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Governor Bullock Announces Expanded Access to High-Speed Internet for Montana Students

Through partnership with EducationSuperHighway, 90 percent of Montana School Districts now meet minimum connectivity goal; up from 77 percent in 2015

Governor Steve Bullock today announced that Montana has made significant progress to bring high-speed Internet to more schools and students statewide, according to EducationSuperHighway’s annual "State of the States" report [LINK] on K-12 broadband connectivity.

"In September of 2015 we announced a bold, proactive plan for how we could bring high-speed Internet to every school and student in our state," said Governor Bullock. "Just over a year later, we are clearly on our way to making that happen and ensuring that every Montana student receives the world-class educational experience they need and deserve."

EducationSuperHighway is the leading national non-profit focused on upgrading the Internet access in every public school classroom in America. This year’s report, issued today, finds that:

90 percent of Montana school districts meet the minimum connectivity goal of 100 kbps per student, a significant jump from 77 percent at this time last year.

60,729 Montana students gained access to more bandwidth in their classrooms.

118 Montana school districts upgraded their broadband connections.

Full Story: https://governor.mt.gov/Newsroom/ArtMID/28487/ArticleID/5548

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