Washington K-20 Network is a wide area network providing educational Internet access in the U.S. state of Washington for schools and educational service districts, colleges and community colleges, and libraries. The network was formed in 1996. A state settlement with Qwest Communications funded network access to state libraries starting in 2000–2001. WWAMI medical schools began to participate in 2007.
The network was connected to Internet2 via Pacific Northwest Gigapop in 2001.
Network
As of 2013, the network had over 475 nodes, including almost 450 schools and colleges, and 30 libraries or library systems.
See also
References
- Littman 2002, p. 28.
- Crampton & Thompson 2003, p. 213.
- K-20 Education Network, Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, October 28, 2016
- Jill Rosen (January 18, 2000), "Washington Governor Proposes Jump-Start for Telecommunications", Federal Computer Week
- Washington Public Libraries and the K-20 Network, Washington Secretary of State/Washington State Library, retrieved 2016-11-02
- Intergovernmental Agreement for K2 Network, City of Walla Walla, November 20, 2002
- State funding brings WWAMI classroom, Washington State University, January 11, 2007
- Washington's K-20 Schools Are Now On the Next Generation Internet (press release), Pacific Northwest Gigapop, June 4, 2001
- Network map, K-20 Education Network, 2013
Book sources
- Littman, M.K. (2002). Building Broadband Networks. CRC Press. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-4200-0001-6. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
- Crampton, F.E.; Thompson, D.C. (2003). Saving America's School Infrastructure. Research in education fiscal policy and practice. Information Age Pub. ISBN 978-1-931576-17-8. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
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