Episode 36: Getting Free Internet to Families Who Need It Most (ft. Dirk Tillotson)
In this episode, we speak with activist Dirk Tillotson about how, due to a lack of internet access, low income students are being denied an education during COVID-19. You’ll hear how Comcast’s free internet service is not actually free, why a lack of internet access is an extreme barrier to academic success, and how activists and business leaders are stepping up to solve the problem.
Listen to the Episode:
Episode Details:
- How Comcast’s “free internet” is not actually free
- How Comcast has responded to Dirk’s petition
- The power of local education activism
- The lack of national leadership towards allowing students to continue to learn during COVID-19
- How business leaders are stepping up for students
- Whether or not Comcast and other ISPs should continue to provide internet after COVID-19
Links Mentioned:
- PETITION: We Demand Free Internet for ALL Low-Income Families During COVID-19
- Millions of Low-Income Students Are Being Denied Access to Internet
- Digital Apartheid in the Age of COVID, Making the Right to Online Access for ALL Students a Reality
- @dirktillotson
- greatschoolvoices.org
- @greatschoolvoices
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