggling cities, no single big gift from the heavens that will change everything. But there are ideas about how to build a digital future.
Read MoreGoogle Fiber and the Raleigh Housing Authority introduce free gigabit internet service at Raleigh affordable housing community Saturday.
Read MoreThe association representing North Carolina’s cities and towns says new legislation is needed to develop partnerships between local governments and private broadband providers so areas still lacking high-speed internet are covered.
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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK- The North Carolina Next Generation Network began convening in the summer of 2012. The organization’s primary function was to determine how to stimulate the deployment of next generation broadband networks in North Carolina—namely, high-speed fiber-optic gigabit broadband networks—and make it accessible and affordable to all citizens and...
Read MoreThousands of people in Durham and Orange Counties have jobs, homes and savings accounts due in large part to efforts in training, assistance and the use of technology by the Community Empowerment Fund. Since 2011, the CEF, which operates in Durham and Orange Counties, has helped more than 600 people find home; more than 800 find jobs; more than 1,000 reach savings goals of close to $1 million, and in all helped improve the lives of nearly 4,000 people. Those totals are based on statistics provided by the CEF, with numbers increasing year-over-year in virtually all categories. In the...
Read MoreUse Salesforce and all its software power to bridge the digital divide? Absolutely. Just ask the Triangle-based Community Empowerment Fund. How to bridge the technology divide between the “haves” and the “have nots” has vexed technology thought leaders, executives and millions of others who seek ways to improve lives since the Internet exploded more than two decades ago. In the Triangle, one group building bridges is the CEF, which has operations in Durham and Orange counties. In an exclusive Q&A, WRAL TechWire talks with its co-director about the secrets to the group’s success, which last week earned it a...
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