What Would You Like to See in a Library of Congress Blog for Teachers?

Please drop the Library and line and let us know what you’d most like to see in this teacher blog.

The Library of Congress is preparing to launch a blog to serve K-12 teachers.
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Industry lobbying keeps public in the dark about broadband

Washingtonians get less bang for their broadband buck than every state in the nation except Alaska, according to a survey released Tuesday.

Industry lobbying keeps public in the dark about broadband
The government is spending up to $350 million of taxpayer money to create a map that will show where there is high-speed Internet service in the United States and where there is not. Despite the large expenditure of taxpayer funds, it will display no information on price or subscriber numbers. Internet connection speeds will be averaged over an entire metropolitan area and an as-yet unknown portion of the data collected to make the map will be off-limits to the public.
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Maryland Corrections Agency includes passwords as a part of their background check process

Maryland Corrections Agency Demanding All Social Media Passwords Of Potential Hires

Maryland Corrections Agency Demanding All Social Media Passwords Of Potential Hires
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