New York Times
Online Schools Are Here to Stay, Even After the Pandemic (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 04/12/2021 - 06:20Why Students Are Logging In to Class From 7,000 Miles Away (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 04/09/2021 - 06:24Op-ed: Official Censorship Should Have No Place in the Digital Public Square (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 04/08/2021 - 06:13Op-ed: After Working at Google, I’ll Never Let Myself Love a Job Again (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 04/08/2021 - 06:08Democrats Win Crucial Tool to Enact Biden’s Plans, Including Infrastructure (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 04/06/2021 - 06:34Biden Plan Spurs Fight Over What ‘Infrastructure’ Really Means (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 04/06/2021 - 06:33Biden’s Plan to Fix America’s Internet
The White House’s new infrastructure plan includes a proposal to spend $100 billion to extend fast internet access to every home. Its central premise is a powerful one: To achieve the internet that we all deserve, the federal government must be more involved — but not too much. The White House plan could be the shakeout we need.
That Spotty Wi-Fi? There’s $100 Billion to Fix It.
A year after the pandemic turned the nation’s digital divide into an education emergency, President Joe Biden, inheriting the problem, is making affordable broadband a top priority, comparing it to the effort to spread electricity across the country. His $2 trillion infrastructure plan includes $100 billion to extend fast internet access to every home. The money is meant to improve the economy by enabling all Americans to work, get medical care and take classes from wherever they live.