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Kajeet and Virginia School Boards Association announce broadband grant winnersIndustry Announcements, , 5/10/2022
MCLEAN, Va. In honor of the 115th anniversary of the Virginia School Boards Association (VSBA), Kajeet and VSBA partnered to launch the Virginia Education Broadband Grant program. Winners were awarded up to $30,000 each to support their digital equity initiatives. Grant funds could be used for any combination of Kajeet Education Broadband solutions, including WiFi hotspots, school bus WiFi, LTE-embedded Chromebooks, and routers. Thirty school divisions across the Commonwealth applied for the grant program. Nine winners were selected by a panel consisting of members of the Kajeet and VSBA Executive teams and were announced at school board meetings held March through last week. The division winners are:
The majority of winning divisions plan to incorporate WiFi hotspots (Kajeet SmartSpot) and bus WiFi (Kajeet SmartBus) into their student connectivity plans. With the average student spending up to 46 minutes roundtrip on the bus traveling to and from school each day, more divisions are looking to provide productive, safe options for students to complete online assignments, study for exams, or access additional educational resources while in transit. All Kajeet solutions include firewall protection and robust filtering, including CIPA (Children's Internet Protection Act)-compliant filters to ensure devices are secure. Harrisonburg City Public Schools plans to use their grant to include all Kajeet's Education Broadband solutions which include WiFi hotspots, school bus WiFi, LTE-embedded Chromebooks, and routers. In 2021, VSBA commemorated its 115-year anniversary. To celebrate this milestone, VSBA partnered with Kajeet to create a funding opportunity that would allow school divisions across the Commonwealth to connect students to safe, reliable Internet outside of the classroom. Kajeet awarded $270,000 in broadband services to Virginia school boards to solve the digital divide and help ensure that all students have access to learn, anytime, anywhere. Read the full press release here. |
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