Obama's administration ConnectED Initiative aims 99% of American students to high-speed internet.

1. Wifi Grant for Schools
75%
60%
$
2014
2017
100 Mbps
connection in all schools by 2017
10 million
kids per year will benefit from
the wifi money grant
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FCC Vote to Approve
2 Billion
The $2 billion investment will allow
students to use modern learning
tools that requre wi-fi access such
as Smartboards and Ipads.
According to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, the grant will funnel its
resources to "deliver 75 percent more WiFi funding for rural schools
and 60 percent for urban ones".
In an effort to modernize internet connectivity in under-funded classrooms, The
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plans to invest $2 billion over the
next two years to push the Obama administration's ConnectED initiative which
aims to bring high speed internet and wi-fi access to 99% of America's students.
Internet connectivity in the United States currently lags behind in comparison to
countries like South Korea where all schools currently enjoy high speed
connectivity and educators plan to phase out textbooks by 2016.
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Sources:
http://www.thewire.com/technology/2014/07/fcc-approves-2-billion-to-bring-wi-fi-to-underserved-schools/374325/
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