Students in both urban and rural Midwest school districts gain access to low- and no-cost internet thanks to creative solutions and partnerships with a regional internet service provider.
For the Waterloo Community School District, a partnership with local internet service provider, Mediacom, was a game-changer for students without an existing home internet connection.
Thanks to Chicago Connected, a public-private partnership, all Chicago students will have the broadband internet service or device they need to learn from home.
Lone Star College partnered with local internet service provider, Comcast, to connect its students to broadband as classes moved to a distance learning model.