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- 1FCC accused of cutting internet access for schools and libraries●Donald J. Trump's Federal Communications Commission cutting INTERNET For over 100,000 PUBLIC SCHOOL AND LIBRARIES 😡😡😡 Co
Claims are circulating that the Federal Communications Commission under Donald Trump is moving to cut internet access for more than 100,000 public schools and libraries. Critics say the move would hit underprivileged students and job seekers who rely on library connections for research and applications, and the accusation is drawing anger online. Details of the alleged decision remain limited.
- 2Library of Congress Opens Nominations for Federal Library Awards▼Library of Congress Opens Award Nominations for Outstanding Federal Libraries, Librarians and Library Technicians
The Library of Congress has opened nominations for awards honouring outstanding federal libraries, librarians and library technicians. The programme recognises excellence across US government libraries and the staff who run them. It is an administrative announcement, with no public controversy or reaction reported so far.
- 3Trump's FCC may cut school internet subsidies despite AI push▼Trump has promoted AI in education. His FCC may end school internet subsidies.
While President Trump has championed bringing artificial intelligence into American classrooms, his Federal Communications Commission is weighing an end to the E-Rate program's school internet subsidies, which help fund connectivity for schools and libraries nationwide. Critics say cutting the subsidies would undermine the very digital access AI-based education depends on, creating a contradiction in the administration's education technology agenda.
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A new discussion has emerged over whether Congress has the power to enact a national book ban, as debates over book restrictions in schools and libraries continue across the United States. The question, raised in coverage by School Library Journal, examines the legal limits of federal authority over reading materials, an issue that has so far been driven mainly by state legislatures and local school boards.