Poor students miss out as virtual learning sharpens divideAs a member of the 2020 "class of coronavirus," Kenia Molina needed to find a laptop in order to graduate high school -- a technology gap that has caused thousands of poorer students to miss out on weeks of education. The free computers handed out by Los Angeles school district -- second largest in the nation -- "help us to be there and connected to one another," she added. Some 7,400 of Los Angeles' 120,000 high school students have not logged in since quarantine began. Molina was one of 400 students at her school who received computers for viewing classes, turning in assignments and taking tests. For families lacking internet, the school district is also working with technology providers to get them online.

Source: Standard Digital April 18, 2020 01:41 UTC