The Ministry of Education announced it is receiving a shipment of 350,000 computers, laptops and netbooks to distribute to elementary and high school students nationwide. The Ministry says they are just waiting for the National Emergency State to end to begin the delivery to the devices to public school students. The Ministry says the donations will be carried out following Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Ministry of Public Health protocols for avoiding the spread of the Covid-19.
The Ministry says they already have 150,000 of the devices stored in the warehouses of República Digital Educación, a government program. Other devices are expected to arrive shortly.
Schools in the Dominican Republic have been closed since 12 March 2020. The government has invested in digital learning programs.
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N Digital
12 May 2020