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Published May 11, 2021   Updated May 11, 2021, 11:14 am CDT Starting tomorrow, eligible Americans will be able to sign up for a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) coronavirus pandemic-related program that provides monthly discounts to help pay for broadband service. Featured Video Hide The Emergency Broadband Benefit will allow for low-income Americans to get a monthly discount of up to $50—or $75 for Tribal lands—to help pay for their internet access. The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the country’s digital divide, the gap between thos...

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Cell towers are popping up at U.S. schools. The long-term solution may be here to stay. David Ingram © Provided by NBC News The Dallas Independent School District is used to providing internet service to students when they’re on school property. But it’s never had something quite like the 90-foot towers going up at a handful of schools in the district — its first foray into building its own network of cellular transmission towers.  Like a growing number of school districts across the country, spurred in part by the coronavirus pandemic, the Dallas school system has re...

The $7.1 billion is part of the broader $1.9 trillion stimulus bill that the House passed on Wednesday. The funds will be directed toward schools and community libraries.

New Jersey announced this week it closed its homework gap, and that all students have access to devices and connections to the internet.