Benton Institute for Broadband & Society
EducationSuperHighway’s Affordable Broadband Proposal
December 6, 2024
Yahoo Finance
A Broadband Affordability Benefit to Connect the Unconnected
December 4, 2024
Broadband Breakfast
EducationSuperHighway Unveils New ACP Approach
December 4, 2024
Global Newswire
EducationSuperHighway Urges Congress and the Trump Administration to Create a Broadband Affordability Program for Unconnected Households
December 4, 2024
Broadband Breakfast
FCC Urged to Drop Bulk Billing Ban Proposal
October 28, 2024
Benton Institute for Broadband & Society
How Maryland is Working to Make Broadband More Affordable
August 16, 2024
Light Reading
Groups still at odds over FCC’s proposed bulk billing ban
August 6, 2024
Broadband Breakfast
Bulk Billing Advocacy Alliance Launched
July 23, 2024
Benton Institute for Broadband & Society
How States Are Working to Achieve Education and Digital Equity Goals
July 12, 2024
Times of San Diego
‘Once in a Century’ Broadband Funding for California May Bypass Low-Income Communities
July 7, 2024
KQED
Critics Fear Failure of Once in a Century Broadband Investment Plan
July 3, 2024
CalMatters
How a ‘once in a century’ broadband investment plan could go wrong
Link Health
Broadband for better health—ensuring internet access for all
July 2, 2024
Broadband Now
Affordability is a major issue for broadband
June 27, 2024
Colorado Newsline
A proposed broadband rule could jeopardize affordable internet in Colorado
June 24, 2024
Broadband Breakfast
Federal Miscount Could Cause Millions to Miss Out on Free Apartment Wi-Fi
May 16, 2024
New Hampshire Bulletin
As millions lose federal help to pay for internet, some areas aim to fill the gap
May 14, 2024
Missourinet
Missouri teams up with national nonprofit to help close digital divide.
November 3, 2023
Mirage News
Wide Support for Biden’s Extension of Affordable Connectivity
October 30, 2023
Move the Needle Podcast
An Interview with Evan Marwell
October 30, 2023
The White House
Wide Range of Community Advocates and Industry Applaud President Joe Biden’s Efforts to Extend the Affordable Connectivity Program
October 30, 2023
Missouri News Tribune
State promoting program to shave money off internet bills
October 9, 2023
Ready.io
Ask Me Anything! with Evan Marwell, Founder and CEO of EducationSuperHighway
September 29, 2023
K12 Dive
Digital divide persists as 22% of low-income households with children lack internet
September 25, 2023
The Colorado Sun
With federal funding, Colorado is working to strengthen its affordable internet program
September 19, 2023
Milwaukee Courier
High-Speed Internet Access is Necessary
September 8, 2023
The Daily Record
Joined by FCC chair, Moore urges Marylanders to tap broadband aid
August 30, 2023
Benton Institute for Broadband & Society
What a Digitally Equitable Minnesota Could Look Like—And How to Get There
August 30, 2023
Technical.ly
The Bmore Connected campaign is in full swing to promote digital equity
August 28, 2023
Benton Institute for Broadband & Society
West Virginia’s Plan to Conquer the Digital Divide
August 25, 2023
Broadband Breakfast
Affordable Connectivity Program Tools Show One in Four Applicants NewbiesThe Tools Helping to Manage Affordable Connectivity Program Data
August 18, 2023
GovTech
The Tools Helping to Manage Affordable Connectivity Program Data
August 14, 2023
GovTech
Chicago Campaign Aims to Combat Device Gap
July 20, 2023
Stat News: Health & Medicine
A program to bring internet access to low-income people is running out of money. Health care will suffer
July 20, 2023
CBS News
Wes Moore announces new funding to address Maryland’s digital divide
July 18, 2023
Yahoo Finance
Free Apartment Wi-Fi Program Can Close the Digital Divide for 6.5 Million Americans Living In Affordable Apartment Buildings, Says EducationSuperHighway
July 12, 2023
Bossier Press-Tribune
Edwards Celebrates Progress Toward Eliminating the Digital Divide
July 6, 2023
Telecompetitor
Affordable Connectivity Fund Uncertainty Makes Investors Wary, Experts Say
June 30, 2023
KQED
How to Find Free or Lower-Cost Wi-Fi in the Bay Area
June 29, 2023
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Over 230 Groups Urge Robust ACP Funding
June 23, 2023
Broadband Breakfast
Lack of Affordable Connectivity Fund Money Could Hobble Broadband Deployment: Experts
June 20, 2023
GovTech
‘Online For All’ Campaign Launches With Week of Action
June 15, 2023
Desert Exposure
New Mexico, has the 7th-best enrollment in $30 per-month internet subsidy
June 15, 2023
KSL.com
Here’s how Utah Gov. Cox plans to get more Utahns connected to affordable, high-speed internet
