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ABOUT

This brief was created in partnership
between Kids First Chicago and the
Metropolitan Planning Council.

KIDS FIRST CHICAGO

Kids First Chicago’s mission is to
dramatically improve education for
Chicago’s children by ensuring highquality public schools are accessible to
all families. We believe that a healthy
education environment where kids,
schools, and communities thrive is the
key to a world-class city. We believe that
those closest to our students - families,
community members, and educators
- are best equipped to design policies
and systems that will improve equity
and lead to stronger outcomes for our
students, our communities, and our city.

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METROPOLITAN PLANNING COUNCIL

For more than 85 years, the
Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC)
has made the Chicago region a better,
bolder place to live and work by
partnering with businesses, communities
and governments to address the area’s
toughest planning and development
challenges. MPC works to solve today’s
urgent problems while consistently
thinking ahead to prepare the region
for the needs of tomorrow.

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NOTE

Parents are attributed by first name and
last initial to protect the identities of
their children and families.

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CONTENTS
E X E C U T I V E S U M M A R Y         3
T H E C R U C I A L N E E D         4
R E C O M M E N D E D A C T I O N S        9
C L O S I N G S TAT E M E N T     
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
T H E C O V I D - 1 9 PA N D E M I C H A S N O T M A D E T H E I N T E R N E T
I N D I S P E N S A B L E — I T H A S R E V E A L E D T H A T I T A L W AY S W A S .

On Friday, April 17, 2020, Illinois joined over 30 other
states, and counting, in extending its mandated
statewide school closure through the remainder of the
2019-20 school year, in response to the public health
crisis surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.

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As Claiborne W., a CPS father of four residing in Austin,
said, “The need for internet access has been going on
for a while now, but remote learning is making it more
evident.”

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“THE NEED FOR INTERNET ACCESS
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-CLAIBORNE W., CPS PARENT

State and local officials are requiring the use of online
instruction to effectively implement remote learning
plans, but the “homework gap”—that is, the barrier
that students face at school when they don’t have
access1 to a broadband internet connection at home—
disproportionately plagues Chicago’s low-income
families and people of color.

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About 1 in 5 children under the age of eighteen lack
access to broadband, and are primarily Black or
Latinx/a/o.

1 Access is defined here as families lacking a subscription to a
broadband internet service. While we recognize this is referred to
as “adoption” in the industry, we refer to it as access here, as the
service remains inaccessible to many due to barriers such as cost.

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With COVID-19 forcing school districts to adopt
remote learning for the remainder of the school year,
the students who were already the most vulnerable to
falling behind will now face even more challenges to
keeping pace with their peers.
Without swift action to close the Digital Divide right
now, we will witness a widening of the achievement
gap.

K E Y R E C O M M E N D AT I O N S
•  Establish a Community-Led Internet Service Subsidy
Program to target Chicago’s most underserved communities.
•  Expand WiFi hot-spot lending programs at schools and
through community organizations.
•  Partner with Internet Service Providers (ISP) and the
philanthropic community to establish WiFi “SuperSpots” in
key communities.
•  Encourage ISPs to expand their low-cost broadband service
offers.
•  Pilot promising and innovative ideas to leverage city assets
to expand WiFi coverage to communities in need.

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THE CRUCIAL NEED
I N T E R N E T S O L U T I O N S T O C O N N E C T A N D E D U C AT E
CHICAGO’S CHILDREN

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As stated, 1 in 5 children under the age of eighteen lack access to broadband citywide, equating to more
than 110,000 kids.1

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Predominantly black and Latinx/a/o neighborhoods show startling gaps in internet connectivity, including:
•  Just over 1 in 3 households in Austin, including 33%, or nearly 8,000 of all residing children
•  Nearly 1 in 3 households in Humboldt Park, including 33%, or 5,100 of all residing children

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•  Nearly 1 in 2 households in West Englewood, including 46%, or 3,100 of all residing children

Increased internet access for these communities, some of which have seen disproportionately high rates of
COVID-19 cases, would provide a plethora of telehealth and other ancillary benefits, in addition to closing
the Digital Divide which contributes to a significant racial equity gap in Chicago’s education landscape.

