Full Speed Ahead: Connecting America’s Students to the Internet and Opportunity For The Movement

On this episode, we are joined by Evan Marwell, CEO of EducationSuperhighway, a non-profit organization that just smashed a very ambitious goal to connect 99% of America’s public school classrooms to high-speed internet. Mr. Marwell talks about the work and partnerships that contributed to this successful venture and what’s next for the organization as America’s students migrate away from classrooms to at-home learning.
The hosts for this episode are Clint Odom, NUL Senior Vice President of Policy & Advocacy and Toni Wiley, NUL Director of Advocacy.
From the National Urban League, For The Movement discusses persistent policy, social, and civil rights issues affecting communities of color.


Discussed in this episode:
National Urban League
Black
Black America
African-American
News
Information
Advocacy
Politics
Education
COVID
Students
Public Schools
Digital divide
Technology
High-Speed Internet
Broadband
Opportunity
FCC
Jessica Rosenworcel
Bill Kennard
Comcast
Charter
Telecom
Internet Service Provider
Governors
Affordability
School closure
Homework gap
Remote learning
Jobs
Pandemic
Homeless
Eviction
Foreclosure
Displacement
Learning labs
 
Twitter and Instagram: @edsuperhighway
Website: www.educationsuperhighway.org