Emily Jordan

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Emily Jordan is the vice president of Connect K-12. She manages external relationships with key stakeholders at the state and Federal levels of government, including governors’ offices, education agency heads, and like-minded advocacy and membership organizations. Emily helps state education leaders and K-12 public school districts improve school connectivity and make progress toward the FCC’s 1 Mbps per student bandwidth goal.
Guest Commentary
Connecting Students at Both School and Home Must be a National Priority

Before the pandemic, 16.9 million kids fell into what was dubbed the “homework gap.” Essentially, these students had access to the internet and the educational resources it affords while in class but not when at home. Many were forced to use Wi-Fi at fast-food restaurants or rely on the library to do their schoolwork. In […]

Emily Jordan
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