Free Wi-Fi headed to Phoenix school districts to help end digital divide
“But an initiative funded by the 2020 CARES Act will help Phoenix schools bridge the divide, and it might pave the way for a nationwide fix.
Phoenix, Phoenix College and Phoenix Union High School District have teamed up to create the Phoenix Digital Education Connection Canopy, a broadband network designed to provide free Wi-Fi to 250,000 families who have students in 13 Phoenix districts.
Students without internet at home usually have relied on hot spots near schools or foraged for Wi-Fi connectivity at libraries, coffee shops and other businesses. But in the age of Zoom and Google Classroom, students not only struggled to get online, they struggled to secure reliable connections.”