1. Hancock Hawks will SOAR with E-Rate

6. SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES DISCOUNT MATRIX 90 90 75-100 80 80 50-74 70 60 35-49 60 50 20-34 50 40 1-19 25 20 1 Rural Discount Level Urban Discount Level HOW DISADVANTAGED ? % of students eligible for the national school lunch program

7. Don't Leave Any Children Behind - Ending the Digital Divide We are still a long way from closing the gap between the "haves" and "have-nots" opportunity to getting new technology. The most recent data from the National Center for Education Statistics shows that wealthy schools were more than 2 ? times more likely to have Internet access in classrooms than poor schools -- 36% vs. 14%. Similarly, schools with high-minority enrollment were almost three times less likely to have Internet access in classrooms than predominantly white schools -- 13% vs. 37%. The E-Rate will help to ensure the end of the digital divide between rich and poor schools and among urban, rural, and suburban schools.