There are 3 article(s) tagged digital divide:

• August 2020

  • The Walk designed as ‘digital city,’ and to bridge the digital divide

    Start Co. and developers of The Walk on Union describe Catalyst30 as a sped-up effort to achieve in 10 years what normally would take 20 years: Make Memphis a "digital city."

    By Tom Bailey August 18, 2020

• May 2020

  • In post-COVID world, education officials hope to bridge local digital divide

    Shelby County Schools' digital plan would provide every student and teacher with a laptop and training on how to use it. The more than 100,000 devices would cost roughly $53 million, half of which would come from federal coronavirus stimulus funds.

    By Natasha Senjanovic May 26, 2020

• March 2020

  • Coronavirus presents daunting digital challenge for SCS

    Strapped SCS, with some of the lowest test scores in the state, in matter of weeks must offer classes online.

    By Jane Roberts March 19, 2020