White House Plans 'ConnectED to the Future' Event
​The White House plans an event pegged to its ConnectED initiative Wednesday, it said. The event will bring President Barack Obama together with educators and superintendents. The White House announcement did not give a specific time and location. The event…
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will be dubbed “ConnectED to the Future,” the White House said. “During the event, President Obama will host a digital pledge signing ceremony with over one hundred superintendents to be joined virtually by hundreds more across the country,” the notice said. “The event builds on the momentum of the ConnectED Initiative, a plan the President announced in 2013, to connect 99 percent of students to high speed internet and empower teachers with the technology they need to transform teaching and learning. An important part of this initiative is ensuring that digital connectivity supports innovation in America’s classrooms.”