Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced Tuesday that almost every school in Michigan has access to reliable, high-speed internet service.
Whitmer says the next step is to make sure residential high-speed service is available in every corner of Michigan. She says that’s as vital to students as internet at school.
“Absence of internet affects their ability to complete their homework and to learn in this economy where we’re all evolving in. Digital learning opens up a new world of educational opportunities to prepare our students for high-wage careers.”
Whitmer says there are still 450 thousand households across the state that don’t have access to reliable high-speed internet service. She says that slows down the creation of start-ups and home-based-businesses, and makes parts of the state less-attractive places to live.