News

A Progress Report on Broadband Access in Alabama
The Benton Institute for Broadband & Society’s Weekly Digest
December 12, 2025

Black Belt improves but still lags behind state in broadband internet access
Black Belt News Network
December 9, 2025

UA report: Alabama advancing statewide broadband, rural gaps persist
Alabama Daily News
December 9, 2025

Black Belt lags behind Alabama’s broadband expansion success
Alabama Political Reporter
December 9, 2025

Report Documents Steep Declines in Federal Pell Funding and Black Student Enrollment in the South
The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
October 27, 2025

Black Student Enrollment Plummets Across South as Federal Pell Grant Funding Drops $10 Billion
The Edu Ledger
October 26, 2025

Drop in Pell Funds Hurts Black Students, Southern Colleges
InsideHigherEd
October 21, 2025

Alabama public schools down 5,000 students, but CHOOSE Act not entirely to blame
AL.com
October 15, 2025

Rural Hospitals and Patients Are Disconnected From Modern Care
Kaiser Family Foundation
April 9, 2025

University of Alabama briefing calls for targeted investments in the Black Belt
Alabama Reflector
March 24, 2025