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1 There are just under 200,000 households that do not have in-home internet connections citywide. Gaps in internet connectivity have exacerbated inequities faced by residents of all ages across Chicago as they look for critical information and
resources in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

110,000

CHICAGO CHILDREN UNDER 18
WITHOUT BROADBAND INTERNET

46%

OF WEST ENGLEWOOD CHILDREN
UNDER 18 WITHOUT
BROADBAND INTERNET

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8,000

AUSTIN CHILDREN
UNDER 18 WITHOUT
BROADBAND INTERNET

33%

OF HUMBOLT PARK CHILDREN
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Rena R., a CPS mother of twins living in the Austin
community, cited the difficult challenge in effectively
participating in remote learning for the many families in
Austin who don’t have reliable internet at home.

“I RECEIVED ONE CHROMEBOOK BUT I HAVE
THREE SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN AT HOME.
I’M ALSO A COLLEGE STUDENT AND WOULD
NORMALLY GO TO THE LIBRARY TO USE
THEIR COMPUTERS BUT CAN’T DO THAT
NOW. WE’RE ALL IN THE HOUSE TRYING
TO SHARE ONE CHROMEBOOK AND A CELL
PHONE. IT’S REALLY HARD TO BE BOTH A
PARENT AND TEACHER WITHOUT THE THINGS
I NEED TO DO IT.”

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Predominantly white, more affluent neighborhoods,
without exception, show rates of connectivity near or
above 90%.

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You would need to combine more than 15 community
areas north of Lincoln Park to find an equivalent number
of children under 18 without broadband access across
Chicago’s North Side as just the two community areas of
Austin and Englewood.
Aggregating to community areas can’t even fully capture
the inequity, as there are individual census tracts in some
communities where less than 40% of households have
connections to broadband.
The country’s leading data and internet providers already
have infrastructure in place in Chicago to allow for broad
adoption within every household.
THIS IS NOT AN INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUE,
BUT AN ADOPTION ISSUE.

One CPS parent on the South Side, who lost her job due
to the COVID-19 closure, said that she now has to decide
between paying for food, paying the gas bill, and paying
for internet service to ensure her kids continue learning.
No parent should be forced to make such choices.

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Community areas with the highest concentration of children
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1.  AUSTIN   

WEST SIDE  

7,801

2.  SOUTH LAWNDALE  

WEST SIDE  

6,624

3.  BELMONT CRAGIN  

NORTH/NORTHWEST SIDE 

5,218

4.  HUMBOLDT PARK  

WEST SIDE  

5,195

5.  SOUTH SHORE  

SOUTH SIDE  

3,994

6.  AUBURN GRESHAM  

FAR SOUTHWEST SIDE 

3,744

7.  NORTH LAWNDALE  

WEST SIDE  

3,550

8.  WEST ENGLEWOOD  

SOUTHWEST SIDE  

3,089

9.  NEW CITY   

SOUTHWEST SIDE  

2,992

10.  CHICAGO LAWN  

SOUTHWEST SIDE  

2,769

11.  WEST RIDGE  

FAR NORTH SIDE  

2,609

12.  GREATER GRAND
CROSSING   

SOUTH SIDE  

2,539

13.  ENGLEWOOD  

SOUTHWEST SIDE  

2,392

14.  GAGE PARK  

SOUTHWEST SIDE  

2,366

15.  LOGAN SQUARE  

NORTH/NORTHWEST SIDE 

2,327

U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. 2014-2018 American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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Community areas with the highest percent of children without
access to broadband are predominantly concentrated on the
South and West Sides.

