Due to the E-Rate, more than 90% of classrooms in rural, high-minority and low-income school districts now have Internet conne

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After 10 years of E‐Rate support, more than 90% of classrooms in rural, high‐minority and low-income school districts now have Internet connections, allowing them to leverage
modern communication tools to support student achievement. An additional 2,800
private schools have also received support from the E‐Rate to support educational
goals.
(E-Rate: 10 Years of Connecting Kids and Community by Education and Library Networks Coalition and the national Coalition for Technology in Education and Training. February 2007.)