Education
Education

South Fulton center to provide free Wi-Fi access for students

A drop-in center for students who need access to free internet opened this week in South Fulton. (Hyosub Shin / AJC FILE PHOTO)

Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

A drop-in center for students who need access to free internet opened this week in South Fulton. (Hyosub Shin / AJC FILE PHOTO)
By
Sept 27, 2021

Students in South Fulton have a new place to go when they need to access wireless internet for homework and other tasks.

Comcast recently opened its newest “Finish Strong Learning Pod Lift Zone” at Siloam Church International, 3695 Roosevelt Highway. The drop-in center is open from 2:30-7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.

ExploreMore stories about Fulton County Schools

Comcast began opening the centers, equipped with wireless hotspots, to serve students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The program is geared especially to those families in low-income neighborhoods who don’t have internet access at home.

The South Fulton center is open to students in third through eighth grade.

About the Author

Follow Vanessa McCray on twitter
More Stories

Keep Reading

Fulton County Schools is participating in OpenAI’s pilot of a version of ChatGPT built specifically for schools, guest contributor Joe Phillips writes. (Michael Dwyer/AP)

Credit: AP

OPINION

AI is essential to helping our teachers plan for success

For educators, the question is no longer whether AI will influence schools, but how we leverage it to strengthen teaching, learning, leading and operations.

Druid Hills High modernization plan gets green light after years of debate

The estimated cost for the long-awaited project is up to $185 million.

Officials to install opioid reversal kits in Georgia’s public schools

The kits will contain Narcan, which can temporarily reverse the effects of an opioid overdose and restore breathing.

The Latest

Fulton County Schools is participating in OpenAI’s pilot of a version of ChatGPT built specifically for schools, guest contributor Joe Phillips writes. (Michael Dwyer/AP)

Credit: AP

OPINION

AI is essential to helping our teachers plan for success

Druid Hills High modernization plan gets green light after years of debate

Officials to install opioid reversal kits in Georgia’s public schools

Featured

Waymo autonomous vehicles operate across 65 square miles inside I-285 and have been involved in six incidents with Atlanta Public School buses since May. Waymo issued a recall because of their cars briefly stopping or slowing down before continuing forward while a bus was stopped and flashing its lights. (Courtesy of Atlanta Public Schools)

Credit: Courtesy of Atlanta Public Schools

Waymo cars ignored stopped school buses in Atlanta. What happens now?

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation. The autonomous vehicle company has issued a software recall.

Search for new MARTA chief hits snag

The search for a new leader for the regional transit authority is widely seen as one of the most important duties facing the Marta Board

Georgia high school coach choked player, put another in headlock, warrants say

The Greene County High coach was charged with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of simple battery, according to investigators.