blog post Commentary: How Rural Schools Survived the Pandemic By Niu Gao Oct 12, 2022 Oct 6, 2022 ... Multiple barriers hinder broadband access and deployment in rural areas ... gap by expanding affordable access to reliable internet at home.
blog post After COVID, Community Colleges Must Focus on Improving Online Courses By Daniel Payares-Montoya Aug 17, 2022 Aug 17, 2022 ... photo - College Student Online Learning from Home ... and students have access to resources like broadband internet and computing devices, ...
Fact Sheet The Digital Divide in Education By Darriya Starr, Joseph Hayes, Niu Gao Jun 15, 2022 Broadband access was lower among low-income (57%), Black (61%), Latino (67%) K–12 households and those headed by non–college graduates (67%).
Fact Sheet California’s Digital Divide By Joseph Hayes, Niu Gao, Darriya Starr Jun 15, 2022 Broadband access has been growing steadily over the past several years. According to the ACS, 74% of California households had high-speed internet at home ...
blog post How Has California Narrowed Its K–12 Digital Divide? By Niu Gao, Joseph Hayes, Darriya Starr Apr 5, 2022 Apr 5, 2022 ... The pandemic-related influx of federal and state stimulus dollars helped schools purchase devices and provide broadband connectivity to more ...
blog post Building a Community-Owned Broadband Network in Imperial County By Joseph Hayes, Mary Severance, Niu Gao Jan 28, 2022 Jan 28, 2022 ... We were relatively well positioned when the stay-at-home order hit in March 2020. But because BorderLink was still in pilot mode, our network ...
blog post Commentary: Narrowing the Digital Divide with Pandemic Benefits By Joseph Hayes, Darriya Starr, Niu Gao Jan 4, 2022 Jan 4, 2022 ... Many California households struggle to afford broadband internet, ... for students to attend online classes and for parents to work at home.
blog post After Wildfire, How Do We Rebuild for a “Resilient Recovery”? By Sarah Bardeen Nov 29, 2021 Nov 29, 2021 ... At least one in 12 California homes is at high risk of burning in a wildfire—yet state and local land use policies still incentivize ...
blog post Video: Achieving Digital Equity for California’s Students By Vicki Hsieh Nov 4, 2021 Nov 4, 2021 ... For many areas of the state, the lack of broadband “cannot be solved ... kids doing distance learning and parents working from home.
event Achieving Digital Equity for California’s Students Oct 28, 2021 Did unprecedented investments in broadband help close equity gaps in digital access? PPIC researcher Joseph Hayes will outline key findings from a new ...