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Remote learning can be hard on students, especially those who don’t have access to computers at home.
Teachers in the New Kensington-Arnold School District have watched their students struggle with that firsthand.
In response, they have started a GoFundMe asking people to donate money to buy laptops Google Chromebooks specifically for students whose parents can’t afford them or students who have to share them.
They haven’t been disappointed.
“We went totally grassroots, reached out to community, Viking alumni, teachers, friends, family, and it has really exploded,” said Stephanie Sakoian, a French teacher at Valley High School. “The generosity of the Viking family has been beyond expectation.”
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The New Kensington-Arnold School District may have to raise property taxes and furlough employees as it goes into a difficult budget at the same time it negotiates a new contract with its teachers union, the school board’s former president said.
The district raised the property tax rate by 3 mills, to 88.27 mills, for the current school year.
“After years of neglecting the budget, we had to raise taxes this year,” board member John Cope said. “I don’t see a way we’re not going to raise taxes again.”