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FDU Poll: New Jersey Voters Not Buying the “Race Card”

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Ridgewood NJ, a state Superior Court decision and a Democratic candidate in next year’s gubernatorial election have made racial segregation a live political issue in New Jersey, but most voters don’t perceive the level of segregation in the state or see it as a problem. According to the latest results from the FDU Poll, just 12 percent of New Jersey voters say that the schools where they live are segregated, and just 19 percent say that they want more racial diversity in their neighborhoods.

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$50 grand for wi/fi for 4 people ?

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Tedesco unveils a very expensive initiative to bring Internet to low-income high schoolers in Bergen County

JULY 15, 2015, 7:29 PM    LAST UPDATED: WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2015, 9:18 PM

BY JOHN C. ENSSLIN
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD

Bergen County Executive James Tedesco on Wednesday unveiled an initiative aimed at providing basic broadband Internet service to low-income families with children who are starting high school this fall.

Tedesco announced he will provide a $50,000 grant from a discretionary fund in his budget to Jersey On, a non-profit that aims to connect more low-income families to the Internet.

A wireless router is the hub of your home or business network, delivering a single Internet connection to other devices on the network, through either wired Ethernet or a wireless connection. Some routers, targeted at novice users, are easy to set up, while others take a little more know-how. Routers also vary in the throughput they can manage, depending on the antenna configuration and the hardware inside.https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2398080,00.asp

The organization is headed by Josh Gottheimer, a Microsoft executive who is a Democratic candidate for the 5th Congressional District seat now held by Republican Scott Garrett.

The $50,000 will provide a pocket-sized Wi-Fi hotspot device good for up to five wireless devices at no cost to 531 freshmen within the county whose families are eligible for the free or reduced-cost lunch program, starting this fall.

Those families also will receive free wi-fi for the four years that their student is in high school.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/tedesco-unveils-initiative-to-bring-internet-to-low-income-high-schoolers-in-bergen-county-1.1374635