Google is Providing Internet for FREE for 3 months & Chromebooks For Students in Need

By bigreid on April 1, 2020

NEW ROCHELLE, – MARCH 18: Cam Eaton, 9, works on a Chromebook during home schooling on March 18, 2020 in New Rochelle, New York. Schools in New Rochelle, a hot spot in the U.S. for the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, were suspended on March 13, and parents have been tasked with carrying out distance learning programs at home. Cam’s mother, Farrah Eaton, a former high school administrator, said she plans to hold sessions with her three children from 9am-12pm Monday-Friday. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

As we know, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that school campuses will remain closed for the rest of the academic year, and online learning will continue.

Newsom also announced that the state of California will be partnering with Google to help students with their distance learning!

Google will be providing three months of 100,000 internet access points across California for free. As well as Google Chromebooks to help students who don´t have access to a laptop or computer at home.

Proud to work with @GavinNewsom & partners to help bridge the digital divide in our home state. We’re providing 4,000 Chromebooks to California students in greatest need & free wifi to 100,000 rural households during the #COVID19 crisis to make distance learning more accessible.

— Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) April 1, 2020