KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) - The city manager’s office in Kansas City is working on a plan to provide low-cost or free internet connection for everyone in Kansas City. The council passed that resolution last month. But the first day of school is only a month away and there are still thousands of students without the means to learn from home.
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“So we’re hearing about 25% to 30% of kids without consistent internet connectivity at home,” Founder and CEO of Leanlab Education Innovation Katie Boody said.
Leanlab Education Innovation is a non-profit that has identified more than 11,000 metro families without internet. The metro’s 22 school districts still need a collective 2,300 devices to give to students.