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Groups Release Local Government Broadband Resource Guide

Associations Now

Six cities that are part of NRN—Chattanooga, Tennessee; Gonzales, California; Greensboro, North Carolina; New Orleans, Louisiana; Springfield, Missouri; and Youngstown, Ohio—collaborated on drawing up the resource. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration of the U.S.

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Reads of the Week: April 12, 2013

Reid All About it

But, I may be replaceable, or at least that was my fear when I read Mitch Joel’s post about a ‘Robo-reporter’ computer program that writes newspaper articles. Four questions to ask before you send that press release. I’ll be voting, of course, for the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina.

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Parsing Common Core: An Education Program Under Fire

Associations Now

The program’s goal is to “establish clear and consistent goals for learning that will prepare America’s children for success in college and work,” according to a press release from the two associations. Many critical reports have surfaced—some inaccurately implying that the program is federally backed.