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School District Wins Grant To Upgrade Wireless Points in Classrooms
Georgia's Connections to Classrooms grant provides enhanced wireless connectivity to K-12 institutions throughout the state.
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The Cherokee County School District has been awarded funding in the latest round of Georgia’s Connections to Classrooms grant program.
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The school system is eligible for up to $1,448,307.46 in grant funding in this round to upgrade wireless access points in classrooms across the district.
The final amount received depends upon Federal ERate approval.
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Georgia’s Connections for Classrooms Grant provides enhanced wireless connectivity to K-12 institutions throughout the State and to improve the core data infrastructure needed to prepare school districts to receive additional Internet bandwidth.
The grant is being awarded in multiple tiers. During the October 2014 initial award rounds, Cherokee schools received almost $1.2 million.
These funds are being used to upgrade data equipment that facilitates the connections to the Internet at all schools and education support service centers.
For more information on the Connections for Classrooms grant, visit its website dedicated to the topic.
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