How this high school student is bridging the digital divide:
, the problem is actually much more acute—with almost 163 million people in the U.S. “not using the internet at broadband speeds.” That’s nearly half the U.S. population.
“After emailing about 20 organizations without a response, I felt discouraged,” she said. “I decided to email one last company, T-Mobile, after seeing an advertisement about closing the homework gap.”Ms. Garg knew that Rome City Schools had been working with T-Mobile, among other technology companies, earlier on in the pandemic to offer greater off-campus connectivity to students. Through T-Mobile’s EmpowerED 2.
"If we can fix the problem of the digital divide, the possibilities for students and school administrators are endless," she said."This is definitely a life-long mission worth fighting for."
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