{"id":3533,"date":"2015-07-16T15:29:36","date_gmt":"2015-07-16T15:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/?p=3533"},"modified":"2015-07-16T15:30:52","modified_gmt":"2015-07-16T15:30:52","slug":"feds-launch-connect-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/2015\/07\/16\/feds-launch-connect-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Feds Launch Connect Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

Connect Home<\/a> is a federal program just launched to improve the Internet connectivity of those living in HUD housing. The launch information contents 47% of those families with income <$25,000 have no or low speed access contrasted with 92% of those with family incomes >$100,000. There are obvious implications for education.<\/p>\n

The pilot program is launching in twenty-seven cities and one tribal nation and will initially reach over 275,000 low-income households \u2013 and nearly 200,000 children \u2013 with the support they need to access the Internet at home.<\/p>\n

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Albany, GA; Atlanta, GA; Baltimore, MD; Baton Rouge, LA; Boston, MA; Camden, NJ; Choctaw Nation, OK; Cleveland, OH; Denver, CO; Durham, NC; Fresno, CA; Kansas City, MO; Little Rock, AR; Los Angeles, CA; Macon, GA; Memphis, TN; Meriden, CT; Nashville, TN; New Orleans, LA; New York, NY; Newark, NJ; Philadelphia, PA; Rockford, IL; San Antonio, TX; Seattle, WA; Springfield, MA; Tampa, FL; and Washington, DC.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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