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NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — “It has given a new sense of the digital divide when it comes to our students,” says Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer Charles Elliott. “Their phones can no longer serve as the sole device for learning, and it has confirmed our need for a more robust environment that is stable and easily accessible to them.”

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