As part of his “Middle Class Jobs & Opportunity Tour,” President Barack Obama has traveled to North Carolina to announce a new digital education initiative that aims to give 99 percent of students access to high-speed Internet and wireless connectivity. Obama will deliver the announcement at Mooresville Middle School in North Carolina this afternoon, a school that has benefited greatly from the use of upgraded technology and digital learning. The program, “ConnectEd,” will essentially expand Internet use nationwide in nearly all K-12 schools within a five-year span. The President will not require action from Congress on this plan but instead will reach out to Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The President will request that the FCC adjust its current "Schools and Libraries" or "E-Rate" program, which offers a discounted telecommunications rate for schools and ...
