NYC to give students 350,000 Chromebooks
New York City Mayor Adams announced the city will distribute 350,000 internet-enabled Google Chromebooks to public school students across all five boroughs during the 2025–2026 school year.
The effort, which will take place over the coming months and include 1,700 schools, aims to close the digital divide and ensure all students have reliable high-speed access the internet regardless of where they live in the city. An estimated 31% of Bronx households lack access to a household computer, according to a recent report by the Center for an Urban Future.
The rollout is part of an agreement the city made with T-Mobile last February establishing the company as the default network carrier for city operations and city-issued mobile devices in New York City for the next five years.
“Access to reliable technology and high-speed internet is a modern-day necessity, and, right now, too many New York City students don’t have it,” Adams said in a press release.
According to the city, the devices will feature academic and administrative apps, including Google Workspace for Education, commonly used programs across New York City Public Schools,
TeachHub and iLearnNYC.
