Dear Dr. Edmondson,
Thank you for taking the time to read this letter. My name is Wendy Klunk. I am in eighth grade at Norup International School in Oak Park, Michigan. In my technology class we have recently been studying digital divides. A digital divide is a split between those who have access to sufficient modern technology and those whose access is insufficient. At the state government level, I feel as though this issue is mainly focused on in terms of the city of Detroit and its public schools, yet this issue goes much beyond one city.
One area in our state where this topic is a big problem is your hometown, Ypsilanti, Michigan. The poverty rate of this city is 30%. This, in itself, is a huge problem. I thank many government officials in your city for working hard the past few years to make your city a nice community for families to live, yet there is still much work to be done. A digital divide can be seen …show more content…
Every student deserves an equal education and the wealth of the area in which one lives should not matter. One proposed solution to the Ypsilanti-Ann Arbor digital divide is a program called Wireless Ypsi. Its goal is to provide all of Ypsilanti with free internet access to bridge the community’s digital divide. This program could potentially help the schools in getting more access for technology. The schools and community of Ypsilanti could attempt to pass a bill that would give the schools a small grant. With the money, each school could purchase inexpensive laptops that could travel on a cart from classroom to classroom -- a lab on wheels. This would be a viable solution because in partnership with Wireless Ypsi, the school would not have to pay for internet access and the only economic burden would be the purchase of the laptops. This plan would help improve the lives of all Ypsilanti
Thank you for taking the time to read this letter. My name is Wendy Klunk. I am in eighth grade at Norup International School in Oak Park, Michigan. In my technology class we have recently been studying digital divides. A digital divide is a split between those who have access to sufficient modern technology and those whose access is insufficient. At the state government level, I feel as though this issue is mainly focused on in terms of the city of Detroit and its public schools, yet this issue goes much beyond one city.
One area in our state where this topic is a big problem is your hometown, Ypsilanti, Michigan. The poverty rate of this city is 30%. This, in itself, is a huge problem. I thank many government officials in your city for working hard the past few years to make your city a nice community for families to live, yet there is still much work to be done. A digital divide can be seen …show more content…
Every student deserves an equal education and the wealth of the area in which one lives should not matter. One proposed solution to the Ypsilanti-Ann Arbor digital divide is a program called Wireless Ypsi. Its goal is to provide all of Ypsilanti with free internet access to bridge the community’s digital divide. This program could potentially help the schools in getting more access for technology. The schools and community of Ypsilanti could attempt to pass a bill that would give the schools a small grant. With the money, each school could purchase inexpensive laptops that could travel on a cart from classroom to classroom -- a lab on wheels. This would be a viable solution because in partnership with Wireless Ypsi, the school would not have to pay for internet access and the only economic burden would be the purchase of the laptops. This plan would help improve the lives of all Ypsilanti