The pandemic turned many neighborhoods into opportunity deserts. It laid bare the disparities between communities where people can afford to buy membership to private pools or make over backyards into kid play zones and those that rely on public options. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
Last month, city and school officials embarked on the two-year, $17 million PHLConnectED initiative effort to connect up to 35,000 households to the internet. The service is to cover the need for students, who are studying remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic. | From: Chalkbeat Philadelphia (Read more.)
How that testing will take place is not clear, but the district will work with the city’s health department and hospitals to possibly put together a framework, Superintendent William Hite said. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
Philadelphia schools are fully online, but an estimated 18,000 low-income families with school-age children still lack reliable high-speed internet service, city officials told the school board Thursday night. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
In an attempt to close the digital divide, the district has been handing out tens of thousands of Chromebooks to families and students to learn with from home. But, long lines at the administration building on Tuesday left parents and students frustrated and without the needed laptops. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
Democrats and union leaders say the extra aid is necessary to stave off financial disaster for school districts and allow officials to purchase the items needed to reopen classrooms while reducing the risk of viral spread. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Pa.’s eviction moratorium is expiring, and educators worry about students expected to learn from home while experiencing homelessness. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Philadelphia students and their caregivers can pick up free meals amid virtual learning to start the school year. | From: NBC10 (Read more.)
Under PA State Treasurer Joe Torsella’s newest plan, Pennsylvania would join 26 other states in offering tuition-free skills training and associates degrees to all residents | From: The Philadelphia Citizen (Read more.)
Philly Students Begin School Year Online but Not Every Child Has Laptop They Need
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