Between the union and the school board and the School District, it feels like from those those other entities, and i want to say that the purpose of this meeting was to figure out how the city can best support families and the School District and educators. Because i agree with the comments of Susan Sullivan that the caste that the educators have in front of them is so monumental. And it is difficult to roll out distance teaching and learning, which is what you are doing, and also at the same time to simultaneously provide for the needs of families to do what needs to be done in households to make that education work and meaningful. So what i see the role of the city is and i want to take my at off to maria sue and her staff and the mayor who stepped up and are trying to play a useful role in in the in one area of where families need help. And it is the area that is most complicated because how to provide safe child care so that theres an adult, you know, helping the teachers to teach
In this election. So, the answer is yes and regarding demographics and when people register to vote, dem demographic information is optional. But when it comes to knowing where the high turnout parts of the city are, we know that each election because we provide by default, extra support for those locations every year, every election cycle. And so, we still expect people to go to polling places and we still expect them to want to capacity a ballot, but i think covid is going to also reduce the number of people that go to polling places. And i think the ballot lanking g in peoples mailboxes are reducing the people in polling places. But having i voted sicker on the insert will reduce the number of people going to polling places. Thats one of the largest statements is that they want their i voted sticker. Thats why they go and drop off ballots. Now they can get the sticker and mail it back to us. I know a lot of voters, my family included, tend to drop off or ballot on election day and t
Between the union and the school board and the School District, it feels like from those those other entities, and i want to say that the purpose of this meeting was to figure out how the city can best support families and the School District and educators. Because i agree with the comments of Susan Sullivan that the caste that the educators have in front of them is so monumental. And it is difficult to roll out distance teaching and learning, which is what you are doing, and also at the same time to simultaneously provide for the needs of families to do what needs to be done in households to make that education work and meaningful. So what i see the role of the city is and i want to take my at off to maria sue and her staff and the mayor who stepped up and are trying to play a useful role in in the in one area of where families need help. And it is the area that is most complicated because how to provide safe child care so that theres an adult, you know, helping the teachers to teach
Decision on internet regulation. Also known as Net Neutrality. Joining us to discuss this issue, gigi sohn who served as Senior Advisor to fcc chair tom wheeler for several years, and is going with the Georgetown Law Institute for technology. And Patrick Holly was Senior Vice President at u. S. Telecom, a trade association here in washington, d. C. Before we put on our advocates at, give us a lawyers assessment of what the d. C. Court of appeals ruled. Guest what the d. C. Court of appeals ruled was that the fcc decision and the restoring of the net freedom order was permissible and essentially completely upheld. Its a big win for consumers, a big win for innovators, big win for investment in broadband in america. Essentially what the court said was that the fcc decision to regulate broadband and Internet Access as an Information Service as a module has been for the last 20 years outside of a two years under the title ii order was permissible. Its consistent with Supreme Court preceden
Joining us to discuss this issue gigi sohn, former fcc chair tom wheelers adviser currently with the Georgetown Law Institute for technology. And the Senior Vice President at u. S. Telecom, trade Association Patrick halley washington, d. C. Give us of lawyers assessment of what the d. C. Court of appeals ruled. The d. C. Court of appeals ruled that the secs decision was permissible in the industry storing Internet Freedom order. And it was completely upheld. As a big win for consumers and innovators and a big win for broadband in america. Essentially, with the court said to that the secs decision regulate Broadband Internet access as an Information Service as it largely has been for the last 20 years outside of a twoyear. Under the title to order, was permissible. It is consistent with Supreme Court precedent and this d. C. Circuit judge going to make a determination that the fccs classification was incorrect. Because it is within their discretion as the Expert Agency to classify broad