My latest column for CTNewsJunkie.com:
Gov. Ned Lamont, who used to run a cable company, has wisely seized on the issue of expanding access to broadband in Connecticut, announcing a few weeks ago that he would introduce a bill in the current legislative session to increase accessibility, especially to people in underserved communities:
It goes without saying that the digital divide widens the educational divide, not only in terms of doing homework, but during periods of remote learning such as those brought on by the pandemic. Connecticut already has one of the largest educational achievement gaps in the nation. In a word, lack of access to adequate technology makes a bad situation even worse.
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