Bridging the Digital Divide for Equitable Education: A Learning Session
Name:
Bridging the Digital Divide for Equitable Education: A Learning Session
Date:
August 13, 2020
Time:
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM CDT
Registration:
Sorry, online registration for this event has been closed.
Event Description:
With the COVID-19 pandemic challenging societal norms around education, one issue that has been magnified in our region is access to technology and internet services, particularly in under-resourced communities. As students around the nation shift to a virtual learning experience to start the new school year, digital equity becomes increasingly more important to ensure that the most vulnerable students do not fall behind through distance learning. The digital divide presents a need for the community to continue to address issues around internet connectivity, cost, access to equipment and training.
Please join the KC Chamber and the Urban Neighborhood Initiative as we discuss the issue of digital equity with education and civic leaders throughout the region. This session will offer pathways of engagement for businesses to help bridge the digital divide in Kansas City.
Our Cornerstone Sponsors are American Century Investments, Bayer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, Commerce Bank, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, JE Dunn Construction, Lockton Companies, REACH Healthcare Foundation, Saint Luke's Health System, UMB and Waddell & Reed.
Our Regional Diversity Sponsors are Black & Veatch, Heavy Constructors Association, Spire and VanTrust Real Estate.
Our Supporting Diversity Sponsors are Andrews McMeel Universal, Bank Midwest, Children's Mercy, Enterprise Holdings, Ernst & Young, Garmin, H&R Block, HNTB, Honeywell, Husch Blackwell, Kansas City University of Medicine & Biosciences, KVC Health Systems, Lathrop GPM, Lead Bank, Mazuma, McCownGordon Construction, Shook Hardy & Bacon, State Street, Stinson LLP, The Builders' Association, The University of Kansas, The University of Kansas Health System and Turner Construction.
Please join the KC Chamber and the Urban Neighborhood Initiative as we discuss the issue of digital equity with education and civic leaders throughout the region. This session will offer pathways of engagement for businesses to help bridge the digital divide in Kansas City.
Thank you to our 2020 Diversity & Inclusion Sponsors!
Presenting Diversity Sponsors for 2020 are CommunityAmerica Credit Union, Evergy, Hallmark, and T-Mobile.Our Cornerstone Sponsors are American Century Investments, Bayer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, Commerce Bank, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, JE Dunn Construction, Lockton Companies, REACH Healthcare Foundation, Saint Luke's Health System, UMB and Waddell & Reed.
Our Regional Diversity Sponsors are Black & Veatch, Heavy Constructors Association, Spire and VanTrust Real Estate.
Our Supporting Diversity Sponsors are Andrews McMeel Universal, Bank Midwest, Children's Mercy, Enterprise Holdings, Ernst & Young, Garmin, H&R Block, HNTB, Honeywell, Husch Blackwell, Kansas City University of Medicine & Biosciences, KVC Health Systems, Lathrop GPM, Lead Bank, Mazuma, McCownGordon Construction, Shook Hardy & Bacon, State Street, Stinson LLP, The Builders' Association, The University of Kansas, The University of Kansas Health System and Turner Construction.
