Drowned out by the Beltway political media’s breathless postgame coverage of the midterm elections, one federal agency just quietly announced a major milestone in the struggle to extend internet ...

A new map estimates that nearly 60 million Americans are not connected to the internet, a number that vastly exceeds both the government’s own estimates and other independent research. LightBox, a ...

The quality and cost of broadband remain issues for households across the US, and the Biden administration wants to draw attention to that unfortunate reality. The National Telecommunications and ...

A newly released broadband adoption map, created by the Open Technology Institute at the New America Foundation, shows the disparity of Internet access in San Antonio along socio-economic lines, ...

In Greater Houston, where nearly half of children start kindergarten unprepared, Collaborative for Children is taking bold steps to close the digital divide, beginning with our youngest learners.

As the world becomes increasingly digital, the concept of the "digital divide" has become more relevant than ever. This term refers to the disparity between those who have access to technology and ...

There has long been an urban–rural digital divide, and the COVID-19 pandemic shined a spotlight on this divide as internet access became crucial. Schools shifted instruction online; workers were asked ...

Our society relies on the internet for education, jobs, and personal needs, yet our country’s digital divide has been an ongoing issue, affecting the 14.5 million Americans who don’t have access to ...

This issue brief highlights resources that states and districts can access to work toward closing the digital divide and presents a case for future policymaking that prioritizes proactively addressing ...

Kiara Taylor has worked as a financial analyst for more than a decade. Her career has involved a number of financial firms, including Fifth Third Bank, JPMorgan, and Citibank. She has filled a number ...