Zuckerberg, Wife To Give $20 Million to EducationSuperHighway
Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are giving $20 million to EducationSuperHighway to help the organization reach its goal of connecting all U.S. classrooms to the Internet at the FCC's 100 kbps per student goal, said the Facebook CEO…
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in a post on his Facebook page. Because the Internet is critical for personalized learning, Zuckerberg said, it's important to get every school connected. While most schools are connected to the Internet, fewer than half have high-speed broadband, he said. "This means most students can't use personalized learning software that helps them learn content they're interested in, at their own pace and in a style customized to them," the post said. "And it means teachers can't access many of the resources available online." EducationSuperHighway didn't comment.