Publications
Publications
- June 2023
- HBS Case Collection
Connecting Students in Chattanooga (A) and (B)
By: Jan W. Rivkin
Abstract
Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 722-449 and 722-451. As this case opens, it is the spring of 2020 in Chattanooga. COVID-19 has hit, public schools have closed their buildings, remote learning has begun, and more than 28,000 schoolkids lack the high-quality Internet access required to participate fully in remote classes. Dr. Bryan Johnson, the superintendent of the local public school system, must work with leaders in local government, nonprofits, philanthropies, and public utilities to figure out how to improve student connectivity for the 2020–21 school year and beyond. Johnson and his colleagues are weighing three very different ways to work across sections to respond to the crisis.
Keywords
K-12 Education; Pandemic; COVID-19; Accessibility; Education; Urban Development; Wealth and Poverty; Internet and the Web; Information Infrastructure; Education Industry; Tennessee
Citation
Rivkin, Jan W. "Connecting Students in Chattanooga (A) and (B)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 723-458, June 2023.