RALSTON- Superintendent Mark Adler stated that high school students in the Ralston Public School district will receive Chromebook laptops in the fall. According to Adler, the choice aims to “level the playing field” for students that do not have computer technology in their homes. Again, the money used to make the purchase will come from the CARES Act. Adler also stated that the district intends to expand the one-to-one technology to the seventh and eighth grades in a year.

The Superintendent of Omaha Public Schools, Cheryl Logan, said that the “district will buy laptops or iPads that have Internet connectivity built into them for all 54,000 OPS students.” The purchase would have to be approved by the school board. If it is approved, the district would become a one-one device district. Jeremy Maskel, an OPS spokesman, said that the money would come from the federal coronavirus relief bill known as the CARES Act.

The decision intends to promote the efficacy of distance learning as some students have failed to participate because of Wi-Fi connectivity problems.

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