VCSC to receive over $1.3 million from state to improve connectivity

VCSC to receive over $1.3 million from state to improve connectivity

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/////// it's all a part "of our continuing coverage" of how "th corona-virus" is impacting the wabash valley.

////// good afternoon to you.

I'm susan dinkel.

It's wednesday..

August 19th.

"today"..

Indiana governor "eric holcomb"..

Announced..

Which "hoosier schools"..

Will benefit "from new funding".

"61"-million-dollars will be used "to improve connectivity"..

As well as buy new devices for students and teachers.

They're both "key components" as students learn from home.

This covers more than "68"- thousand student devices and "29"-hundred teacher devices.

More than "184"-traditional school districts "are receiving the money".

"the vigo county school corporation" is among one of the recipients.

It will receive more than "1"-point-"3"-million-dollars schools "in greene county" worked together.

They will receive more than "1"-million-dollars.

"state education officials"..

Selected recipients "from hundreds of applications" //////// they used a rubric that focused on local regional plan, partnerships and sustainability as well as a needs and equity analysis.

////// the "61"-million-dollars is through "the governor's emergency education relief fund".