Families around Greater Cincinnati are preparing for an unusual start to the school year.In the Cincinnati Public Schools district, learning will be online for at least the first five weeks.That means some are trying to get a computer and internet access because they haven’t had it before.Now, Cincinnati Public Schools and Cincinnati Bell are partnering to get people connected.”How can they learn online if they don’t have the tools they need?” parent Lakina Webb said.Webb is a single mother juggling work and getting her three school-aged daughters ready for the upcoming school year in Cincinnati Public Schools.She struggles to pay for internet service, but it’s now essential for distance learning.Webb is hoping to take advantage of the district’s free internet offer this school year.”I actually have to partake in two jobs to make ends meet,” she said.Webb has two teenaged daughters who go to Aiken High School and a 6-year-old daughter who is starting first grade at Pleasant Hill Academy.The first school day is Aug. 24, and it starts with distance learning for five weeks.Cincinnati Public Schools is expanding programs to ensure students have computers and internet access.The district has partnered with Cincinnati Bell to offer free internet service to families this school year.It projects about a third, or 11,000 families, don’t have internet access.Cincinnati Bell said there are 190 orders through the “Connect Our Students” initiative so far, and demand is on the rise.They’re connecting people as orders are received.For Webb, concerns are swirling about child care, her oldest daughter’s college dreams and making sure all three get a quality education.She hopes one item she can cross off her list will be a reliable and affordable connection to school.”We just can’t sit back and watch these kids struggle. We have to, us as parents, us as a community, us as human beings, we all need to come together and help one another out,” Webb said.CPS said on Monday it started contacting all families in the district about signing up for the program.The district said it is a limited service with protection restrictions in place and a limited speed for school work.The district created a flyer with more information about the service.If you are interested in learning more about the free service, visit the CPS website here.
Families around Greater Cincinnati are preparing for an unusual start to the school year.
In the Cincinnati Public Schools district, learning will be online for at least the first five weeks.
That means some are trying to get a computer and internet access because they haven’t had it before.
Now, Cincinnati Public Schools and Cincinnati Bell are partnering to get people connected.
“How can they learn online if they don’t have the tools they need?” parent Lakina Webb said.
Webb is a single mother juggling work and getting her three school-aged daughters ready for the upcoming school year in Cincinnati Public Schools.
She struggles to pay for internet service, but it’s now essential for distance learning.
Webb is hoping to take advantage of the district’s free internet offer this school year.
“I actually have to partake in two jobs to make ends meet,” she said.
Webb has two teenaged daughters who go to Aiken High School and a 6-year-old daughter who is starting first grade at Pleasant Hill Academy.
The first school day is Aug. 24, and it starts with distance learning for five weeks.
Cincinnati Public Schools is expanding programs to ensure students have computers and internet access.
The district has partnered with Cincinnati Bell to offer free internet service to families this school year.
It projects about a third, or 11,000 families, don’t have internet access.
Cincinnati Bell said there are 190 orders through the “Connect Our Students” initiative so far, and demand is on the rise.
They’re connecting people as orders are received.
For Webb, concerns are swirling about child care, her oldest daughter’s college dreams and making sure all three get a quality education.
She hopes one item she can cross off her list will be a reliable and affordable connection to school.
“We just can’t sit back and watch these kids struggle. We have to, us as parents, us as a community, us as human beings, we all need to come together and help one another out,” Webb said.
CPS said on Monday it started contacting all families in the district about signing up for the program.
The district said it is a limited service with protection restrictions in place and a limited speed for school work.
The district created a flyer with more information about the service.
If you are interested in learning more about the free service, visit the CPS website here.
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