CONTACT: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Shannon Haber, L.A. Unified, 213-393-1289 September 21, 2020
Krys Grondorf, Verizon, 562-370-0331
Verizon and Los Angeles Unified Partnership Provided Blueprint
For National Distance Learning Program
Serving Millions of Students Across 40 States
When schools across the country closed in March, one question rose to the top: how to provide reliable and affordable internet for students whose families could not afford it or did not otherwise have access.
Los Angeles Unified, the nation’s second-largest school district, answered that question in March by creating a first of its kind partnership with Verizon to provide unlimited internet access at no cost to students whose families could not otherwise afford it.
Verizon announced its support in April for the California Department of Education’s mission to help bridge the digital divide by committing unlimited internet connectivity at a discounted rate for underserved students in California. In May, Verizon and Los Angeles Unified modified their original agreement to allow other school districts in California to piggyback on the original agreement so they could provide internet access to their students.
“There’s a gaping digital divide in this country which is keeping some students from being part of their school community,” Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Austin Beutner said. “I’m pleased to see the agreement we reached with Verizon provided a blueprint to help millions of students across the country.”
“The agreement we reached with the Los Angeles Unified School District established the concept, and helped put us on the road to the creation of what is now the national Verizon Distance Learning Program, serving more than 38 million students,” said Andrés Irlando, senior vice president and president, Public Sector and Verizon Connect at Verizon. “One way the program works is by creating sponsor-state agreements that allow neighboring states or districts to enable distance learning for every student who needs reliable and affordable Internet access to continue their education.”
Verizon further developed and rolled out its Distance Learning Program across the country through sponsor-state, Independent School Districts (ISDs) such as Los Angeles Unified, and stand-alone state agreements to provide every student in the U.S. with a reliable Internet connection, device, compliance and security software, and other education solutions they need to continue their education during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Verizon Distance Learning Program is now available to more than 38 million students in 40 states and the District of Columbia, including with Los Angeles Unified and the state of California, sponsor-state agreements with Georgia, Massachusetts, Texas, and Oregon, plus a number of stand-alone statewide agreements including South Carolina and Oklahoma.
CONTACT: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Shannon Haber, L.A. Unified, 213-393-1289 September 21, 2020
Krys Grondorf, Verizon, 562-370-0331
Verizon and Los Angeles Unified Partnership Provided Blueprint
For National Distance Learning Program
Serving Millions of Students Across 40 States
When schools across the country closed in March, one question rose to the top: how to provide reliable and affordable internet for students whose families could not afford it or did not otherwise have access.
Los Angeles Unified, the nation’s second-largest school district, answered that question in March by creating a first of its kind partnership with Verizon to provide unlimited internet access at no cost to students whose families could not otherwise afford it.
Verizon announced its support in April for the California Department of Education’s mission to help bridge the digital divide by committing unlimited internet connectivity at a discounted rate for underserved students in California. In May, Verizon and Los Angeles Unified modified their original agreement to allow other school districts in California to piggyback on the original agreement so they could provide internet access to their students.
“There’s a gaping digital divide in this country which is keeping some students from being part of their school community,” Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Austin Beutner said. “I’m pleased to see the agreement we reached with Verizon provided a blueprint to help millions of students across the country.”
“The agreement we reached with the Los Angeles Unified School District established the concept, and helped put us on the road to the creation of what is now the national Verizon Distance Learning Program, serving more than 38 million students,” said Andrés Irlando, senior vice president and president, Public Sector and Verizon Connect at Verizon. “One way the program works is by creating sponsor-state agreements that allow neighboring states or districts to enable distance learning for every student who needs reliable and affordable Internet access to continue their education.”
Verizon further developed and rolled out its Distance Learning Program across the country through sponsor-state, Independent School Districts (ISDs) such as Los Angeles Unified, and stand-alone state agreements to provide every student in the U.S. with a reliable Internet connection, device, compliance and security software, and other education solutions they need to continue their education during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Verizon Distance Learning Program is now available to more than 38 million students in 40 states and the District of Columbia, including with Los Angeles Unified and the state of California, sponsor-state agreements with Georgia, Massachusetts, Texas, and Oregon, plus a number of stand-alone statewide agreements including South Carolina and Oklahoma.
CONTACT: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Shannon Haber, L.A. Unified, 213-393-1289 September 21, 2020
Krys Grondorf, Verizon, 562-370-0331
Verizon and Los Angeles Unified Partnership Provided Blueprint
For National Distance Learning Program
Serving Millions of Students Across 40 States
When schools across the country closed in March, one question rose to the top: how to provide reliable and affordable internet for students whose families could not afford it or did not otherwise have access.
Los Angeles Unified, the nation’s second-largest school district, answered that question in March by creating a first of its kind partnership with Verizon to provide unlimited internet access at no cost to students whose families could not otherwise afford it.
Verizon announced its support in April for the California Department of Education’s mission to help bridge the digital divide by committing unlimited internet connectivity at a discounted rate for underserved students in California. In May, Verizon and Los Angeles Unified modified their original agreement to allow other school districts in California to piggyback on the original agreement so they could provide internet access to their students.
“There’s a gaping digital divide in this country which is keeping some students from being part of their school community,” Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Austin Beutner said. “I’m pleased to see the agreement we reached with Verizon provided a blueprint to help millions of students across the country.”
“The agreement we reached with the Los Angeles Unified School District established the concept, and helped put us on the road to the creation of what is now the national Verizon Distance Learning Program, serving more than 38 million students,” said Andrés Irlando, senior vice president and president, Public Sector and Verizon Connect at Verizon. “One way the program works is by creating sponsor-state agreements that allow neighboring states or districts to enable distance learning for every student who needs reliable and affordable Internet access to continue their education.”
Verizon further developed and rolled out its Distance Learning Program across the country through sponsor-state, Independent School Districts (ISDs) such as Los Angeles Unified, and stand-alone state agreements to provide every student in the U.S. with a reliable Internet connection, device, compliance and security software, and other education solutions they need to continue their education during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Verizon Distance Learning Program is now available to more than 38 million students in 40 states and the District of Columbia, including with Los Angeles Unified and the state of California, sponsor-state agreements with Georgia, Massachusetts, Texas, and Oregon, plus a number of stand-alone statewide agreements including South Carolina and Oklahoma.