One of the very few good things brought about by the coronavirus epidemic recently occurred in California. Train enthusiasts will recall that former Governor Jerry Brown was spending $80.3 billion to construct a 500-mile high-speed train from Orange County to San Francisco. As is often the case, the champion of the boondoggle leaves others in their wake to deal with the fiscal problems …
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A report was issued last year that studied the adoption of broadband as well as the jobs created by municipal broadband. The report was produced by the Technology Policy Institute. It won’t surprise taxpayers in Lake County, Monticello, or many other Minnesota municipalities that the report concludes by saying: “I do not find economic benefits from municipal broadband in this empirical …
When school districts across the country abruptly closed in March, many teachers suddenly found themselves conducting on-line class instruction. There have been many heroic moments in this experiment, but one thing is certain: when the pandemic is no more, virtual learning will continue because it is the future of learning. It is interesting to note that, prior to COVID-19, “one-third …
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