If you are moving to Kansas City, Missouri and could benefit from the accessibility of high-speed internet for your family, you are in luck! President Obama had set a goal for bringing high-speed internet to most schools by 2017; however, it looks like he is going to close in on his goal much earlier than anticipated.
Known as a school-based Internet program called ConnectED, the president’s high-speed initiative aims at closing the digital divide for those who cannot afford it. The program would particularly be aimed towards providing high-speed internet to children who live in public and assisted housing.
According to Mayor Mary Sly James, “The president’s selection of Kansas City as a ConnectHome Initiative city will advance our ongoing digital equity efforts for our entire city. Public housing residents are in dire need of connectivity, and our participation in this initiative will give everyone the opportunity to succeed in Kansas City’s technological economy.”
With less than half of the poorest households in the nation having an internet subscription, it makes it impossible for children to complete homework assignments that include research, or complete college applications that are nearly all required to be submitted online. On top of the issue of needing home Internet service in order to be successful in school, it is also just as important to be able to succeed in the outside world. Over 80 percent of job openings at Fortune 500 companies are listed online, and your Kansas City movers agree with the government’s idea that people in the 21st century cannot survive without the proper technology.