| TOP STORIES Chicago Wants to Make Its Student Broadband Program Permanent
The program, dubbed Chicago Connected, will provide more than 100,000 Chicago Public School students with the Internet at home, and officials say the goal is to make sure those students are never without broadband again. READ MORE Indiana Schools Plan for Reopening with Virtual Options
In its first official meeting, Indiana’s Silver Creek school board approved a series of district policies for the health and safety of students and staff, including virtual options and face-covering protocols. READ MORE Lack of Broadband Handcuffs At-Home Schooling in Ohio
As Columbus, Ohio, students look toward a school year with largely online learning, a new report shows that more than 30 percent of households in some city neighborhoods don't have broadband access. READ MORE | 
