Online For All: Coalition Mobilizes for Digital Equity during Back-to-School Season

Under the leadership of the White House, the Department of Education partnered with Civic Nation to launch the Online For All Campaign, bringing together a diverse coalition of supporting organizations to engage in local community action and large-scale mobilization efforts to ensure every household can get online. Online For All kicked off with a Week of Action in June that successfully informed more than 1 million people about the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). As of September 2023, more than 21 million households have enrolled out of 48 million eligible. In August, Online For All launched the Back to School Connectivity Challenge, calling on various sectors to embed the ACP into planned back-to-school activities, since this season can be an important moment to share information with students and families. Going forward, Online For All will continue to expand and equip the coalition of supporting organizations with monthly calls and additional resources. In addition, Online For All will develop a public story bank of digital equity success stories.