Education Superhighway
Federal Funding for K-12 Home Connectivity
There is no shortage of options for immediate and long-term funding for K-12 home connectivity solutions.
FOR LONG TERM K-12 FUNDING:
Connect All Students: How States and School Districts Can Close the Digital Divide
How did stakeholders respond to school closings and the digital divide -- and what lessons can be learned from those efforts to close the digital divide going forward? This report highlights case studies at the state, city, and school district level and concludes that there are three key steps in the still unfinished endeavor of closing the K–12 digital divide during the pandemic.
The classroom connectectivity gap is now closed
Ninety-nine percent of America’s schools now have high-speed broadband connections capable of providing enough bandwidth to enable their students and teachers to use technology in the classroom. 46.3 million students and 2.8 million teachers in 83,000 schools have the Internet access they need for digital learning. This success is due to the collaborative effort of governors in all 50 states along with federal policymakers, service providers and school districts.