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Faster broadband: are there any educational benefits?

Benjamin Faber, Rosa Sanchis-Guarner and Felix Weinhardt


Governments around the world are committing substantial public funds to upgrading their broadband infrastructure, partly in the hope of promoting education. Research findings by Rosa Sanchis-Guarner and colleagues raise doubts about whether faster internet speeds will raise young people?s attainment at school.


4 October 2016     Paper Number CEPCP480

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This CentrePiece article is published under the centre's Urban programme.