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The San Francisco Unified School District has received a $10 million donation from a local tech entrepreneur just two weeks before the new school year begins.This is the second gift from Twitter co-founder Evan Williams and his wife Sara since the pandemic. The couple gave $1.1 million in March to support the district’s efforts to alleviate food insecurity for students and families most severely impacted by the economic fallout.“We’ve been supporting SFUSD for years because public education is fundamental and SFUSD shares our commitment to equity and innovation,” said Sara Williams. “This moment calls for all of us to support our community even more to ensure that all kids have the access that they need to be prepared for the future.”The donation will go toward an initial distribution of 15,000 digital devices and hotspots, which includes touch screen Chromebooks, for students in pre-kindergarten to second grade. When schools shut down in March, the district distributed 13,000 laptops and nearly 4,000 WiFi hotspots to students in grades 3-12 by utilizing donations and public relief aid.Of the SFUSD student population, 55% lives at or below the poverty line.SF Unified Access seeks to raise $25 million to continue its efforts toward tech equity in San Francisco’s public schools, which includes prioritizing English Language Learners, students with disabilities, foster and homeless children, as well as African American and Asian and Pacific Islander students in all grades; an estimated 60% of whom do not have access to a dedicated device, and 68% of whom are in need of WiFi.SFUSD also reports that it is working with teachers and principals to enhance training on how best to use technology to support their lessons.More for you“Technology access is as much a necessity for distance learning this fall as it is in the long term. It is critical to preparing students for full participation in the 21st century,” said San Francisco Unified School District spokeswoman Gentle Blythe. “Without access to a device and wifi at home and at school, inequity only grows.”Due to persistent structural underfunding from public resources, the district often relies on private support to achieve its goals and tech entrepreneurs have often . Through their charitable organization the Someland Foundation, the Williams have been SFUSD supporters and donors since 2015.Tessa McLean is a digital editor with SFGATE. Email her at tessa.mclean@sfgate.com or follow her on Twitter @mcleantessa.

The San Francisco Unified School District has received a $10 million donation from a local tech entrepreneur just two weeks before the new school year begins.This is the second gift from Twitter co-founder Evan Williams and his wife Sara since the pandemic. The couple gave $1.1 million in March to support the district’s efforts to alleviate food insecurity for students and families most severely impacted by the economic fallout.“We’ve been supporting SFUSD for years because public education is fundamental and SFUSD shares our commitment to equity and innovation,” said Sara Williams. “This...

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