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Posted on: 2014/9/23 0:08
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Terrence T. McDonald | The Jersey Journal
Calling high-speed internet access a "basic need" like running water or electricity, a New Jersey-based nonprofit plans to bring broadband access to thousands of low-income families statewide. Nonprofit JerseyOn launched the program today at Jersey City's Lincoln High School, where about 80 percent of students do not have high-speed internet in their homes. School officials today said this affects a student's ability to do homework, study for exams and prepare for college and post-graduation life. Sangeeta Ranade, president of the Jersey City Board of Education, said JerseyOn's plan to get high-speed internet connectivity in the homes of the school's low-income families is a "game changer." More
Posted on: 2014/9/22 17:51
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