Sprint PCS is donating approximately $80,000 in digital wireless service to selected public schools on Columbus’s Near East Side. The program, called Education Connection, is designed to promote learning in the classroom by increasing communication among teachers, students, parents and staff.
“The Sprint PCS Education Connection will be implemented in schools that may not otherwise have the resources to utilize new technology,” says Kathleen Bailey, chair of the Near East Side Commission, which works with schools in the community.
About 20 phones will be donated for the program, which will be evaluated after a year.
