BRINGING NEW MEXICO’S SCHOOLS UP TO DATE WHEN IT COMES TO HIGH-SPEED INTERNET. IN 2015, 89 PERCENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS WERE HOOKED-UP TO HIGH-SPEED INTERNET. NOW, THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE SAYS THAT PERCENTAGE IS NOW UP TO 99 PERCENT.
IT ALSO POINTS OUT THE COST OF CONNECTING THOSE SCHOOLS IS DOWN 60 PERCENT, ONE OF THE LARGEST DROPS IN THE COUNTRY.
THE EFFORT TO GET ALL STUDENTS CONNECTED IS BEING DRIVEN BY A PARTNERSHIP OF VARIOUS STATE AGENCIES WHICH LEVERAGED 49 MILLION DOLLARS IN STATE FUNDS WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THE FEDERAL “E”-RATE PROGRAM.
