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As The School Year Begins Online, Thousands Of Texas Students Are Being Left Out Of Virtual Learning

By Texas Standard

Published September 1, 2020 at 7:32 AM CDT

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One Central Texas superintendent estimated that up to 7,000 students in his district struggled to access virtual learning, and new iPads are not likely to arrive before October. In South Texas, students share computers, phones and spotty internet with siblings.