Connect K-12's 2022 report shows 67% of U.S. school districts now meet FCC internet connectivity benchmark - Yahoo Finance

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Work to beryllium done: 23.5 cardinal students be schools that inactive deficiency capable bandwidth to enactment integer learning successful each classroom, each day

, /PRNewswire/ -- Connected Nation's (CN) Connect K-12 Program has released its 2022 Report connected School Connectivity successful collaboration with Funds For Learning (FFL). The yearly report, present successful its 3rd iteration, includes findings connected the nation's advancement toward gathering the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC) bandwidth extremity of 1 Mbps per pupil successful U.S. schools.

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These are important milestones for our nation's schoolhouse districts to guarantee integer teaching and learning are possible.

The latest information amusement that 67% of schools districts crossed the state are present gathering that bandwidth target. In addition, the median outgo per megabit for schools gathering the FCC extremity has dipped beneath $1 for the archetypal time.

"These are important milestones for our nation's schoolhouse districts arsenic they strive to guarantee that integer teaching and learning are imaginable for each students, careless of location," said Emily Jordan, CN's Vice President of Education Initiatives. "Only 2 years ago, the fig of districts gathering the FCC 's extremity was little than half, astatine conscionable 47%. The bully quality is the outgo of net entree is present little than ever before, making it imaginable for much districts to upgrade affordably."

In fact, the median outgo per megabit for schools gathering the FCC extremity has decreased substantially successful little than 10 years — from $11.73 successful 2015 to $4.90 successful 2017 to $0.97 successful 2022. However, determination is inactive much enactment to beryllium done.

"Right now, a 3rd of schoolhouse districts inactive are not gathering the capableness threshold needed to alteration integer learning successful each classroom, each day," said Jordan. "That accounts for 23.5 cardinal students crossed the United States who inactive request improved access."

The information successful the 2022 Report connected School Connectivity was compiled and analyzed by CN successful concern with FFL and is disposable to the nationalist connected the ConnectK12.org website.

The escaped tract aggregates, analyzes, and visualizes national E-rate programme information and schoolhouse net pricing to supply authorities and territory leaders with the captious accusation they request to negociate amended net pricing packages and place broadband solutions.

As a result, Connectk12.org provides some a nationalist snapshot of schoolhouse connectivity arsenic good arsenic a district-level look astatine the data. Key takeaways include:

67% of schoolhouse districts nationwide present conscionable oregon transcend the 1 Mbps per student
21.3 cardinal students person capable bandwidth successful their classrooms, an summation of much than 3 cardinal students since 2021
4,304 districts nationwide person net work contracts astir to expire — representing a important accidental to upgrade for less
Districts not gathering the FCC extremity are paying a higher median terms per megabit — $1.75 per Mbps, compared with $0.97 Mbps for those gathering the goal
The states of Arkansas, Hawaii, and North Dakota person achieved oregon surpassed the FCC bandwidth extremity for 100% of their students

For questions astir CK12, interaction Emily Jordan astatine ejordan@connectednation.org.