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Philly students without internet can do remote learning in parking lots, district says

“Parking Lot” WiFi is one of the options listed on the distrct website for kids whose households aren’t yet connected. Included along with other free or low-cost alternatives from Comcast, Verizon and T-Mobile, it’s described as “accessible around the exterior of a building such as a school or library — and generally reachable from the facility’s parking lot.” | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)

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Online equity would require more than Chromebooks

Since the onset of the coronavirus crisis, the Philadelphia School District has been trying to rapidly close the technology gap that separates it from its plugged-in suburban peers. The sudden closure of schools left thousands of students with little or no access to computers and triggered widespread calls for an equitable solution. | From: Philadelphia Public School Notebook (Read more.)