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May
9	Metra Board Meeting
12	A Community Leadership Forum on Improving Quality of Lives through Technology
14	Chicago Transit Authority Board Meeting
14	Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning Board Meeting
15	Regional Transportation Authority Board Meeting

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Technology

Broadband needed in underserved areas

MPC's "From Broad Shoulders to Broadband," a multi-media presentation, and "Access to Redevelopment," a report, both document the business case for better broadband service in Chicago's neighborhoods. | » More

ARTICLES/UPDATES
CONNECTED COMMUNITIES: Municipalities discover innovative ways to keep their citizens connected
Beyond the well-known high tech regions, communities throughout the U.S. are implementing ways to provide their citizens with affordable, high-speed Internet services.

Teaming for Technology bridges Digital Divide in Chicago
With the support of IBM, United Way, and the Corporation for National and Community Service, Teaming for Technology continues to answer the 1997 call to “ensure that all our youth have access to the … fundamental resources that can help them lead healthy, fulfilling, and productive lives.”

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RESOURCES
Testimony to the Illinois State Board of Education on the 2004 Education Technology Budget
After taking a hit this past year in the ISBE budget, Network 21 strongly urges restored funding for education technology in the 2004 budget.

Developing an Education Technology Agenda for Illinois
In this report, Network 21: Quality Schools and Stronger Communities takes a critical look at technology use in Illinois schools, and makes recommendations for how to improve students' and teachers' skills.

Technology and Sensible Growth
A look at recent research on how to use technology in urban planning to advance sensible growth.