June 9, 2023
Fox 17 West Michigan
Whitmer: More than 1M qualified households aren’t receiving broadband assistance
June 8, 2023
Broadband Breakfast
Uncertainty Regarding Affordable Connectivity Fund is Affecting Private Investment
June 7, 2023
ABC6
Statewide initiative for affordable internet launched
May 27, 2023
Georgia Technology Authority
Georgia Technology Authority launches statewide initiative to increase Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) adoption
May 19, 2023
City of Baltimore
Mayor Scott, BCIT to Bring Affordable Home Internet to Baltimore Households
May 18, 2023
GovTech
What’s New in Digital Equity: Widely Signed Letter Supports the ACP
May 18, 2023
Local News Matters (Bay Area)
Connect San Francisco initiative has goal to bring high-speed internet to poorest families
May 15, 2023
SFGATE
City Wants Low-Income Residents To Apply For Free Internet Services
May 11, 2023
Governing
Bringing Broadband to Multifamily Housing
May 2, 2023
City of Philadelphia
The Affordable Connectivity Program provides Philadelphians with free or low-cost broadband internet access
March 16, 2023
Kansas Commerce
Governor Kelly Launches Statewide Initiative to Increase Adoption of Affordable Connectivity Program
March 15, 2023
Brookings
Washington may be about to take a giant step backward in closing the digital divide
March 13, 2023
The Colorado Sun
Colorado goes analog to boost affordable internet program after just 23% of eligible households join
March 13, 2023
Benton Institute for Broadband & Society
EducationSuperHighway Launches Affordable Connectivity Program Enrollment Support Training
March 13, 2023
Government Technology
What’s New in Digital Equity: The Affordable Connectivity Program, Year One
February 23, 2023
State Scoop
Colorado leaders push FCC broadband discounts
February 22, 2023
MSN / WCNC-TV Charlotte
CMS working to get thousand of its students and their families high-speed internet
January 31, 2023
Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation
300 Million Reasons to Believe – Evan Marwell, EducationSuperHighway
January 6, 2023
MedPage Today
Hospitals Can Help Patients ‘Get Connected‘
December 2, 2022
Arkansas Business
State Partners With Nonprofit to Continue Broadband Push
November 30, 2022
TB&P
Arkansas partners with EducationSuperHighway to improve broadband access statewide
November 30, 2022
Government Technology
What’s New in Digital Equity: Are You Paying Too Much for Internet?
November 17, 2022
Alabama Political Reporter
Birmingham announces an internet subsidy program
November 16, 2022
eSchool News
Free Internet Could Erase Digital Divide
November 15, 2022
Hechinger Report
Getting kids online by making internet affordable
November 12, 2022
Bangor Daily News
Affordability is essential to closing Maine’s digital divide
October 20, 2022
EdSurge
A Playbook for Getting Millions of Unconnected Households Online
October 20, 2022
Education Week
Low-Income Families Can Qualify for Free Internet, But Schools Should Explain How
October 19, 2022
Scripps National News
Millions of eligible Americans not taking advantage of discounted internet program
October 19, 2022
K-12 Dive
Enrollment rate lag in federal Affordable Connectivity Program
October 12, 2022
Benton Institute for Broadband & Society
No Home Left Offline: Accelerating Affordable Connectivity Program Adoption
October 12, 2022
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wisconsin struggles to get people to sign up for free internet
October 12, 2022
The 74
Report: Almost 40M Households Passing on Internet Discount
October 12, 2022
MSN / WPRI Providence
Central Falls bringing free internet to low-income families
October 7, 2022
Education Week
Fewer Districts Are Providing Home Internet Access, But Students Still Need It
September 30, 2022
Gotham Gazette
City to Announce Free Internet and Cable for Thousands of NYCHA Residents
September 17, 2022
NBC News
Elon Musk’s satellite internet flies under the radar at public schools nationwide
August 31, 2022
Milwaukee Courier
MPS Students Can Access Chromebooks and Discounted Internet for learning
August 27, 2022
Yahoo News
Summit County should address digital divide’s causes, while avoiding costly investments
August 18, 2022
Dallas Weekly
Digital Equity
August 17, 2022
QNS
Councilwoman Launches Free Wi-Fi Campaign at the Woodside Houses to Narrow The Digital Divide
August 8, 2022
Broadband Communities
Communities, MDU Owners Set Broadband Destinies
July, 2022
Hechinger Report
Twitter Space – The digital divide: What’s next for schools?
