Carmen Cortez

Jun 5, 2024 | 3blmedia.com | Sheila Chelimo |Carmen Cortez |Jessica Jackson |D'Andre J. Weaver

By Sheila Chelimo, Ph.D, Carmen Cortez, Jessica K. Jackson and D'Andre J. Weaver, Ph.DKey IdeasThe Verizon Innovative Learning Schools program has led to an unintended impact: improved job satisfaction and increased opportunities for career advancement for teachers and coaches at participating schools. Irving Independent School District was the initial inspiration for our research, which revealed that similar impact is being experienced in districts nationwide.

May 14, 2024 | digitalpromise.org | D'Andre J. Weaver |Carmen Cortez |Jessica Jackson |Sheila Chelimo

Verizon Innovative Learning Schools began in 2014 to help bridge barriers to digital inclusion. The partnership between Verizon and Digital Promise provides devices with data plans to every student and teacher at participating schools; this always-available access enables learning to occur both in and outside the classroom.