By Dian Schaffhauser
05/27/21
Delivery of
broadband off-campus has nearly doubled in K-12 between 2020 and
2021. While 49% of schools didn't provide off-campus services in
2020, just 5% are still in that position. The most popular delivery
method, by far, is the deployment of district-run hotspots. Seven in
10 schools use that approach, compared to 17% in the prior year.
Three in 10 districts work with their local communities to provide
WiFi hotspots, a practice that was adopted by only 19% in 2020. And
more than a quarter (27%) provide home access through free and
subsidized programs, compared to 10% the previous year.
Those findings
surfaced in the latest "Ed
Tech Leadership Survey Report," undertaken by the