June 23, 2022
Oakland Unified School District
#OaklandUndivided to Announce on Friday $12M+ Plan to Connect all 50,000+ Oakland Public School Students – PreK through College – and Expand Vision to Close the Digital Divide for all Oaklanders
May 5, 2022
New York Daily News
Manhattan NYCHA developments to get free broadband; NYC Councilwoman Julie Menin wants program to expand citywide
April 25, 2022
Hechinger Report
How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students
April 14, 2022
ASU + GSV Summit
Digital Divide on Stage X, featuring Evan Marwell (Founder & CEO, EducationSuperHighway), FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, Jim Steyer (Founder & CEO, Common Sense Media), John King (President & CEO, The Education Trust)
April 2022
Benton Institute for Broadband & Society
Coalition Says State-Level Data Critical To Connecting Millions Of Low-Income Apartment Units That Lack Home Broadband
March 17, 2022
Broadband Communities
EducationSuperHighway – Evan Marwell Podcast
March 1, 2022
K-12 Dive
District outreach critical as 10M households benefit from Affordable Connectivity Program
February 16, 2022
Inside Philanthropy
Who’s backing a campaign to bring the internet to millions of U.S. households that still lack access
November 22, 2021
Entrepreneur
Evan Marwell Helps Close Down The Digital Divide for The 18 Million Households That Have Access to The Internet But Can’t Afford to Connect
November 20, 2021
Scripps National News
Closing the Broadband Affordability Gap
November 17, 2021
The Hechinger Report
The affordability gap is the biggest part of the digital divide
November 11, 2021
MarketWatch
How the infrastructure bill’s $65 billion in broadband spending will be doled out
November 8, 2021
Axios
Infrastructure bill includes billions for broadband
November 8, 2021
Telemundo 48
Oakland brindará acceso de internet gratis a familias de bajos recursos
November 8, 2021
ZDNet
EducationSuperHighway relaunches to address 18 million US households unable to afford internet
November 5, 2021
SF Gate
Oakland Chosen First For Pilot To Close America’s Digital Divide
November 5, 2021
Axios
New digital divide fix: Free apartment-house Wi-Fi
November 4, 2021
Politico
Morning Tech
November 4, 2021
EdSurge
This Nonprofit Was Ready to Sunset. Now It’s Back — With a New Mission for Student Internet Access
November 4, 2021
The 74 Million
‘Not a Pipe Dream’: New Report Offers Roadmap to Eliminate Internet Affordability Gap for Students
November 4, 2021
Education Week
The Number One Reason Students Still Lack Internet at Home: Parents Can’t Afford It
November 4, 2021
CalMatters
Millions of students can’t afford broadband
Apr 29, 2021
ATTN:
IGTV: Digitally Divided with Karlie Kloss
Apr 23, 2021
CNN
CNN New Day Weekend With Christi Paul and Boris Sanchez – Evan Marwell
Apr 12, 2021
The 74 Million
First Phase of Biden Infrastructure Plan to Include Billions for Schools, Child Care Centers and Broadband
Apr 05, 2021
The 74 Million & The Guardian
12 Months After Pandemic Closed Schools, 12 Million Students Still Lack Reliable Internet
Mar 15, 2021
AP News
‘Big burden’ for schools trying to give kids internet access
Mar 14, 2021
Mashable
How to help slash your community’s digital divide in education
Mar 12, 2021
Houston Chronicle
Texas’ big plan for closing the digital divide: at-home broadband internet for every student
Mar 11, 2021
Education Week
Millions of Students Got Free Home Internet for Remote Learning. How Long Will It Last?
