$500,000 Comcast investment to support launch and scale of digital navigator programs, create Tech Hubs with “Lift Zones” at six YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago locations in the city – with free WiFi, computers, digital skills training With broadband service available in all 77 Chicago neighborhoods and public and private programs in place that can cover […]
Chicago’s Fiske and Scammon Elementary Schools Top Scorers in “Get Schooled, Get Connected” Spring Challenge
4,000 CPS students completed more than 150,000 quests over the course of the challenge… Chance the Rapper joined Comcast, civic leaders and students and faculty from Chicago’s John Fiske and Scammon Elementary Schools today to announce that the two schools earned the most points in the “Get Schooled, Get Connected Spring Challenge.” More than 4,000 students from 20 […]
Chance the Rapper, Ludacris Launch Get Schooled, Get Connected Spring Challenge in Chicago to help Students Finish the School Year Strong
Chicago Public Schools high school students completed more than 50,000 quests during inaugural three-month challenge… Chance the Rapper and Ludacris joined Internet Essentials, city and school leaders at Alcott College Prep on Tuesday afternoon to kick off the popular Get Schooled, Get Connected Spring Challenge, which is designed to help thousands of Chicago Public Schools […]
Celebrities, Officials Rally Students to ‘Get Schooled, Get Connected’
Comcast’s Greater Chicago Region Digital Divide Team Reflects on Celebration… On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Comcast came together with leaders from Chicago Public Schools (CPS); Chicago City of Learning (CCOL); community-based organizations (CBOs); and elected officials, along with celebrities, ranging from actress and singer-songwriter Christina Milian; MTV’s Sway Calloway; and Chicago hip-hop artist Chance […]
Star-Studded Cast of Athletes, Entertainers Honor 3,000 Chicago High School Students at Inaugural “Get Schooled, Get Connected” Celebration
First-of-its-kind challenge uses celebrity-driven platform to inspire, motivate students for college… Get Schooled, Internet Essentials by Comcast, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago City of Learning (CCOL) and countless community-based organizations (CBOs) joined actress and singer-songwriter Christina Milian, MTV’s Sway Calloway, Chicago hip-hop artist Chance the Rapper, Chicago White Sox executive vice president Ken Williams, Chicago Bears […]