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1.  WEST ENGLEWOOD  

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46%

2.  ENGLEWOOD  

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38%

3.  AUBURN GRESHAM  

FAR SOUTHWEST SIDE 

38%

4.  NORTH LAWNDALE  

WEST SIDE  

37%

5.  GREATER GRAND
CROSSING   

SOUTH SIDE  

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6.  AUSTIN   

WEST SIDE  

34%

7.  SOUTH SHORE  

SOUTH SIDE  

33%

8.  HUMBOLDT PARK  

WEST SIDE  

32%

9.  SOUTH LAWNDALE  

WEST SIDE  

31%

10.  RIVERDALE   

FAR SOUTH SIDE  

31%

11.  WEST GARFIELD PARK 

WEST SIDE  

31%

12.  EAST GARFIELD PARK 

WEST SIDE  

30%

13.  CHATHAM   

FAR SOUTH SIDE  

29%

14.  NEW CITY   

SOUTHWEST SIDE  

27%

15.  WASHINGTON PARK  

SOUTH SIDE  

26%

U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. 2014-2018 American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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SOME PROGRESS, BUT MUCH MORE IS
N E E D E D T O E N S U R E E D U C AT I O N A L E Q U I T Y

In late March, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) released
remote learning guidance that outlined expectations,
strategies, and available resources for schools to
implement remote learning beginning April 13th.
Acknowledging that CPS
alone could not close the
digital
divide
overnight,
the district committed to
leveraging existing inventory,
purchasing new devices for
distribution, and working with
philanthropic partners to help
narrow the gap to the best
of the district’s ability. One
week into an effort to deploy
more than 100,000 devices to
its highest-need students, the
district started by prioritizing
schools with the greatest need
based on a hardship index.

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“THIS HAS IMPACTED MY
DAUGHTER’S ACCESS TO
SCHOOLING. IT’S HARD TO
FILL IN THE GAPS. WE NEED
ACCESS. ACCESS TO THE
INTERNET, TO LAPTOPS.”
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HUMBOLT PARK FAMILY

Most recently, the city and
CPS, in partnership with the
Sprint 1Million Foundation,
have taken the laudable step
of ensuring all 12,000 students in temporary living
situations in the district will receive an internet access
device.
Despite this initial effort, there are roughly 100,000
children who desperately need reliable internet to
participate in remote learning.

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Closing CPS is crucial to curbing the continued spread
of COVID-19, but the transition to remote learning
comes with enormous challenges — namely, a reliance
on digital learning resources that has exposed the city’s
profound digital divide.

The Vice-Chair of the Local
School Council of a CPS high
school in South Shore noted
that they are “very concerned
by questions from parents
who do not appear to have
access to internet connections
in their home.”
A family from Humboldt Park,
who uses their neighbor’s
internet, recently shared their
challenges: “This has impacted
my daughter’s access to
schooling. It’s hard to fill in the
gaps. We need access. Access
to the internet, to laptops.”

There are far too many
Chicago children who are
unable to learn without essential internet services.
Inequitable access to effective internet connections
contributes to opportunity, achievement, and equity
gaps—gaps that have existed for far too long, and that
the current COVID-19 closure is only widening further.

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K E Y R E C O M M E N D AT I O N S

RECOMMENDED
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1.  Establish a Community-Led Internet Service
Subsidy Program to target Chicago’s most
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2.  Expand WiFi hot-spot lending programs at schools
and through community organizations.

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TO CLOSE THE GAP IN INTERNET ACCESS
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Crisis can prompt leaders to take bold action. And the
digital divide is one that we can solve now, ensuring
that all Chicago families are connected to the internet
during the COVID-19 crisis. Concrete steps must be
taken to rectify internet access inequities and help
improve educational opportunity and access for those
in greatest need of assistance.

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We propose several practical, immediate actions the
city of Chicago, the civic philanthropic community, and
the private sector could take to swiftly connect those
without home internet access. Each of these partners
has an essential role to play in promoting educational
equity during the coronavirus era and ensuring that all
students can access instruction over at-home internet
connections.

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3.  Partner with ISPs and the philanthropic
community to establish WiFi “SuperSpots” in key
communities.
4.  Encourage ISPs to expand their low-cost
broadband service offers.

