Michigan Moonshot

This was a continuation of work started in 2019, a collaboration with Merit Networks and 15 rural, Michigan school districts. This outreach-research activity was designed to understand the repercussions of absent or poor home Internet connectivity on student performance and the associated costs to society. The focus is on Internet connectivity outside of school among middle and high school students enrolled in rural and small town schools. The work examines how differences in the type and quality of home connectivity (e.g., broadband vs. cell phone) relate to school performance and other student outcomes in grades 8-11. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, this work shifted to also address issues related to student access to technology during the pandemic. This year's outcomes included three reports, disseminated to schools, policy makers, and the general public, a series of articles for MSU Today, and outreach activities aimed at expanding the scope of this work.

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Project Contact:

  • Keith Hampton
  • Media and Information
  • College of Communication Arts and Sciences


Partners

  • Merit Network
  • Easterna Upper Peninsula Intermediate School District (EUPISD)
  • Mecosta Osceola Intermediate School District
  • Merit Networks



Report of calendar year 2020 activity.