On September 1st, a new pilot program will begin providing free WiFi to children in the Cartwright and Alhambra districts. PHOENIX (3TV / CBS 5) – Free broadband WiFi is on its way to thousands of Phoenix students and their families via the Phoenix Digital Education Connection Canopy – or DECC.2020 was a wake-up call for the Cartwright Elementary School District. They didn’t have a 1-to-1 student-to-equipment ratio, and many of the kids didn’t have internet at home like some of our surrounding counties, “said District CFO Victoria Farrar. Technical difficulties are making online learning difficult in Arizona schools that will change on September 1, when the DECC pilot program begins for Cartwright and Alhambra districts. Free WiFi will be available to preschoolers through community college. “It’s a canopy of digital coverage to connect students to the Internet “said Paul Ross, Associate VP of Phoenix College and one of the minds behind the project. He says the best way to solve the so-called ‘digital divide’ is to use electricity and infrastructure that are in school districts across the world Phoenix already existed “are right in the communities they serve,” he said. For $ 34 million – much of it from CARES Act funds – Phoenix College, i he City of Phoenix and the school districts all helped provide coverage for 250,000 families, whether at home or at school. Ruben Montoya, Ed Tech Systems director for the Alhambra district, says the DECC is a much better solution than the individual hotspots they made available to students last year. You will enter some credentials and that will connect you to this private network that the consortium created, “said Montoya.” This is a more sustainable approach to carry us into the future. “Within the next year or two it will the canopy will cover 13 Phoenix school districts. “We do our best to make sure everyone has what they need to be successful,” said Farrar. “It’s a project, but it’s a project with solid results.” said Ross. Copyright 2021 KPHO / KTVK (KPHO Broadcasting Company). All rights reserved.
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