Mar 10, 2021
Mashable
What is the digital divide?
Mar 09, 2021
Gothamist
To Connect More Young Students, NYC Upgrades Internet Access At 50 NYCHA Centers
Mar 04, 2021
K-12 Dive
Study: Increased Internet Access Improves Achievement, District Finances
Feb 18, 2021
Morning Consult
This Education Nonprofit Was Set to Shutter After Hitting Its Connectivity Goal for Schools. COVID-19 Created a New Mission
Feb 17, 2021
Axios
Digital Divide Lurks Behind School Reopening Plans
Feb 08, 2021
USA Today
A year into the pandemic, thousands of students still can’t get reliable WiFi for school. The digital divide remains worse than ever.
Feb 04, 2021
State of the Net Conference 2021
How COVID 19 Has Impacted Communities of Color, Tribal Communities & Students Nationwide
Feb 01, 2021
The Broadband Bunch
“This could be the solution to solving the digital divide in America.”
Jan 05, 2021
Spotify | National Urban League: For the Movement Podcast
Full Speed Ahead: Connecting America’s Students to the Internet and Opportunity
Nov 13, 2020
The Hechinger Report
Hotspots No Silver Bullet for Rural Remote Learning
Sep 09, 2020
EdTech Magazine
How Can School Leaders Support Engaging Remote Education?
Sep 01, 2020
The Wall Street Journal
Chicago Hopes Broadband Plan Could Help Other Cities Address Digital Divide
Jul 09, 2020
EdTech K-12 Magazine
Q&A: Evan Marwell, CEO of EducationSuperHighway, on the Home Access Gap
Jun 19, 2020
Forbes
How To Get Every Student A Device And Access To The Internet
Jun 18, 2020
The Wall Street Journal
The Results Are In for Remote Learning: It Didn’t Work
Jun 05, 2020
The Hechinger Report
They helped all schools get good internet, now they’re focusing on homes
May 21, 2020
District Administration
What districts are learning about connecting kids to WiFi
May 19, 2020
The 74 Million
LISTEN — Class Disrupted Podcast: Why Doesn’t Every Student Have a Device and the Internet?
May 18, 2020
TechRepublic
More than 9 million students falling behind from lack of internet connectivity
May 08, 2020
The Hechinger Report
Nearly all American classrooms can now connect to high-speed internet, effectively closing the “connectivity divide”
Oct 23, 2019
Tech Republic
Classroom connectivity gap closes
Oct 23, 2019
Education Week
Digital Access: An Education Technology Success Story?
Oct 22, 2019
Broadcasting+Cable
Group Declares Classroom Digital Divide Closed
Oct 22, 2019
Forbes
The Classroom Connectivity Gap Is Closed. How Did That Happen?
