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88 percent of US students now have fast internet in their classrooms. Here’s why.

Aaron Schrank Sep 20, 2017
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88 percent of US students now have fast internet in their classrooms. Here’s why.

Aaron Schrank Sep 20, 2017
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Four years ago, less than 10 percent of U.S. students had adequate internet bandwidth in their classrooms, based on Federal Communications Commission standards. Today, 88 percent do, according to a report out this week from nonprofit EducationSuperHighway. How did the digital divide get narrowed so quickly? 

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