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    Baltimore City students call on Comcast to provide free internet through fall

    (WBAL) Just weeks before the end of the school year, some Baltimore City students are calling for technology giant Comcast to extend free internet services…

    admin May 26, 2020
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    Firaxis Game Studio donates $100K to Code in the Schools for digital equity work

    (Technical.ly) A studio that is synonymous with the region’s influential role in video game development contributed $100,000 so that a Baltimore computer science education nonprofit…

    admin May 26, 2020
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    Baltimore City Students Demand Comcast Increase Internet Speed During Pandemic

    (Baltimore Beat) Lead by student group Students Organizing a Multicultural and Open Society (SOMOS), Baltimore City Public Schools students held a socially-distanced press conference in front of…

    admin May 26, 2020
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    Against pandemic downturn, Mayor Young’s budget proposal seeks to keep funding for youth, IT initiatives

    (Technical.ly) Like other cities, Baltimore is facing budget cuts that will affect people. In a downturn, the priorities that the administration is seeking to keep…

    admin May 6, 2020
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    50 Baltimore orgs are joining together to close the digital divide — during the pandemic, and beyond

    (Technical.ly) With the pandemic making tech access more important, efforts are rising to expand access to devices, internet connectivity and support. The Baltimore Digital Equity…

    admin May 5, 2020
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    City Schools purchases 12,000 Chromebooks and 14,000 chargers

    (Baltimore Brew) With almost half of Baltimore’s public school students without internet access, a push is on to bridge the “digital divide”

    admin April 30, 2020
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    City Council pass bill to help close the Digital Divide amongst city youth

    (WMAR) On Tuesday, Baltimore City Council President Brandon Scott and Councilman Zeke Cohen announced that the City Council unanimously passed the Children and Youth Fund…

    admin April 28, 2020
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    City students could soon get laptops after $3M approved by council

    (WBAL) Much-needed laptop computers appear to be heading to students in Baltimore City after the City Council committed to spending $3 million on school technology.

    admin April 28, 2020
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    Baltimore Taps Youth Fund to Get Students Connected

    (Government Technology) The City Council voted Monday to use at least $9 million from the Baltimore Children and Youth Fund to buy kids food as…

    admin April 28, 2020
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    [Link] 50 Baltimore Orgs Join Forces for Digital Equity during COVID-19

    Rapid Response Team Organizes to Bring Devices, Internet & Training This month, 50 organizations launched the Baltimore Digital Equity Coalition to support a rapid response…

    admin April 28, 2020
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