The most terrifying and dangerous experiences I had as a child were at home. I am not alone. My mother battled demons, and heard voices, including those telling her to kill her child. An innocent game of hide and seek turned into a terrifying game of hide or die. And I hid for hours in…
A Digital Inclusion Expert Shares How Those in Education Can Get Internet Into Families’ Hands
In the fourth episode of “Access Denied” host Dirk Tillotson has on Angela Siefer, Executive Director of the National Digital Inclusion Alliance to chat about how education folks can build on digital inclusion advocates’s work to solve the digital divide, together. Have you been following “Access Denied” so far? It’s the story of how 15…
Bridges Stimulus Pledge raises $250k for Oakland families
It began in April as a simple enough plan: Bridges Academy at Melrose principal Anita Iverson-Comelo and her husband would donate their stimulus checks to Bridges families, 80 percent of whom had lost their source of income during the pandemic and majority of whom did not qualify for a stimulus check or unemployment benefits from…
As Schools Reopen, 16.9 Million Children Still Lack Internet Access, With Students of Color Hit the Hardest
We’ve been sounding the alarm about how dire students’ internet access problems are in this country throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and we wish we had better news to share with you today on that front. Unfortunately, according to a new report, fully 16.9 million children in the U.S. lack proper internet access to get online…
How to Prepare Your Kids for In-Person, Virtual and Hybrid Classes this Year
A Guest post from Jenna Sherman founder of Parent-Leaders Image via Pexels How to Prepare Your Kids for In-Person, Virtual and Hybrid Classes this Year Back-to-school time is always a mix of chaos, anxiety and excitement. This year, feelings will likely be running even higher with the pandemic going on. Likewise, getting ready for class…