Two years after the pandemic brought the homework gap into the stark light of reality, access for students is starting to improve slightly. But much work remains. In this issue, ASBJ includes three articles looking at ongoing efforts to eliminate inequities in broadband access. For the cover story, “Vital Connections,” Contributing Editor Glenn Cook traveled to Oklahoma to talk to school board members, students, parents, teachers, and administrators about the challenges of rural broadband connections.

During his address at NSBA’s Annual Conference, new NSBA President Frank Henderson thanked the people who supported and encouraged him during his career while outlining a vision for public education that ensures that each child is “given the individualized, specialized, and tailored opportunity to succeed and reach their God-given potential…because every student matters.”