Distance learning. (Photo illustration/Freeimages)

As the effort to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic in the Bay Area has closed thousands of school campuses and forced millions of students to adapt to “distance learning” strategies, a Santa Clara County supervisor is proposing a countywide effort to help bridge the digital divide.

Supervisor Dave Cortese will introduce a plan at the Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday to bring digital devices and internet access to 15,000 of the county’s neediest families.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.