Bridging the digital divide: AT&T to unveil its Connected Learning Center at Esperanza this week

Cleveland ranks as the least-connected city in the United States, of cities with 100,000 households or more—preventing many Cleveland students from accessing the digital leaning resources and tools that are necessary in today’s digital learning environment. The center will be equipped with Dell computers, high-speed AT&T fiber Internet and Wi-Fi, as well as educational and digital literacy content.As parents and educators continue to search for ways to close the digital divide, AT&T has stepped in to narrow that gap with its new AT&T Connected Learning Centers. Earlier this year the company announced it would be opening 20 Connected Learning Centers across the country as part of its Connected Learning program—part of a three-year $2 billion commitment to bridge the digital divide through efforts that promote broadband affordability, accessibility, and adoption— and Cleveland would be one of the first eight cities to get a Center. AT&T in September launched its first Connected Learning Center in Dallas, where AT&T is headquartered. This Wednesday, Dec. 15, AT&T will unveil its Connected Learning Center at Esperanza, Inc., the nonprofit community center in the Clark-Fulton neighborhood—making the center among the first to open in the country. Esperanza, which is dedicated to improving academic achievement among Hispanic students,…
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