Mariana Dale covers early childhood for the LAist and KPCC newsroom.
Our Early Childhood newsletter, focused on raising kids ages 0-5, is your place to get reads and resources on the topics most important to your family.Federal funding that connected more than 60,000 students to the internet is ending, but Los Angeles Unified is pitching in $10 million to keep families online next school year.The funding for student home internet is part of the $18.4 billion budget approved by the board Tuesday.
“There may be some adjustments based on socioeconomic status but, as of right now, any student or family can request connectivity,” said a district spokesperson in a statement to LAist. “The quality of both teaching and learning was suffering when internet connectivity was unstable,” Ortiz Franklin said.When the pandemic started, the district initially pledged $100 million to purchase Chromebooks and hotspots for disconnected students, but some low-income families still struggled to access service or were misled by providers.LAUSD announced free home high-speed internet for every student in the district in 2022.
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