An emerging threat to educational transformations

New demands for digital learning held back by bandwidth capacity challenges

School districts are anticipating a significant expansion of online and digital resources to support student learning and teacher effectiveness over the next 2-3 years. Given that school district leaders say that bandwidth capacity is a major consideration when implementing or expanding digital initiatives, the challenge for technology leaders is how to effectively support school district visions for digital learning while also managing their bandwidth capabilities. In this report, we provide new findings about both the state of bandwidth capacity in our schools and what new initiatives school and district leaders are planning that will require greater stability and capacity in school Internet connections.