FASTER Arkansas
Education Broadband Issue Goes Down to the (Fiber Optic) Wire
While the message may be getting lost in the clutter of political ads ahead of the Nov. 4 midterm election, FASTERArkansas isn’t asking for your vote. It’s asking the public to pressure legislators to tweak, preferably through a special session before Gov. Mike Beebe’s term ends in January, a state law that sailed through the Legislature almost unnoticed in 2011. read more >
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FASTER Arkansas: Beebe Gathers Education, Tech Leaders To Evaluate K-12 Internet Needs
Members of FASTER Arkansas — Gov. Mike Beebe’s new task force — are working to determine just how much broadband is needed by schools to participate in Common Core, a controversial education piece pushed by the National Governors Association. read more >
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Beebe Said To Appoint Task Force ‘FASTER Arkansas’ With Plans for Broadband Expansion
Last Wednesday, Gov. Mike Beebe met with scores of representatives — the number we heard was 70 — of Internet service providers, large and small, from all over the state. The subject: broadband access, or lack thereof. read more >
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