Schools across the country may be out but classes are still in session, and more resources could soon be on the way for students to learn from home.
## schools across the country may be outãbut classes are still in session, and more resources could soon be on the way for students who are learning from home.
Action news now reporter kristian lopez is live in paradise, kristian you spoke with students today, do they have the resources they need?
The two students i spoke with told me they were well prepared for their online classes but some of their friends still facesome challenges.
Governor newsom announced a plan to give more than 70-thousand laptops and ipads to students who need them.
He also wants to use 30 million dollars for hot spots and connectivity help.
A recent study found about one-fifth of california students lack resources like a computer or internet.
Students i spoke with in paradise today said they received help from their school right away.
One cg total sot 14 seconds jason & megan liles/ paradise students our school has been really good with making sure we have everything we need, we from paradise so with the fire they immediately made sure we had computers and internet access so they made sure we had everything we needed this time as well.
They did however tell me some of their friends were struggling with getting internet access.
Earlier this month governor newsom also said google would provide 100,000 free wifi spots and thousands of free chromebooks.
The governor did not specify how devices would be distributed around the state and if students would need to apply for them we are still working to find that out.
Live in paradise kristian lopez action news now coverage you can count on.
Governor newsom says google spots will start to come online in the first week of may.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom and first partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom spoke about granting internet access and procuring devices..
