Improving access to the digital world: here are the views of Richard Cortez, Michelle Rivera, and Tania Ortega
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MCALLEN, Texas - Telecommunications giant Spectrum recently awarded a Digital Education Grant worth $10,000 to Leap for STEM. They also donated 30 new laptops.\\xa0
Leap for STEM is a small nonprofit based in south McAllen that teaches digital literacy.
Among those to attend a news conference to announce the grant were Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez, City of McAllen Assistant City Manager Michelle Rivera, and Tania Ortega, senior manager of regional communications for Spectrum in Texas.
Here are their views on the work of Leap for STEM, the Spectrum investment, and the importance of tackling the digital divide in the Rio Grande Valley.\\xa0
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