Georgia Awards $36.7 Million in Broadband Grants to State Schools
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal awarded $36.7 million in Connections for Classrooms grants Monday to 103 of the state’s school districts to upgrade their broadband access. Top grants included $8.43 million to DeKalb County Public Schools, $1.53 million to Gwinnett County…
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Public Schools, $1.5 million to Laurens County Public Schools and $1.42 million to Atlanta Public Schools, said the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement. Deal, a Republican, announced the grants based on recommendations from the state’s Digital Learning Task Force. “A key portion of its recommendations was to build out the technology infrastructure necessary for effective digital learning, and these funds will go a long way toward helping us achieve that goal and bridge the digital divide” in schools, Deal said in a statement.