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¿Sabías que puedes pagar solo $30 por servicio de internet? Te decimos lo que debes hacer
Este programa tiene cobertura en todo el país, y se estima que en california casi 6 millones de personas podrían beneficiarse pero solo un 38% lo está aprovechando…
Oakland Officials Unveiling Plan for High-Speed Internet in Public Housing
KQED’s Dana Cronin reports
Oakland to launch free wifi program in 5 largest public housing communities
Oakland Undivided turned three this week. The nonprofit was founded during the pandemic as a way of bridging the city’s glaring digital divide.
Oakland, Calif., to Offer Free Internet in Public Housing
(TNS) — Oakland plans to provide free high-speed internet access for residents in public housing in an effort to close the digital divide, officials announced.
「屋仑不可分割计划」 庆祝成立3周年
「屋仑不可分割计划」（Oakland Undivided）在成立3周年之际，举行庆祝活动，宣布承诺确保约5万名全体屋仑公立校区（OUSD）学前班至大学的学生，可以继续拥有个人电脑和网络服务。
Oakland to offer free internet for public housing residents to bridge digital divide
Oakland plans to provide free high-speed internet access for residents in public housing in an effort to close the digital divide, officials announced.
The Oakland Housing Authority plans to supply 1,117 households in the city’s five largest public housing communities with free wireless internet access by 2024, city officials said in a statement Saturday. Community rooms and areas will also have free Wi-Fi.
Oakland Announces Plans To Expand Internet Access
Oakland Housing Authority announces plan to connect nearly 1,200 units at the five largest public housing communities to free high-speed internet by 2024; #OaklandUndivided announces commitment to ensure all 50,000+ Oakland Public School Students—PreK through College—have home computer and internet access for the fourth consecutive year.
Radio B'Alam - Facebook Live Interview
The Affordable Connectivity Program and access to devices at-home for OUSD students were just a few of the topics we highlighted during our podcast with Radio B'alam. Language barriers shouldn't keep communities from accessing the benefits they have available. Thank you Radio B'alam, Tech Exchange, and Crecencio for helping us share the work that #OaklandUndivided is doing to bridge the digital divide in our city with our Mam and Spanish speaking communities
Community coalition expands vision for closing digital divide in Oakland
A pandemic-era coalition aimed at helping Oakland public school students learn is expanding its vision, the coalition #OaklandUndivided formally announced Friday.
Community Coalition Expands Vision for Closing Digital Divide in Oakland
A pandemic-era coalition aimed at helping Oakland public school students learn is expanding its vision, the coalition #OaklandUndivided formally announced Friday.
What began as an effort to ensure Oakland school children could learn as their families coped with COVID-19 will expand to ensure all students from pre-kindergarten to college have access to a computer, the internet and culturally competent tech support.
Oakland Undivided providing computers to majority of low-income students affected by distance learning
The COVID-19 pandemic had one positive effect on the Oakland Unified School District. It forced officials to take steps to quickly find a way to get computers and internet access to some of the district's poorest students.
For more, KCBS Radio's Eric Thomas on the second anniversary of the program.
Closing the Digital Divide: PG&E Supports Oakland Initiative to Boost Technology Access for Young Students
At a time when technology dependence is so critical for the success of schoolchildren, PG&E and The PG&E Corporation Foundation (Foundation) are continuing their ongoing commitment to digital access in education. Today, the Foundation announced it is making a charitable contribution of $250,000 for #OaklandUndivided to collectively ensure that 100% of Oakland public school students have access to a home computer, high-speed internet, and culturally competent tech support.
The announcement comes as representatives for PG&E and the Foundation joined others in Oakland today to celebrate the program’s impact to date.
#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
Oakland - On Friday, May 6, #OaklandUndivided, joined by local, state, and federal officials, will announce a new commitment to Oakland students and an expanded vision to close the digital divide for good - highlighting #OU as a model for California and the nation.
Cómo una ciudad resolvió la brecha digital para casi todos sus alumnos
En Oakland, California, 98 por ciento de alumnos provenientes de familias de bajo ingreso tienen ahora una computadora y servicio de internet, escribe Javeria Salman
How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students
OAKLAND, Calif. — After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. Ramos would connect to the library’s Wi-Fi — sometimes on her cellphone, sometimes using her family’s only laptop — to complete assignments and submit essays or tests for her classes at Skyline High School.
How Oakland closed the digital divide for nearly all its students
After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. Ms. Ramos would connect to the library’s Wi-Fi – sometimes on her cellphone, sometimes using her family’s only laptop – to complete assignments and submit essays or tests for her classes at Skyline High School.
Bridging the Digital Divide: Policy Proposals to Increase Broadband Access for All
The latest report from The New Deal Forum Broadband Task Force, highlights policy proposals to increase broadband access for all. Learn more about our pilot program with our leadership partner Education SuperHighway (page 9), providing free WiFi to disconnected students and tenants in low-income apartment buildings.
CA Selects Oakland for Historic Investment to Close the Digital Divide
Oakland Selected as Inaugural City in National Effort to Close the Digital Divide for Good
OAKLAND, CA – Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf today announced that the city had been selected by national organization EducationSuperHighway to participate in a pilot project that aims to connect 90% of Oakland’s estimated 36,951 unconnected homes to high-speed broadband over the next five years…
A Big Step Across the Digital Divide: T‑Mobile’s Project 10Million Connects 35,000 Oakland Students
Friday, March 13, 2020: The President of the United States declares a national emergency due to the coronavirus outbreak. That same afternoon, the superintendent of Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) in Oakland, Calif., declares that, starting the following Monday, OUSD’s 80 K-12 schools would cease in-person classes. The district’s 35,000 students would shift to distance learning through online classes and homework for at least the next month. And so began the most profound logistical challenge that Oakland school administrators had ever confronted.