Addressing the Digital Divide: The Story of Oakland with Javeria Salman of the Hechinger Report in April 2022

When COVID-19 forced schools to offer remote learning, access to computing devices and the Internet became a significant issue for many children. Although the digital divide has been talked about before the pandemic, remote learning made it a paramount issue for schools, teachers, and students. Oakland in California took an innovative approach to bring access to devices and Internet connectivity to all students in the city. The story was reported by Javeria Salman of the Hechinger Report in April 2022 (read the story here). In this episode, we have invited the reporter and two guests from the #OaklandUndivided project to reflect on their story.