/news/tags/digital-divide digital divide en-US Copyright Wed, 10 May 2023 18:40:02 GMT /community/2023-05-10/every-cleveland-resident-could-soon-have-internet-access-for-18-a-month Citywide broadband may soon be a reality in Cleveland, giving every resident — 35% of whom do not subscribe to in-home internet — access to affordable connection. Wed, 10 May 2023 18:40:02 GMT /community/2023-05-10/every-cleveland-resident-could-soon-have-internet-access-for-18-a-month Abbey Marshall /community/2023-04-13/partnership-aims-to-bridge-the-digital-divide-in-cuyahoga-falls Residents living in public housing in Cuyahoga Falls are getting free Wi-Fi through a partnership involving the city, Woodridge Local Schools and the Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority. Thu, 13 Apr 2023 19:20:15 GMT /community/2023-04-13/partnership-aims-to-bridge-the-digital-divide-in-cuyahoga-falls Grace Springer /science-technology/2022-12-16/metrohealth-digitalc-plan-to-expand-connectivity-initiative-to-bridge-the-digital-divide MetroHealth will be expanding its Digital Connectivity Initiative after connecting 1000 households in half the time it expected. Fri, 16 Dec 2022 13:24:36 GMT /science-technology/2022-12-16/metrohealth-digitalc-plan-to-expand-connectivity-initiative-to-bridge-the-digital-divide Zaria Johnson /community/2022-12-08/summit-county-organizations-partner-to-bridge-the-digital-divide Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority and Community Action Akron Summit are partnering to provide wifi hotspots to low income residents. Fri, 09 Dec 2022 01:02:13 GMT /community/2022-12-08/summit-county-organizations-partner-to-bridge-the-digital-divide Abigail Bottar /news/government-politics/2022-07-05/cleveland-requests-proposals-for-home-broadband-internet-expansion Cleveland plans to tap $20 million in federal stimulus funds both to connect residents to the internet and to expand the city’s fiber optic cable infrastructure. Tue, 05 Jul 2022 19:42:51 GMT /news/government-politics/2022-07-05/cleveland-requests-proposals-for-home-broadband-internet-expansion Nick Castele /news/podcast/wksu-news-presents/2021-03-03/students-are-falling-behind-in-rural-ohio-where-remote-learning-has-exposed-the-digital-divide Some parents in Ashtabula County say their kids have fallen behind during remote learning because they lack adequate internet access at home. Thu, 04 Mar 2021 03:25:08 GMT /news/podcast/wksu-news-presents/2021-03-03/students-are-falling-behind-in-rural-ohio-where-remote-learning-has-exposed-the-digital-divide Amanda Rabinowitz /news/education/2020-08-19/cleveland-area-schools-scramble-to-find-fix-for-digital-divide With basically every school district in Cuyahoga County returning to school in a remote-only format this month and next as COVID-19 continues to ravage… Wed, 19 Aug 2020 10:00:00 GMT /news/education/2020-08-19/cleveland-area-schools-scramble-to-find-fix-for-digital-divide Conor Morris /news/community/2018-06-20/state-lawmakers-are-in-no-hurry-to-bridge-ohios-digital-divide In many rural areas, broadband service remains limited, cost-prohibitive or unavailable altogether. State lawmakers have proposed two bills to change… Wed, 20 Jun 2018 22:32:18 GMT /news/community/2018-06-20/state-lawmakers-are-in-no-hurry-to-bridge-ohios-digital-divide M.L. Schultze /news/health-science/2017-01-24/new-internet-initiative-launched-to-end-clevelands-digital-divide The digital divide could soon shrink for residents of Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority buildings.The pilot program, called Connect the Unconnected,… Tue, 24 Jan 2017 23:04:42 GMT /news/health-science/2017-01-24/new-internet-initiative-launched-to-end-clevelands-digital-divide Afi Scruggs