State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond will hold a hearing today of his task force to close the digital divide for California students who lack access to internet connectivity and devices.  Thurmond announced the task force on April 16 and heard from Internet Service Providers at its first hearing on April 20.

When: Thursday, July 23, at 1 p.m.

Where:  https://www.facebook.com/events/639314983667427/

Facebook page: The goal of this meeting will be to strategize around how California can prepare for distance learning when school opens from the standpoint of devices, what we can do to prepare digitally for the reopening of schools in distance learning, and provide an update on where we are on our campaign to get more digital devices.