Oct 22, 2019
Impacting Our Future
To Prepare Students for Tomorrow, Their Classrooms Need Wi-Fi Today
Oct 07, 2019
Valley Journal
Bullock welcomes MT students, educators back to school
Sep 04, 2019
Daily Inter Lake
Governor Bullock Talks Tech at West Valley School
Aug 30, 2019
THV11
Arkansas becomes nationwide leader in connecting schools to internet
Aug 30, 2019
KAUR Public Radio
Gov. Asa Hutchinson Sets Broadband Access As High Priority
Aug 29, 2019
YPO.org
EducationSuperHighway Connects Millions Of U.S. School Children To The Internet
Jul 11, 2019
Education & Career News
How Access to High-Speed Internet Levels the Playing Field for Public Schools
Jun 28, 2019
EdTech Magazine
K–12 Leaders Get Creative to Make the Case for Network Upgrades
Jun 21, 2019
Successful Nonprofits
The Government Does the Talking, Your Nonprofit Does the Walking, and Other Lessons from Evan Marwell, Founder of EducationSuperHighway
Jun 15, 2019
FCC
Broadband Deployment Report: Digital Divide Narrowing Substantially
May 29, 2019
Harvard Business School Alumni Magazine
Broken Link: Evan Marwell’s fight to bring American schools up to speed
May 28, 2019
NextGen Personal Finance
NGPF Podcast: Evan Marwell of EducationSuperHighway on the challenge to bring high-speed broadband to all schools
May 17, 2019
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Missouri Schools Improve High-Speed Internet Access Through Connect & Learn Initiative
May 16, 2019
EdWeek
‘Mission Accomplished’ on K-12 Internet Connectivity: A Conversation With Evan Marwell
May 15, 2019
School Administrator Magazine
Maximizing Your E-rate Dollars
May 08, 2019
Fast Company
World Changing Ideas 2019: All the winners, finalists, and honorable mentions
Apr 08, 2019
ExcelinEd
#FactFriday: 44.7M Students Have High-Speed Internet Access
Apr 05, 2019
EdSurge
Mission (Almost) Accomplished: Nonprofit EducationSuperHighway Prepares to Sunset
Apr 04, 2019
The Sacramento Bee
California kids need $17 million to close digital divide, Newsom can make that happen
Feb 21, 2019
EdTech Focus on K-12
Progress Made on K–12 Connectivity, But Work Remains
Feb 12, 2019
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Lessons for Charity Leaders From EducationSuperHighway
Feb 12, 2019
Wired
Alaska Schools Get Faster Internet—Partly Thanks to Global Warming
Jan 28, 2019
Funds for Learning
Pace of C2 Bids Remains High
Jan 11, 2019
Gimlet Media Without Fail Podcast
Relentless: How One Guy Brought the Internet to America’s Schools
Nov 05, 2018
Columbus Dispatch
Ohio Officials Worry Fed Funds for School Internet Connectivity Might Dry Up
Oct 22, 2018
eSchoolNews
5 things helping schools implement high-speed internet
Oct 09, 2018
EdTech Focus on K-12
States, Schools Work Together to Bring Broadband to K–12 Districts
Oct 04, 2018
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas schools lauded for Internet connectivity
Oct 02, 2018
EdSurge
Only 28% of Districts Have Enough Bandwidth to Use Digital Learning Every Day
Oct 02, 2018
MDR Education
Six non-profits and associations that aim to fill the gaps in school internet access
Aug 23, 2018
EdSurge
Why the FCC’s E-rate makes funding high-speed internet a slow crawl
Aug 13, 2018
Government Technology
Rural communities suffer the most without access to the web
Jun 30, 2018
StateScoop
In rural Alaska, new internet service is set to transform daily life
Jun 12, 2018
Wired
FCC Delays Are Keeping Broadband From Rural School Kids
Apr 18, 2018
The Hechinger Report
“Tired of fighting that fight”: School districts’ uphill battle to get good deals on ed tech
Mar 26, 2018
Morning Consult
Closing the School Broadband Gap
Mar 07, 2018
Smart Brief
Experts mark 20 years of E-Rate
Feb 02, 2018
AlexandriaNews.org
Virginia Schools Closing Connectivity Gap
Dec 11, 2017
Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly
Indiana to improve classroom broadband
Oct 26, 2017
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Using Data to Accelerate the Impact of Early-stage Investments
Oct 26, 2017
National Geographic Channel
Without A Net: The Digital Divide in America
Sep 26, 2017
M Live
Michigan schools closing the ‘digital divide,’ report says
Sep 21, 2017
New Hampshire Public Radio
