Hughes Brings Distance Learning to Indian Schools
August 28th, 2010 | Published in Business, Community, Education, Social Issues | Comments (0)
Staff, Indian Country Today
The high-speed internet provider Hughes Network Systems, will install a satellite uplink enabling distance learning in the Havasupai Elementary School, located in the Grand Canyon.
Larry EchoHawk, assistant secretary of Indian Affairs for the U.S. Department of the Interior commented,
“Education is a key component of successfully building nation-to-nation relationships and promoting safe communities in Indian country…”
Tony Bardo, assistant vice president for government solutions at Hughes, stated,
“Hughes is honored to work with the NIPTC [National Indian Programs Training Center] to enable distance learning for Indian nations and the federal agencies that support Indian programs…”
Interesting topic, great article.
