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Are Rural Students Getting Shortchanged in the Digital Age?

April 7, 2016 7:00
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Rural schools are often charged outrageous rates for lousy Internet service, an ongoing equity challenge that has drawn increasing attention from Washington. Correspondent John Tulenko visited the Calhoun County school district, which was paying $9,275 in monthly bills for the slowest Internet service in all of Mississippi. For years, the district鈥檚 2,500 students haven鈥檛 been able to do Internet research in school. Computerized state testing last year was a disaster. And the district long ago gave up on buying the new digital technologies that are transforming schools just an hour away. But all that could be about to change, thanks to the Federal Communications Commission鈥檚 recent overhaul of the E-rate program. 澳门跑狗论坛 talks with students, educators, and FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler to gauge whether billions of new federal dollars and new rule changes to the program can finally help bring affordable high-speed Internet access to America鈥檚 rural schools. This video segment appeared on PBS NewsHour on February 16, 2016. 澳门跑狗论坛 Video

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