Nearly half of teachers who identified as Black or African American reported that they were likely to leave their jobs by the end of the school year – a significantly higher percentage than teachers of other races.

With online and hybrid learning set to outlast COVID, students (and teachers) will look for simplified user experiences to navigate digital learning tools.

Schools and libraries can use the funding to buy laptops and tablets, Wi-Fi hotspots, modems, and routers, and also provide broadband connectivity.

"As I have said repeatedly when asked about this bill, discrimination is not a Louisiana value, and this bill was a solution in search of a problem that simply does not exist in Louisiana," the governor said in a statement.