In mid-March Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered all Michigan schools to remain closed through the academic school year in an effort to combat the spread of the coronavirus, forcing Detroit Public School Community District students to continue their classes from home — many without access to onsite resources, including technology.
In an effort to tackle the widespread digital disparity for 51,000 DPSCD K-12 students, a $23 million investment initiative led by DTE Energy, Quicken Loans, Skillman Foundation, DPSCD, the City of Detroit, as well as additional financial and philanthropic partners has been launched to equip each of the district's students with a computer tablet with high-speed internet capability.…