North Carolina schools getting connected

North Carolina is taking important steps toward making sure all students in the state reap the educational benefits of high speed Internet. Over two years, the North Carolina School Connectivity Initiative is spending $22 million to connect every school in the state to high speed networks.

This week, seventeen schools in the western part of the state received a combined $653,781 as part of this program. In announcing this round of funding, Lt. Governor Bev Perdue said,

"The changing needs of the 21st century student demand that we offer robust, technologically advanced options for today's classrooms. The first step in that direction is ensuring that every teacher and student has broadband access, no matter where they live, no matter how large or small the school district.

"This money will connect every single school in our state to the online networks that will let them move forward -- so our students can not only compete but can thrive in today's global economy."

These funds are extremely important for North Carolina students to be able to take advantage of the vast educational potential of high speed Internet when in school.

This is just another in a longline of efforts taken by North Carolina to bring the advantages of high speed internet to its residents, and these actions will pay educational and economic dividends for decades to come.

North Carolina School Connectivity Initiative (North Carolina State University)

A call for public investment in North Carolina's high speed Internet (Speed Matters)

High-speed internet links Asheville, NC to Atlanta (Speed Matters)