The New York Times Company and Verizon Are Offering 14 Million High School Students Free Access to Times Journalism
April 06 2020 - 8:00AM
The New York Times Company and Verizon today joined forces to offer
all students and teachers in high schools within the U.S. free
digital access to NYTimes.com. With students across the country
impacted by school closures due to the coronavirus pandemic, this
partnership will help to keep them educated, informed and
connected.
In a letter to readers, Times Company C.E.O. Mark
Thompson and Verizon C.E.O. Hans Vestberg
wrote:
“This effort builds on a recent
commitment by Verizon and The New York Times to bring Times
reporting to Title I schools across the nation. And it’s grounded
in a belief that quality journalism can support student learning
during these turbulent and uncertain times.
From April 6 to July 6,
students and teachers will be able to access Times journalism
online. This means that even while studying remotely, students will
have deeply reported, expert journalism at their fingertips - from
international issues to arts and culture to science, politics and
more.
This is a difficult moment. The New
York Times and Verizon are committed to helping students stay
informed and engaged with each other and the world around
them.”
This announcement expands on Verizon and New York Times’s
commitment to provide free access to more than seven million Title
1 students and teachers - including all schools within the Verizon
Innovative Learning program. Millions of students and teachers have
already signed up for these resources for use in classrooms and at
home in cities and states across the country.
Verizon has been prioritizing digital inclusion since 2014.
Verizon Innovative Learning provides free 1:1 devices, free
internet access and a technology-driven curriculum to some of the
country’s most under-resourced students. With schools closed and
remote learning in place, Verizon is supporting the over 100,000
students and teachers within the program by tripling their data
allowances, from 10GB/month to 30GB/month through June 30.
Founded in 1998 to expand on The New York Times’s mission to
help people understand the world they live in, The Learning Network
gives people the tools they need to teach and learn with curated
educational content such as writing prompts, news quizzes and
student contests - all based on Times articles, photos, videos,
illustrations and graphs. Materials also include a special
coronavirus resource collection for students, updated daily during
this crisis.
To learn more about how schools can participate, please visit
nytimes.com/highschoolaccess.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) was formed on
June 30, 2000 and is celebrating its 20th year as one of the
world’s leading providers of technology, communications,
information and entertainment products and services. Headquartered
in New York City and with a presence around the world, Verizon
generated revenues of $131.9 billion in
2019. The company offers voice,
data and video services and solutions on its award winning networks
and platforms, delivering on customers’ demand for
mobility, reliable network connectivity, security and
control.
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