Re: leverage vs. equity

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> On the other hand, if schools and libraries lack the funds to cover
> other necessary components of the infrastructure, there is a danger
> that many sites will be left with subsidized lines coming into the
> building and nothing inside to connect to them.  And it's likely that
> this situation will occur most frequently in precisely those schools
> where the need is most urgent.
> 
> How acute is this problem likely to be - and what mechanisms can we
> suggest to avoid it?  This is not an easy question, but the answers
> that we find for it may be crucial for developing a Universal Service
> subsidy which can effectively meet the needs of all students and library
> patrons.
> 
> Bob Carlitz
> Moderator

Reply: Precisely right! The have-nots would still miss out.

In the greater Kansas City bi-state region of MO and KS, KCPT Channel 19
(public television) serves 320 school districts with instructional TV,
on-line services, professional development, and early childhood education
plus literacy/GED for adults and numerous in-service trainings for other
agencies. The one school district with the highest level of low-income
families and children, multiple ethnic groups, undereducated often and a high
drop-out rate, etc. cannot and could not afford the technology services we
offer without financial assistance. I am trying to secure the funding with
and for them.

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