Posts Tagged Broadband Internet Access
Virginia School Divisions Could Get Some Help with Expanding Broadband Access
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on January 21, 2021
School divisions across Virginia are struggling to make sure they have the kind of broadband connections necessary for distance learning. Michael Pope reports on a bill in the General Assembly that might help.
Who Needs Broadband? Virginia Pushes Forward with Expansion Despite Not Having the Answer
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on April 23, 2019
Credit: Marcie Casas / Creative Commons
Some residents of Virginia still hear that annoying dial up tone when they connect to the Internet. The state estimates more than 600,000 residents don’t have high speed broadband. There’s a surprising barrier, but the state isn’t letting it stop them from getting people connected. Mallory Noe-Payne reports.
Virginia Governor’s Race: The Candidates’ Plans for Rural High-Speed Internet
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on August 11, 2017
Credit: AP Photo / Toby Talbot
Policy wonks call it the “last mile” – the infrastructure needed to get high-speed internet down those long and sparsely populated country roads. It’s expensive, and private companies are unlikely to recoup that investment from just a couple of households. And while Virginia’s candidates for governor agree something needs to be done, they don’t quite agree over how to fund it. Mallory Noe-Payne has details.
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From NPR News- Schools Are Deciding What The New CDC Mask Guidelines Mean For The Classroom May 14, 2021It is unclear what impact this will have on teachers, staff and students in the near term. In some states, masks in schools are already optional.
- Shopping Without A Mask Depends On Where You Live, Despite New CDC Guidelines May 14, 2021CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said," We have all longed for this moment when we can get back to some kind of normalcy." But local authorities are making their own decisions on relaxing the rules.
- Here's What Is (And Isn't) Changed By The New CDC Mask Guidance May 13, 2021Some parts of public life in the U.S. still operate according to restrictive rules, and that includes planes, trains and buses.
- Far Fewer Young Migrants Are In Border Patrol Custody, DHS Secretary Says May 13, 2021Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told lawmakers that unaccompanied minors are moving more quickly out of custody and into facilities run by the Department of Health and Human Services.
- Just 12 People Are Behind Most Vaccine Hoaxes On Social Media, Research Shows May 13, 2021The majority of false claims about COVID-19 vaccines on social media trace back to just a handful of influential figures. So why don't the companies just shut them down?
- Schools Are Deciding What The New CDC Mask Guidelines Mean For The Classroom May 14, 2021
- From BBC News
- Indian variant: Next steps considered amid India variant concern May 14, 2021Local and regional restrictions to tackle the Indian variant cannot be ruled out, ministers say.
- Covid in Bolton: What's causing the spike? May 14, 2021The town has seen a sharp spike in Covid cases - driven by the emergence of the Indian variant.
- Israel intensifies attacks in Gaza as conflict enters fifth day May 14, 2021More than 100 people have been killed in Gaza and seven have died in Israel since Monday.
- Covid: Wales residents urged to hold off foreign holidays May 14, 2021People should only go abroad if "essential" for at least three more weeks, Welsh ministers say.
- Howard Beckett: Labour suspends union official after Patel tweet May 13, 2021Howard Beckett had apologised for posting that Home Secretary Priti Patel "should be deported".
- Indian variant: Next steps considered amid India variant concern May 14, 2021
