19 April 2017

Arizona #45 on 2016 State Ranking K-12 BroadBand Connectivity

2016 State of the States
Learning skills for tomorrow with dial-up speeds of the past? High-speed broadband is key to restoring our educational standing. U.S. schools now rank 27th in math, 17th in reading, 20th in science, and 16th in technological readiness compared to other developed nations. Just technology to transform education????
Source: Education Super Highway State of The States 2016

Progress in Arizona??
192,853
More students now have the minimum connectivity they need
250,037 Students need more bandwidth to meet the minimum connectivity goal
Wi-Fi 73%
School districts report sufficient Wi-Fi
$56 million of E-rate funding remains to support Wi-Fi network upgrades in Arizona.
Affordability 23%
School districts maximizing the bandwidth they are getting for their budgets
Based upon the amount of money being spent to provide broadband to those districts
 
Gov. Doug Ducey is taking action to upgrade schools ???
High-speed Internet is the necessary foundation for taking advantage of technology in the classroom. I support expanding broadband connectivity in every classroom in our state to ensure our students have the tools and skills they need to succeed in school and beyond."
 
Status by state
Explore and sort state rankings for each category.
State
Connectivity
% of school districts meeting 100 kbps per student minimum goal
Fiber
% of schools with fiber connections needed to meet bandwidth targets
Wi-Fi
% of school districts reporting sufficient Wi-Fi in all their classrooms
Affordability
% of school districts maximizing their bandwidth for the budget
Hawaii
100%
Kentucky
77%
North Dakota
79%
South Carolina
76%
Wyoming
79%
Georgia
61%
Maine
80%
Rhode Island
82%
Connecticut
76%
Nebraska
86%
South Dakota
88%
West Virginia
67%
Tennessee
62%
Arkansas
91%
Iowa
89%
Kansas
91%
Minnesota
83%
Vermont
85%
Wisconsin
85%
New York
85%
North Carolina
76%
Washington
78%
Alabama
64%
Oklahoma
74%
Montana
82%
New Jersey
91%
Colorado
78%
Indiana
72%
Missouri
85%
Pennsylvania
82%
Delaware
0%
Mississippi
60%
New Hampshire
82%
Ohio
84%
Utah
74%
N/A
Oregon
67%
California
65%
Illinois
81%
Michigan
87%
Texas
81%
Massachusetts
75%
Louisiana
54%
Idaho
75%
Arizona
73%
Nevada
59%
New Mexico
76%
Virginia
75%
Alaska
61%
Maryland
79%
Florida
74%

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