5.  Pilot promising and innovative ideas to
leverage city assets to expand WiFi coverage to
communities in need.

“WE NEED TO PROVIDE BASIC
INTERNET FOR FREE AND MAKE
IT EASILY ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL
PARENTS IN NEED RIGHT NOW.”

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C L A I B O R N E W. , A U S T I N PA R E N T

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The City of Chicago should partner with Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to implement a subsidy program that makes fast,
reliable broadband at home affordable. Well-established community-based organizations (CBOs) and other community
anchor institutions could administer the program on behalf of the city and partner with ISPs to identify qualified
participants. To qualify for the program, each family of a school-aged student would self-certify to a designated CBO that
they attend a Title I-eligible school and that they do not currently have broadband service at home. The service provider
would be reimbursed (using local or philanthropic funds) to cover the cost of providing internet service.

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We estimate that at $100 a year to subscribe to a low-cost broadband service, the total cost to connect the 200,000 Chicago
households that lack reliable internet connectivity, would be roughly $20 million.1 Connecting all 110,000 children in the
city that currently do not have access to the internet would cost a maximum of $11 million for a year, but would likely be
much less given a large percentage of households will have multiple children.

1 Pricing based on the current Comcast Internet Essentials program at $9.95/month with two months free and the AT&T Access program at $10/
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The city and the civic philanthropic community should make
funding available for hotspot lending programs operated
by schools and community anchor institutions.

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CPS is already deploying some hot-spot devices to families,
including ensuring all students in temporary living spaces
have access to both the internet and a device, but the
need for school principals to prioritize the implementation
of remote learning plans creates an opportunity for
community-based organizations to step in and help
deploy hot-spot devices to a broader subset of students
and families. Several cities have already implemented such
programs and they can be set up quickly.1

At roughly $45 per hot-spot device for 200,000 households,
funding to procure the devices would equal approximately
$9 million. ISPs, through their charitable foundations,
could offer in-kind service for the duration of the COVID-19
closure or beyond.
If WiFi hotspots become limited or difficult to procure,
the city could diversify and establish a program to secure
smartphones that could be used as hotspot devices. At an
average cost of $70 per smartphone, which would also
provide families with WiFi as well as texting and streaming
capabilities, the city’s 200,000 households could receive
WiFi access for roughly $15 million under the expectation
that ISPs will provide the service in-kind.

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Hot-spot devices cannot serve as a long-term solution for households as they often do not provide the same data speeds and bandwidth as
broadband.

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The city of San Francisco recently launched a partnership between the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) and
national nonprofit organizations, EducationSuperHighway and the 1Million Project Foundation, to provide connectivity
support for thousands of students in San Francisco who lack home internet access, including the deployment of up to 25 WiFi
“SuperSpots.” The SuperSpots are being installed in locations to serve students from underserved communities who need
to participate in distance learning due to COVID-19 and related school closures. TheSuperSpot equipment, installation, and
operating costs are fully covered by philanthropic funding from the 1Million Project Foundation and EducationSuperHighway,
and will remain in place for the remainder of the school year.

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The cost of the SuperSpot routers is roughly $2,000 per router. Each router provides access to approximately 120 students
that are within a range of 1,000-1,500 feet.
The City of Chicago, in partnership with CPS, the philanthropic community, and ISPs could implement a similar program and
provide internet access to thousands of unconnected families by strategically-locating the routers throughout the city.

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The city should call upon all ISPs to develop and/or augment their offerings of low-cost broadband
service to residential consumers. While some broadband providers have such programs, others do
not. The city could, for instance, obtain commitments from commercial and noncommercial ISPs to
promote awareness of these programs, to extend the availability of existing programs for a longer
period of time, and to open eligibility to more users.

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USE BUSES TO CREATE MOBILE HOTSPOTS
At Austin Independent School District (AISD), the district
has retrofitted its buses with WiFi capabilities up to a
distance of 200 feet. AISD is strategically positioning
these buses daily at apartments and in neighborhoods
identified as having the highest needs. Using the WiFi
“SuperSpot” approach, the city, either through Chicago
Transit Authority or CPS’s private bus contracts, could
implement a similar program to provide internet access to
areas of the city that need it the most.

