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Verizon Innovative Learning, an award-winning education initiative, has reached over 8.5 million students, bringing Verizon closer to its goal of empowering 10 million by 2030.

At just 16 years old, Miles Davis, a high-school senior from Washington, D.C., is already charting a path towards a STEM career.

In the Compton Unified School District in Compton, CA, technology isn’t simply a tool to get things done; district leaders see technology as a means for transformation — and they’re determined to give every student equitable access.

Impact Podcast with John Shegerian has announced its roster of guests for Q1 of 2025, featuring a who’s who of circularity, sustainability and corporate responsibility all-stars from many of the world’s leading brands.The Webby Award honored show is hosted by John Shegerian, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of ERI, the nation’s leading fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition provider and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company.Upcoming episodes for the first quarter of 2025

The Verizon Foundation is stepping up to support communities devastated by the Southern California fires and windstorms with a total of $1 million in donations. The contributions aim to provide much-needed aid and resources to support firefighters and the community.

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When Rifat Kabir Sharna moved from Bangladesh to Columbus, Ohio, in November 2023 with her husband, she had a goal: to make her mark in the tech industry.

When the isolation of the pandemic left Michael Odulana of Union City, New Jersey, feeling disconnected, he turned to nature: specifically, plants — lots of plants.

The donation of 35 iPads, enough to equip an entire class, was made to enhance learning for third-grade students, including English Language Learners, at this top-performing Ridgewood school.

Verizon Innovative Learning HQ offers more than 450 tech-based, turn-key lessons from trusted educational partners such as McGraw Hill, Discovery Education, and Arizona State University, in core curriculum subjects such as geography and biology.

To grow and scale their company — a coffee roastery with wholesale, direct-to-consumer, catering, and retail business — Kenzel turned to the free resources available from Verizon Small Business Digital Ready.

The electronic devices were distributed with Council Member Gale A. Brewer to support students from K to 8th grade at this school which is part of District 75.

To deal with that uncertainty and to continue evolving their businesses, these four veterans acquired small business knowledge that led to success in channeling their big ideas into lives of continued service.

While looking for funding to raise awareness of her business in its second year, Young Bowens turned to Verizon Small Business Digital Ready grant program for small business owners.

For the students in this rural district, “the Verizon Innovative Learning Lab technology and curriculum has provided access to our students that they did not have before,” says Charlotte Hansen, principal at the school.

Mural Design by Acclaimed South Florida Artist, SURGE (Sergio J. Quinonez)

Educators can learn directly from leading edtech experts on Thursday, November 14, at the third annual Elevating Innovation virtual conference presented by Digital Promise and Verizon.

Verizon and Wounded Warrior Project® are partnering to support at least 1,000 veterans with upskilling between this year’s Veterans Day and next year’s Veterans Day. The partnership leverages Verizon’s free Skill Forward program.

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The Verizon Foundation is stepping up to support communities devastated by Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton with a total of $2 million in donations to aid relief and recovery efforts.

For Geraldine Sanchez, a retiree from Houston, learning cutting-edge technology every week is par for the course. “It’s so important to keep learning,” says Sanchez, 69. “Just because you’re a certain age doesn’t mean you have to stop learning.”

As access to capital is a common challenge for entrepreneurs, Verizon is announcing new $10,000 grant funding opportunities available for small businesses via the Verizon Small Business Digital Ready platform.

When Terry Beltrán was a student at Michigan State University, she remembers being the only Latina in her industrial engineering program. In difficult moments, she felt she could have benefited from more support.

For Webb, who worked with Verizon Small Business Digital Ready experts both in group courses as well as 1:1 sessions, the human element is the true strength of the program.

Verizon Innovative Learning announces the opening of 18 new Verizon Innovative Learning Labs, a new augmented reality app to make the Lab experience accessible to students nationwide, and free STEM workshops for middle school students on college campuses across the country.

This spring at Vista Academy in the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY, middle school students tackled a complicated problem: Thinking like scientists and engineers, they were asked to solve the issue of underwater pollution in the Pacific Ocean.

