| TOP STORIES 9 Million Students Lack Home Internet for Remote Learning
As schools made a fast transition to remote learning amid the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis, many students fell behind due to a lack of high-speed Internet connectivity within their homes. READ MORE Food, Internet Access Are Priorities for Georgia Students
The Georgia Department of Education shared a public education update during the first meeting of the state Senate’s Committee on Education and Youth since the pandemic temporarily halted the legislative session. READ MORE Washington Schools to Launch One-to-One Tech Program
Each student will be issued a Chromebook for the school year that can be used at home as well as the classroom. The district will also supply each student with a case for the Chromebook to protect it from damage. READ MORE Educators Concerned Remote Learning Worsens Inequities
The past three months of remote learning have exposed and widened disparities among New Hampshire’s students, especially for students without Internet access, those learning English and those with special needs. READ MORE Pittsburgh Development Group Gets Home Internet for Students
Neighborhood Allies has partnered with Comcast to provide 1,000 Pittsburgh schools families with home Internet access, ensuring that nearly all district households will have the connectivity required for online learning. READ MORE Oklahoma Museum Reopens with Augmented Reality Experience
Three months after it closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the downtown museum reopened to the public Wednesday with a new parking garage, two new exhibits and a trailblazing new augmented reality experience. READ MORE New App Helps Connect Users with Learning Resources
A new smartphone app developed in Indiana is putting access to more than 1,000 learning resources at users’ fingertips, and it promises to carry the concept into communities across the United States. READ MORE | 