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ENSURE SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES AND OTHER PUBLIC
ENTITIES PROVIDE INDEFINITE ACCESS TO THEIR
NETWORKS EVEN WHILE CLOSED
The city should continue to work with ISPs to ensure that
WiFi for schools, libraries, and other public locations remain
open to their communities. The Federal Communications
Commission has already encouraged schools and libraries
closed due to the coronavirus pandemic to open their WiFi
networks for public use.1 This would be a negligible cost
to both CPS, Chicago Public Libraries, and other public
agencies.

https://www.shlb.org/news/shlb/2020/03/FCC-Empowers-Schools-Libraries-to-Open-Wi-Fi-to-Community-Use/

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“WHILE MY FAMILY HAS INTERNET AT
HOME, IT IS NOT AS FAST AND STABLE AS
IT SHOULD BE, AND OUR KIDS STRUGGLE TO
USE THE ONLINE PLATFORMS FOR TAKING
TESTS. FOR THE MANY FAMILIES IN AUSTIN
WHO DON’T HAVE RELIABLE INTERNET AT
HOME, IT MUST BE EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO
TRY TO CONDUCT REMOTE LEARNING.”

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E X E C U T I N G T H E S E R E C O M M E N D AT I O N S I S
F E A S I B L E I F C I T Y, C I V I C , A N D B U S I N E S S
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Implementing these recommendations is possible
through a combination of federal stimulus funds,
philanthropic support, and private sector commitments.
The City of Chicago received nearly $47 million dollars
in flexible Community Development Block Grant funds
through the recent CARES Act. A portion of these funds
could be used to expand broadband access where it is
most needed, and these dollars should be leveraged to
attract additional commitments from industries such as
tech.
The future vitality of Chicago’s economy depends on
the education of our young people, and it is in the
best interest of the private sector and philanthropic
community to help ensure educational equity. This is a
solvable problem.
Now is the time for our public, business, and civic leaders
to step up.

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Crisis forces us to confront head-on the inequities that
make quality education out of reach for far too many
Chicagoans. Crisis also brings forth generosity, ingenuity,
and resilience — strengths that are built into the fabric of
our city. Strengths that can close our digital divide and see
us through this pandemic.

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The sudden shift to remote learning
and virtual class has its challenges for
families. The lack of devices creates
conflict with students’ schedules
with classes overlapping. On top of
that, the reduced space in homes is
not appropriate for the students to
concentrate on work or exams—more
so when there is limited and unstable
internet connection. Parents should
receive technology support to reduce
the stress of helping and supervising
their students. In some cases, this
problem is more pronounced for
parents that have English as a language
barrier and for students that are English
language learners (ELL).

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“EL CAMBIO REPENTINO AL APRENDIZAJE REMOTO
Y CLASES VIRTUALES TIENEN SU DESAFÍO PARA
LAS FAMILIAS. LA FALTA DE DISPOSITIVOS CREA
CONFLICTOS CON LOS HORARIOS DE LOS ESTUDIANTES
YA QUE LAS CLASES SE CRUZAN. ENCIMA DE ESO, LOS
ESPACIOS REDUCIDOS EN CASA NO SON APROPIADOS
PARA QUE LOS ESTUDIANTES SE CONCENTREN EN
SUS TAREAS Y EXÁMENES- MAS SI LA CONEXIÓN AL
INTERNET ES LIMITADA O INESTABLE. PADRES DEBEN
RECIBIR APOYO PARA CAPACITAR SU CONOCIMIENTO
DE TECNOLOGÍA Y ASÍ REDUCIR EL ESTRÉS DE AYUDAR
Y SUPERVISAR A SUS HIJOS. EN ALGUNOS CASOS,
ESTE PROBLEMA ES MÁS PRONUNCIADO PARA
PADRES QUE TIENEN EL INGLÉS COMO BARRERA Y LOS
ESTUDIANTES DE APRENDIZAJE DE INGLÉS (ELL).”

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