As we prepare to return to classrooms this fall, NYU Tandon’s NYC Media Lab, in partnership with Verizon, delivers on our joint commitment to empower educators and engage students by releasing brand-new immersive learning resources on Verizon Innovative Learning HQ

HITN, the premier Spanish-language public media network in the United States, proudly announces its donation of over 200 iPads to organizations in underserved neighborhoods, focusing not only on schools, but also on community centers, and nursing homes in NYC’s five boroughs.This effort is a testament to HITN's dedication to advancing educational programming and technological access within Hispanic and Latino communities. The electronic devices will be distributed to after-school participants, s

As teachers and students prepare to return to classrooms this Fall, Verizon is furthering its commitment to powering tomorrow’s leaders and ensuring all students have an opportunity to succeed through its award-winning initiative, Verizon Innovative Learning.

Ah, middle school. Whether you recall your own experiences (I’m still trying to forget) or happen to have a middle schooler of your own (I’ll lend you mine for a while...), you’ll probably agree that it’s a time marked by transition.

He turned to Verizon Small Business Digital Ready, which he’d learned about through the Northeast Ohio Hispanic Center for Economic Development, and started taking the self-paced financial and marketing courses. Soon, Tirado did as well.

Skills that Fisher learned from Verizon Small Business Digital Ready have been an essential part of the company’s success in digital marketing.

United Way of Southeast Louisiana (UWSELA), Verizon, Hyfi, New Orleans City Council, community partners and residents gathered Thursday at the J. Wayne Leonard Prosperity City (2041 Canal Street) to celebrate the rollout of a new technology for stormwater detection.

Verizon Business and Monarch Tractor announce a strategic partnership to support more sustainable farming practices with the use of autonomous tractors all connected via Verizon’s network.

Verizon Innovative Learning Schools began in 2014 to help bridge barriers to digital inclusion.

rowing up in Karachi, Pakistan, Syeda Ahmed and her older sister Darakshan Ahmed had a special appreciation for the value of education.

Verizon’s Small Business Digital Ready Program, a free resource for small businesses to access over 50 courses, expert-led workshops, in-person and virtual networking and incentives, such as grants, celebrates today having reached 300,000 businesses across the US.

In the heart of Washington, D.C., Howard University is redefining STEM education by embedding within it elements that reach far beyond the conventional realms of science, technology, engineering, and math.

At Sophia Academy, a middle school in Providence, Rhode Island, six eager students gather after school twice a week to explore immersive technology and master new concepts in STEM.

From chocolates and skincare to event management and luxury travel, these tenacious women have leveraged Verizon Small Business Digital Ready to forge ahead.

Verizon Innovative Learning is continuing to partner with the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) to bring the Verizon Innovative Learning STEM Achievers program to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

Explore Dawn Martesi's inspiring shift from teacher to principal driven by Verizon Innovative Learning, shaping tech-driven educational impacts and fostering a brighter future for students.

We’re *just* a little excited to be in the top 25 of the 2024 Rankings of America’s Most JUST Companies.

Impact Podcast with John Shegerian has announced its roster of guests for February, featuring a who’s who of ESG, sustainability and corporate responsibility all-stars from many of the world’s leading brands. The Webby Award honored show is hosted by John Shegerian, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of ERI, the nation’s leading fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition provider and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company.Upcoming episodes for February will feature impact and in

After nearly 17 years running OMSutra, Jyoti Jaiswal knows how to build a sustainable business.

Thanks to the Verizon programs, all students now have access to technology, without having to travel significant distances.

Irving, Texas Mayor Rick Stopfer announced Verizon as the recipient of the Mayor’s Corporate Award of Excellence at the 2024 State of the City hosted by the Greater Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce.

Over the course of two summers, starting in 2016, Lightfoot participated in the Verizon Innovative Learning summer program at Jackson State University, where he learned HTML coding for websites, explored the intricacies of computer-aided design.

Championing the vital importance of developing assistive technology to enable a global, sustainable smart society; speaking on The Future of Inclusive Design at CES 2024Visit Mitsubishi Electric at CES: Booth #3541 in the West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center