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On the recordMarch 8, 2017
Many of the people living in the Virgin Islands do not have ordinary access to a computer connected to the internet.
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Stacey Plaskett
Democratic · Virgin Islands

Editor's note · Context

Plaskett highlights the digital divide affecting education in the Virgin Islands.

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