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1. Article · Aug 21, 2026 · Valory Myers

   'A slow slog:' How limited broadband access impacts rural Pennsylvania students & schools (opens the original)

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   PENNSYLVANIA (WJAC) — Are our rural students being left behind? “We're a very poor small school district,” says Jerry Shoemake, Superintendent of the Tussey Mountain School District. According to the latest numbers, households in counties across the area are classified as underserved or unserved by the federal broadband equity access and deployment program, meaning these households rely on limited infrastructure, have only a baseline internet connection, or have no internet access at all. “For f

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2. Article · Aug 17, 2026 · Valory Myers

   'Safety is safety:' Experts debate use of AI to prepare for potential school threats (opens the original)

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   CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — How do you prepare for a situation you hope never happens? Inside our local classrooms, staff and students are being equipped for some of the most difficult scenarios they could face. “Everybody’s biggest concern, because we see them most readily in the media, is the active shooter,” says Bob Haddad, business partner for Tactical Threat Solutions. And as technology rapidly advances, officials say AI can now detect a threat before anyone in the school can. “It's traine

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