Report Issue Brief

Indicator of the Month: Internet Access in Public and Private Schools

NCES
Author(s):
Jennifer Sable
Study/Program:
FRSS - Fast Response Survey System,
Annual Reports - Annual Reports and Information Staff
Publication date:
February 1999
Publication number:
NCES 1999005

Summary

The percentage of schools with access to the Internet increased from 35 percent in the fall of 1994 to 78 percent in 1997. This access was more likely to be provided to teachers than students, and in schools with low rather than high percentages of low income students.

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Education Technology

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