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Colegios Comunitarios del área rural en CA se movilizan para combatir la pobreza y la división digital

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Thursday, April 1, 2021   

IMPERIAL VALLEY, Calif. -- De acuerdo a un nuevo informe, la pandemia ha empeorado los problemas que enfrentan los colegios comunitarios rurales, pero también se ha llegado a un mayor enfoque y financiamiento.

Los investigadores de la Asociación de Fideicomisos de Colegios Comunitarios encontraron que la brecha digital coloca a los estudiantes en una gran desventaja para el aprendizaje a distancia.

La autora del informe, Rachel Rush-Marlowe, directora senior de programas de la Asociación de Fideicomisos de Colegios Comunitarios, dice que los colegios comunitarios rurales han hecho un buen uso de los millones que fluyen de la Ley CARES.

"Muchas instituciones han estado utilizando sus fondos de ayuda de COVID para proporcionar a los estudiantes computadoras portatiles, puntos de acceso y una banda ancha mas solida para que los estudiantes y miembros de la comunidad puedan venir y usar el campus como una ubicacion de Wi-Fi gratuita," dijo Rush-Marlowe.

Varias universidades comunitarias rurales se encuentran cerca de la frontera con Oregón o Nevada, por lo que el informe alienta al estado a brindar a las universidades más flexibilidad para atraer estudiantes a través de las fronteras estatales.

Varias instituciones están teniendo que satisfacer las necesidades básicas de alimentación y vivienda para los estudiantes.

Feather River College en Quincy aprovechó las reglas especiales de permisos para construir un dormitorio en el campus, y Imperial Valley College ha construído pequeñas casas para estudiantes sin hogar y cuentan con una despensa de alimentos.

Rush-Marlowe dice que los programas hacen posible que los estudiantes permanezcan en la escuela.

"Es una condicion previa para la educacion," dijo Rush-Marlowe. "Si los estudiantes tienen hambre, si no tienen un lugar para dormir por la noche, la educacion se vuelve realmente secundaria."

El informe recomienda también que el gobierno federal aclare sus muchas definiciones sobre el término "rural," lo que liberaría fondos para cientos de colegios comunitarios adicionales.

El poyo para este reportaje fue aportado por la Fundación Lumina.


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