Marketplace for Monday, June 15, 2015
Jun 15, 2015

Marketplace for Monday, June 15, 2015

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Airing on Monday, June 15, 2015: As more schools invest in technology, a new sort of digital divide has emerged. Kids may have access to the internet and the latest devices in class, but almost a third of families don't have broadband access at home. Marketplace's Amy Scott returns to Oyler School in Cincinnati, where kids are getting a taste of what they've been missing. Next: if you’ve watched “The Sopranos,” you’ve seen the Pulaski Skyway in the opening credits. The New Jersey bridge, the country's first "superhighway," is falling apart. And when a $1.2 billion rehab is complete, the skyway will still be obsolete. As part of our series "Weak Link," we explore. 

 

 

 

Segments From this episode

The Pope's thoughts on climate change are leaked

Jun 15, 2015
An Italian magazine publishes a 192-page draft that calls for 'urgent action.'

AIG bailout trial: a partial moral victory

Jun 15, 2015
Hank Greenberg 'wins the battle but loses the war.'

Welcome to the party, Jeb

Jun 15, 2015
Bush announced his presidential bid ... and apparent obsession with 'Die Hard.'

China helps 'Jurassic World' devour the box office

Jun 15, 2015
The action film's opening sets an international record.

Why Target is selling its pharmacies to CVS

Jun 15, 2015
The deal will give customers access to more drugs, services — and shopping.

Bridging the edtech gap from Oyler School to home

Jun 15, 2015
Students without devices or broadband access at home can fall behind.
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U.S. is locked in to an aging highway system

Jun 15, 2015
Even after rehab, New Jersey's Pulaski Skyway will be functionally obsolete.

Airing on Monday, June 15, 2015: As more schools invest in technology, a new sort of digital divide has emerged. Kids may have access to the internet and the latest devices in class, but almost a third of families don’t have broadband access at home. Marketplace’s Amy Scott returns to Oyler School in Cincinnati, where kids are getting a taste of what they’ve been missing. Next: if you’ve watched “The Sopranos,” you’ve seen the Pulaski Skyway in the opening credits. The New Jersey bridge, the country’s first “superhighway,” is falling apart. And when a $1.2 billion rehab is complete, the skyway will still be obsolete. As part of our series “Weak Link,” we explore. 

 

 

 

Music from the episode

Sunrise The Kooks
Sunrise The Kooks
Andy Last Dinosaurs
Andy Last Dinosaurs
Burning The Whitest Boy Alive
Burning The Whitest Boy Alive
Just Chillin' Gramatik
Just Chillin' Gramatik