Washington K-20 Network

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.^[1][2][3] The network was formed in 1996. A state settlement with Qwest Communications funded network access to state libraries starting in 2000–2001.^[4][5][6] WWAMI medical schools began to participate in 2007.^[7]

The network was connected to Internet2 via Pacific Northwest Gigapop in 2001.^[8]

Network

As of 2013, the network had over 475 nodes, including almost 450 schools and colleges, and 30 libraries or library systems.^[9]

See also

• Washington School Information Processing Cooperative

References

1. Littman 2002, p. 28.
2. Crampton & Thompson 2003, p. 213.
3. K-20 Education Network, Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, October 28, 2016
4. Jill Rosen (January 18, 2000), "Washington Governor Proposes Jump-Start for Telecommunications", Federal Computer Week
5. Washington Public Libraries and the K-20 Network, Washington Secretary of State/Washington State Library, retrieved 2016-11-02
6. Intergovernmental Agreement for K2 Network, City of Walla Walla, November 20, 2002
7. State funding brings WWAMI classroom, Washington State University, January 11, 2007
8. Washington's K-20 Schools Are Now On the Next Generation Internet (press release), Pacific Northwest Gigapop, June 4, 2001
9. 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.

External links

• Official website