Broadband’s ability to improve education is the topic of the day at tomorrow’s FCC broadband workshop. Broadband has seemingly unlimited potential to advance how we learn. Think of smaller school districts that struggle to provide a full slate of Advanced Placements courses. Broadband can bridge that divide. Remember the days of covering your textbooks with old grocery bags? What if instead we had educational materials that could be continuously updated and are accessible digitally (not to mention the cost savings and environmental benefits). And, the ability to get a degree online—affordably and on your own time—can change lives, particularly for the many Americans who are making career transitions amid today’s challenging economy.

NGW is committed to bringing you a steady stream of insights and inspirational stories on the future of education in a broadband world. We’ve talked with Susan Patrick of iNACOL, the national association serving the growing numbers of K-12 students learning online, and Ron Packard, CEO of K12, Inc., a leading online curriculum provider, and others who want to harness the full potential of broadband to both enhance education and help more Americans reap the benefits of life-long learning.

From using the appeal of online gaming to help students master their lessons to addressing over-crowding through the rising trend of virtual public schools, broadband can play a game-changing role in advancing U.S. education. We commend the FCC for shining a spotlight on this important issue, and we look forward to the conversations at this workshop. Of course, if you have a question, don’t raise your hand and wait to be called on — participate in the FCC webinar here.

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