MADISON, Wis. (CBS 58) – Governor Evers issued an executive order this week to establish a Task Force on Broadband Access, an issue that was discussed before the pandemic but made only worse by the effects of the coronavirus.
Wisconsin ranks 30th in the country in broadband access according to a report by BroadbandNow. It affects the business and education sectors especially and it’s not limited to rural parts of the state.
When the pandemic forced schools to close and shift to remote learning, the digital divide for some was made even worse.
“Folks were parked in the parking lot of libraries, using their phones to try and write essays,” Carmen Schools Director of Teaching and Learning Joe Baker said. While Baker admired the efforts of students and parents to overcome obstacles of poor internet access, he noted that it is no environment for any student to learn.
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