A medida que las escuelas entran en su segundo período de marcado digital, la ciudad ha lanzado la “Semana PHLConnectED” en un esfuerzo por conseguir que más familias se conecten para la escuela antes del nuevo año. También ha ampliado los requisitos de elegibilidad del programa para las familias. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
As schools enter their second digital marking period, the city has launched ‘PHLConnectED Week’ in an effort to get even more families connected for school ahead of the new year. It has also expanded the program’s eligibility requirements for families. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
City officials plan to expand eligibility for PHLConnectED, a program that provides students in Philadelphia with free internet access for remote learning. | From: Chalkbeat Philadelphia (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.)
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.)
United Way’s 211 hotline can provide information on the PHLConnectED program. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
Philadelphia will have 31 sites this fall where families can take young children who need supervision during the day time, the city announced Thursday. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Most of the “Access Centers” will serve around 22 students each and will require registration, with priority given to “students with the highest need who can’t safely stay at home during the school day,” Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration said in a news release. (Read more.)
With the start of the school year just weeks away, city officials on Thursday announced a plan to provide free internet access for 35,000 low-income families that currently lack it. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Comcast, the city and several foundations are supporting the effort to connect households with children in Philly’s public, charter and Independence Mission Catholic schools. The initial focus will be on households with K-12 students and no internet access or only mobile phone access, or on people who are homeless and housing insecure. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
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