Digital Divide: Some N.H. Schools Are Not Up To Speed for Online Learning
Sep 20, 2017
The 74
39 Million Students Get High-Speed Internet, but Some Schools Still Struggle to Close the Digital Divide
Sep 19, 2017
EdScoop
Montana Invests $2 million in Broadband Expansion for Schools
Jun 08, 2017
Education Week
Faster Internet, Lower Bandwidth Costs for Schools, Study Shows
Jan 17, 2017
Politico
Report: Broadband Progress Connects Millions of Students
Jan 17, 2017
High Plains Public Radio
Kansas to Install High-Speed Internet in Rural Schools
Dec 01, 2016
THE Journal
Free Service Lets Districts Compare Their Bandwidth and Costs with Other Districts
Nov 15, 2016
EdSurge
Free Tool Provides a Roadmap—Literally—For Faster, Cheaper Broadband in Schools
Nov 15, 2016
Education Week
K-12 Districts to Get Price Transparency on Broadband Rates With New Tool
Nov 15, 2016
Tech & Learning
EducationSuperHighway, N.H. Governor Highlight Progress in Expanding Broadband
Sep 06, 2016
Daily Inter Lake
Internet speed ramped up for Evergreen students
Sep 02, 2016
NBC Montana
Governor Bullock promises technology improvements for Montana schools
Sep 01, 2016
Illinois State Board of Education
Illinois to expand access to K-12 broadband and participate in Digital Learning Policy Academy
Apr 22, 2016
The Washington Post
At schools with sub-par Internet, kids face a poor connection with modern life
Apr 22, 2016
Texas Office of the Governor Greg Abbott
Governor Abbott Hosts Reception On Classroom Connectivity With EducationSuperHighway
Mar 10, 2016
Education Week
Price Tool Aims To Help Districts With Bandwidth
Jan 26, 2016
Education Dive
New Platform Will Help Districts Compare, Contrast Internet Access
Jan 25, 2016
EdSurge
EducationSuperHighway Debuts Tool To Compare Drastically Different District Broadband Rates
Jan 21, 2016
The New York Times
Mark Zuckerberg Gives $20 Million to Help Schools Get Faster Internet
Nov 19, 2015
WIRED
It Won’t Be Long Now Until Every School Has Internet Access
Nov 19, 2015
U.S. News & World Report
More Schools Have Access to High-Speed Broadband Than Ever
Nov 19, 2015
Education Week
Big Progress, Hurdles on School Internet Connectivity, Analysis Finds
Nov 19, 2015
EdSurge
America’s Classrooms Online: 24.5 Million Students Now Up to Speed
Nov 19, 2015
eSchool News
How two states are making school broadband a priority
Oct 28, 2015
San Francisco Chronicle
A bold vision for broadband access for all U.S. schools
Oct 22, 2015
RWG New Mexico Public Radio
Martinez Announces Plans to Bring High-Speed Internet to Every Classroom by 2018
Oct 15, 2015
USA Today
The nonprofit bringing high-speed broadband into the modern era
Sep 18, 2015
Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Montana governor backs better Internet access for schools
Sep 15, 2015
District Administration
Schools boost broadband to meet demand: How to upgrade your network to handle today’s education traffic
Aug 03, 2015
The White House
Happy Birthday ConnectED
Jul 09, 2015
San Francisco Chronicle
Evan Marwell, Visionary of the Year, solved a national problem
Apr 01, 2015
San Francisco Chronicle
Evan Marwell: Visionary brings Internet access to schools
Jan 19, 2015
EdSource
Funding to expand schools’ high-speed Internet
Dec 11, 2014
EducationSuperHighway
EducationSuperHighway Supports Proposal by FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler
Nov 17, 2014
The Washington Post
Using fiber optics to bring schools up to Internet speed
Nov 13, 2014
THE Journal
100 Ed Tech Leaders Call on FCC To Update E-rate
Jun 17, 2014
The Washington Post
How Much It Will Cost to Connect (Almost) All Schools
May 28, 2014
EdSurge
How Much It Will Cost to Connect (Almost) All Schools
May 28, 2014
Education Week
E-Rate Is Billions Short on Meeting Schools’ Wireless-Network Needs, Analysis Finds
May 28, 2014
Education Week
Vast Digital Divide Exists in K-12 Schools, E-Rate Analysis Shows
Apr 10, 2014
The Hill
Our students have high need for high speed
Mar 13, 2014
The New York Times
A Case for Cheaper Broadband in Schools
Jan 30, 2014
THE Journal
50 Top Execs Urge E-Rate Modernization To Propel Broadband in Schools
Jan 30, 2014
The Washington Post
CEOs seek better Internet access in classrooms
Jan 30, 2014
