The City of Kalamazoo issued the following announcement on June 28.
A partnership to provide free internet service and routers to 1,000 Kalamazoo Public School families before the next school year got the go-ahead with city approval on June 16.
The Digital Access for All collaboration includes Kalamazoo Public Schools, Kalamazoo Public Library, The Kalamazoo Promise, Kalamazoo Community Foundation, and the city. The Kalamazoo City Commission approved funding, amending the budget to allocate $200,000 from the Foundation for Excellence Aspirational Fund. The Promise and KPS will each support the venture with $50,000.
“Access to the Internet has already become more of a necessity than a luxury, even without a pandemic,” says Ryan Wieber, Director of Kalamazoo Public Library. “It is essential for learning, and a critical part of education.”
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Source: The City of Kalamazoo
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