A student-led nonprofit called Bridging Tech has been providing refurbished computers to homeless K-12 students during the pandemic.

The nonprofit Education Design Lab will partner with five community colleges to implement new pathways to postsecondary education for students in rural communities.

The technological transition required of universities and colleges in recent months was trying, but educational technology leaders said they believe it was the boost their institutions needed.

The cross-industry partnership will provide thousands of students access to high-speed internet and devices that can be used to continue their educations during the pandemic.

Partnerships with school consortiums and "proactive" contact with distributors will mean devices for many students attending Florida's small or rural districts.

Big tech companies have donated devices to help students continue their educations during quarantine, but officials said they still need thousands more.

With an unprecedented number of students taking classes online, senators urge their colleagues to fund expansion of high-speed internet for students as part of the latest COVID-19 relief package.

The next generation of wireless technology is promised to enable new edtech as the company plans to bring 5G to 100 schools.

At first, administrators at the Municipal School District of Warren County, Indiana, didn't think they could afford modern high-speed internet.