Illinois has been approved to receive $253 million from the American Rescue Plan Act to offer broadband internet. “The $253 million that’s coming to Illinois, is going to mean that a lot of kids have a better chance for a good education, and a lot of businesses can thrive,” Sen. Dick Durbin said. “And the farmers are going to be using those internets [sic] too.”
“… a lot of kids have a better chance for a good education …”
Dickie, Dickie, Dickie … have you looked at the current state of IL education in areas with robust Internet? The difference between the non-robust-Internet areas and the robust area Internet access is negligible.
Though I strongly support Internet in the rural areas, Internet access isn’t the issue for IL students. But they’re woke, very, very woke and may have already chosen their pronouns!
debtsor
3 years ago
This expansion should have happened a decade ago. But Springfield doesn’t care about white people south of I-80 or west of 355, so the state has intentionally left them behind. It’s a shame really the outright systemic racism in our state and federal government.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
“… a lot of kids have a better chance for a good education …”
Dickie, Dickie, Dickie … have you looked at the current state of IL education in areas with robust Internet? The difference between the non-robust-Internet areas and the robust area Internet access is negligible.
Though I strongly support Internet in the rural areas, Internet access isn’t the issue for IL students. But they’re woke, very, very woke and may have already chosen their pronouns!
This expansion should have happened a decade ago. But Springfield doesn’t care about white people south of I-80 or west of 355, so the state has intentionally left them behind. It’s a shame really the outright systemic racism in our state and federal government.