Coronavirus: Ohio Schools Spend $50K on Wireless Data

Government Technology: The Columbus Board of Education approved spending a total $50,900 Tuesday night to purchase unlimited data plans from Verizon Wireless to keep students without internet access learning during a state-ordered shutdown of school buildings due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Columbus City Schools — the state's largest district, with about 50,000 students enrolled — went online for districtwide virtual instruction for the first time on Monday.

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