If you haven’t already heard, on Wednesday, March 30, Google announced that Kansas City, Kansas would be its test city for unprecedented internet speeds; crushing the dreams of over one thousand other hopeful cities and making Kansas City the luckiest city in the country.

With this decision comes arguably the most exciting time period in KCK’s history, and even more notably, the potential to revolutionize the city’s school systems. Undoubtedly, the district will reap the benefits of free and what the Kansas City Star deems, “ultra-high-speed” internet that is 100 times faster than the average broadband connection.

Technology will now be readily available for districts to take advantage of and prepare students for future careers.

Although students in the Kansas City School District will be affected the most, as they live in Kansas City where Google is directly implementing the fast technology, the De Soto district and area school districts are sure to benefit as well.

Being so close to the test city, soon enough, Shawnee will also have easy access to internet speed, making it easier for the district to take advantage of the new technology faster than any other districts in the nation.

This technology will not only be readily available, but advanced technology is necessary to move education into the future. At home, students communicate and get information from a multitude of technologies. Schools must hone in on similar technologies to maintain student interest and prepare students later on for an innovative world.

High speed internet can only help schools to better teach students with the tools that connect to them.

Not only is this investment exciting for education, but did I also mention the countless millions of investment dollars that will soon be pumped into the Kansas City economy? How could I forget? I guess Kansas has now become the center of the country in more ways than one.