April 2020

Sponsor 

Axios

Date 
Thu, 04/23/2020 - 17:30 to 18:00

A live, virtual event on COVID-19's impact on education. We will unpack how the homework gap manifests in middle America and nationally, looking at communities and the creative solutions surfacing across the nation.  

Axios Co-founder & CEO Jim VandeHei and Cities Correspondent Kim Hart will host conversations with: 

The Honorable Laura Kelly

Governor, Kansas 

Ajit Pai
Chairman, Federal Communications Commission

Sal Khan
Founder & CEO, Khan Academy



Cities Deploy Rapid Digital Inclusion Efforts Amid Crisis

Angelina Panettieri, the legislative manager for information technology and communications with the National League of Cities, is involved with efforts to connect cities with each other so they can share lessons learned during the crisis, and she, too, pointed to digital inclusion as one of the more pressing matters currently facing local leadership. It’s a challenge that faces both the public and private sector as well as city hall itself — how can organizations get devices into people’s hands so they can conduct all their business online?

Wisconsin Launches Internet and Phone Helpline

The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) launched a customer service phone line for people who need help locating phone or internet service during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

President Trump Targets Broadband for COVID Negotiations

President Donald Trump on April 21 tweeted that broadband internet will be one of his own priorities in hashing out an upcoming fourth phase of coronavirus relief.