U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) announced on March 15 that eight schools and libraries in California’s 28th Congressional District have received more than $10.8 million from the American Rescue Plan to provide laptops, tablet computers, Wi-Fi hotspots and other equipment to students.
The Maimonides Academy, located on Beverly Place on the Los Angeles-West Hollywood border, received $18,799, and Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary, on Waring Avenue in Hollywood, received $24,086. Other recipients were Apex Academy, Para Los Ninos, Renaissance Arts Academy and Gabriella Charter Schools, and the Burbank and Glendale unified school districts.
Schiff said the funds will help students and teachers bridge the “homework gap,” which occurs when students who lack internet access at home fall behind their peers.
The Federal Communications Commission’s Emergency Connectivity Fund Program was established a year ago as part of the American Rescue Plan, and to date has provided more than $660 million for California schools and libraries. The Los Angeles and Pasadena unified school districts, which also serve California’s 28th district, have received $197.6 million and $5.8 million in ECF Program funds, respectively.
“For so many of us over the past two years, being able to connect remotely with work, school and with one another has been vital to keeping our lives on track through the COVID-19 pandemic,” Schiff said. “And even as students return to their classrooms, access to the internet will remain essential, and right now, those who were already struggling to get online are at the greatest risk of being left behind. These fantastic educational institutions in my district already do so much to protect our young people’s well-being and academic progress, and I’m thrilled this funding through the American Rescue Plan will help ensure students continue getting the support they need.”
For information, visit schiff.house.gov.
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