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Philly promises public school students will have internet access as coronavirus keeps classes online

Every Philadelphia School District student will have the tools to access digital learning in September, Superintendent William R. Hite Jr. said, pledging to connect the thousands of families who lacked internet access this spring.

Philadelphia Schools Superintendent William Hite speaks during a press conference about the coronavirus at City Hall in Philadelphia, Pa. on Wednesday, March 18, 2020.
Philadelphia Schools Superintendent William Hite speaks during a press conference about the coronavirus at City Hall in Philadelphia, Pa. on Wednesday, March 18, 2020.Read moreMONICA HERNDON / Staff Photographer
    by Kristen A. Graham
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