{"id":3199,"date":"2025-08-15T20:25:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T20:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/news\/disaster-response-in-rural-america-diana-bryant-highlights-urgent-policy-needs-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T20:19:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T20:19:12","slug":"from-planning-to-practice","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/news\/from-planning-to-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"From Planning to Practice: Tackling the Digital Divide in Rural America"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-3199\" data-postid=\"3199\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-3199 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_c5kr200 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_l4d9913 first\">\n                    <!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_d2rr554 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h1 class=\"fancy-heading\">\n    <span class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n                    From Planning to Practice            <\/span>\n\n    \n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n                    Tackling the Digital Divide in Rural America            <\/span>\n    <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n<!-- Breadcrumbs module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-breadcrumbs tb_fhos153 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t<nav role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"tbp_breadcrumb_trail\"><ul class=\"tbp_trail_items\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><meta name=\"numberOfItems\" content=\"1\" \/><meta name=\"itemListOrder\" content=\"Ascending\" \/><li itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\" class=\"tbp_trail_item tbp_trail_end\"><a itemprop=\"item\" href=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/\" rel=\"home\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><\/a><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><!-- \/Breadcrumbs module -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_22hq101   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Bridging the Digital Divide in the US: Planning Innovative State and Local Approaches<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <strong>Mildred Warner<\/strong> joins Alexis Bravo and Zhilin Shen to examine how local and state governments are responding to the urgent need for digital equity. The book highlights policy innovations that address broadband access, digital literacy, and infrastructure gaps\u2014particularly in underserved rural areas.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:60}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Warner<\/strong>, a long-time advocate for inclusive planning, emphasizes the importance of community-driven solutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW48227887 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW48227887 BCX0\">This book is a valuable resource for policymakers, planners, and advocates working to ensure that no community is left behind in the digital age.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW48227887 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:60}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"671\" data-end=\"993\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/Bridging-the-Digital-Divide-in-the-US-Planning-Innovative-State-and-Local-Approaches\/Warner-Bravo-Shen\/p\/book\/9781032914602\">\ud83d\udd17 Read the book<\/a><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Bridging the Digital Divide in the US, RSS Member <strong>Mildred Warner<\/strong> and colleagues explore state and local innovations to expand broadband, digital literacy, and infrastructure in underserved rural areas. <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/Bridging-the-Digital-Divide-in-the-US-Planning-Innovative-State-and-Local-Approaches\/Warner-Bravo-Shen\/p\/book\/9781032914602\">\ud83d\udd17 Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3201,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","news_announcements":[25,34],"class_list":["post-3199","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news_announcements-member-in-the-news","news_announcements-rural-policy","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"ptb_metabox":[],"ptb_taxonomy":{"news_announcements":[{"term_id":25,"name":"Member in the News","slug":"member-in-the-news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":25,"taxonomy":"news_announcements","description":"","parent":0,"count":45,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":34,"name":"Rural Policy","slug":"rural-policy","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":34,"taxonomy":"news_announcements","description":"","parent":26,"count":11,"filter":"raw"}]},"ptb_featured_image":{"url":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/9781032914602.jpg","title":"9781032914602","caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/3199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_announcements","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_announcements?post=3199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}