It's 3:30p.m. at the Pickleweed Library in San Rafael's Canalneighborhood,and every one of the 16 computers is in use as residents ofthis working-class community avail themselves oftheir only form of Internet access. Read More>>>
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"We applaud the vote by the FCC to support E-rate reform to drive increases in broadband adoption in low-income communities. Without this focus, too many American students face being left behind in low-performing schools. Reforms to the Universal Service Fund (USF) more generally, and E-rate [...]
CETF President and CEO Sunne Wright McPeak says if policymakers act "they can help close the Digital Divide and the Achievement Divide in schools." Read More>>>
1 in 4 Californians doesn't have access to broadband at home - a disparity that analysts say will only widen the gap between the wealthy and poor. Read More>>>
At an E-rate reform workshop in Washington, D.C., Commissioner Ajit Pai recounted his visit to the San Fernando Institute for Applied Media (SFIAM), a participant in the CETF-sponsored School2Home program. "It’s a middle school that is using technology to transform the way students learn. Each [...]
CETF Board Members Barbara O'Connor and Lloyd Levine call on federal regulators to hold Comcast accountable for improving its performance in signing up low-income Americans for affordable broadband. They argue that in reviewing its proposal to acquire Time Warner Cable, regulators must set measurable goals [...]
The Education Technology Task Force's report, Empowering Learning: California's Education Technology Blueprint, 2014-17, notes that a report from the California Emerging Technology Fund found that "more than 9 million Californians who live in remote rural communities, on tribal lands, in low-income neighborhoods, or who have [...]
The California Emerging Technology Fund is pleased to announce the 2014 Broadband Champions. Fifteen individuals are being recognized for their groundbreaking work and strong commitment to close the Digital Divide. "We congratulate the Broadband Champions. From El Centro to Humboldt, from Hollywood to San Francisco, [...]
National Telecommunications and Information Administration chief Larry Stickling met with CETF and grantees to highlight the work they are doing to close the Digital Divide in Silicon Valley and California, including home broadband adoption and digital literacy and workforce skills training. Read More>>>
The Building Blocks for Kids Collaborative (BBK) is unveiling plans to provide free broadband wireless internet access to residents in Richmond's Iron Triangle neighborhood. This unprecedented free service is possible thanks to financial support from the California Emerging Technology Fund that provided $500,000 over three years to increase digital [...]