Jack Dorsey gave $10 mn to connect Oakland students; campaign supplied 29,000 laptops
Jack Dorsey's $10 million donation contributed to OaklandUndivided, ensuring technology access for students during the pandemic. The initiative provided over 29,000 laptops and 10,000 hotspots to support remote learning in Oakland. By the end of the 2020-21 school year, access to computers and the internet increased dramatically among low-income students. The coalition later expanded its efforts…
Jack Dorsey's $10 million donation bolstered Oakland students' computer and internet access during the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of OaklandUndivided, the Twitter founder's contribution aided in supplying over 29,000 laptops and 10,000 internet hotspots to Oakland public school students by the 2020-21 school year's end. The initiative also addressed more than 10,000 technology support requests, increasing home access to computers and internet connectivity among low-income students from 12% to 98% by the year's close.
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