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98 Percent of U.S. Public School Districts Connected to High-Speed Broadband, But 2.3 Million Students Still Left Behind

Education Superhighway

At the same time, the report cites the urgent need to close the digital divide for 2.3 million students across the nation who lack access to the minimum connectivity required for digital learning. billion in E-rate funds set to expire in 2019. Since 2015, the amount invested in Wi-Fi nearly doubled to $2.9

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A school district is building a DIY broadband network

The Hechinger Report

“If some kids can go home and learn, discover and backfill information, while other kids’ learning stops at school, that’s a huge problem.”. But a few pioneering districts have shown that it’s possible, and Albemarle County has joined a nascent trend of districts trying to build their own bridges across the digital divide.