EducationSuperHighway
Founded2012
FounderEvan Marwell (CEO)
TypeNonprofit organization
FocusConnecting classrooms to high-speed broadband
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
ServicesConsulting, software
Websiteeducationsuperhighway.org

EducationSuperHighway is a United States nonprofit organization that directs research and provides advocacy and consultation services to states and school districts in order to connect American public school classrooms to high-speed internet.[1][2] The organization was founded by Evan Marwell in 2012 with the goal to ensure all American classrooms are connected with the FCC-recommended minimum speed of 100 kbit/s per student.[3][4] In 2013, EducationSuperHighway raised $9 million in funding led by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's Startup:Education fund, with additional funding coming from the Gates Foundation.[5] The organization has published a yearly State of the States report that compiles data from the FCC's E-Rate program and helps to connect schools with the funding offered by ERate.[6]

In 2015, the organization raised an additional $20 million from Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan.[7] That same year, EducationSuperHighway's founder and CEO was recognized by the San Francisco Chronicle as Visionary of the Year for the organization's work.[8]

References

  1. ^ Paulas, Rick (February 17, 2016). "Bringing Schools Into the 21st Century". Pacific Standard. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  2. ^ Bush, Ann (November 29, 2016). "Stat Announces Partnership With EducationSuperHighway". Kansas State Department of Education. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  3. ^ Cohan, Peter (December 4, 2013). "Gates and Zuckerberg Fund EducationSuperHighway To Boost Public School Bandwidth". Forbes. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  4. ^ Gomes, Patricia; Wan, Tony (November 19, 2015). "America's Classrooms Online: 24.5 Million Students Now Up to Speed". EdSurge. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  5. ^ Lunden, Ingrid (December 4, 2013). "Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates Put $9M Into EducationSuperHighway to Improve School Broadband". TechCrunch. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  6. ^ Johnshon, Sydney (January 17, 2017). "34.9M US Students -88 Percent of School Districts-Now Connected Online". EdSurge. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  7. ^ Cohen, David (November 20, 2015). "EducationSuperHighway Gets $20 Million From Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan". Adweek. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  8. ^ Diaz, John (December 27, 2016). "Update on Our Inaugural Winner: A Super Vision Moves Ahead". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
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