This blog from EducationSuperHighway details how the City of Chicago and Chicago Public Schools formed public-private partnerships with local Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to offer "sponsored service," paying directly for internet service for in-need families, to ensure students were able to access the digital classroom for remote learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. The resource provides data displays to show the increase in student connectivity from 2015 and which school districts across America are meeting the 1 Mbps per student standard.
The National Broadband Resource Hub is made possible through the generous support of the Ford Foundation and Schmidt Futures. The site is administered by the Broadband Equity Partnership.