Believe in Better

A world of open and connected learning, so you have the tools you need to strengthen your community and succeed in life.

✓ Access to free high-speed internet and an up-to-date device. The right tools are vital to genuine learning, and we will help you have them.

✓ Take courses virtually from across your state and around the world. No student in 2021 should be confined to the opportunities in their own community, so we will connect you with national and global learning.

✓ Become an informed participant in the American democratic system, in order to contribute to your community, institutions and country.

✓ Earn credits from civic, non-profit, university, professional and government organizations, on a schedule that works for you. More than just credits, these connections will help you to get ahead by opening up doors of opportunity and access.

At ConnCAN, modernizing the teacher workforce by creating more pathways for educators to be certified.

At DelawareCAN, designating broadband access as an essential utility.

At GeorgiaCAN, expanding learning opportunities for all children through the creation of an ESA or direct-aid program.

At HawaiiKidsCAN, letting students more easily earn school credit from community-based programs and organizations.

At TEN Colorado, providing direct aid to families to extend learning opportunities outside the classroom.

At TennesseeCAN, creating permanent direct payments to families for educational expenses.

WiFi on Wheels

The team at HawaiiKidsCAN launched WiFi on Wheels, a program that ensured that students in Hawaii’s rural communities had access to broadband internet. Fifteen vans, outfitted with a router, cables and rooftop antenna allowed students to access their digital learning. The team also championed direct support to families and secured a second win when Governor Ige announced that the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program will provide eligible families with $50 a month for broadband services.

A device for every student

ConnCAN’s advocacy for all students to have electronic devices so they could effectively learn paid off when Governor Lamont agreed to spend over $43 million in federal funds to ensure every student would have a laptop and high-speed internet access. ConnCAN continues to work to make access to technology a student right, and has seen early progress with a statewide initiative to expand broadband access further, leveraging recent federal funding.

Skate Surf Science

Skate Surf Science is a new learning program in Florida that allows students to connect their passions for surfing and skating with science, ranging from physics to marine biology.

yes. every kid

yes. every kid showcases the Idaho Strong Students Program with parents working to deliver a more flexible and open school system.