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CenterFuse Broadband Feasibility Report managing and evaluation information. This is a devastating finding that students without home broadband fall three grades behind other students in terms of developing digital skills. Students with lower digital skills translates directly to performance on standardized tests. A student who is even modestly below average in digital skills (one standard deviation below the mean) tends to rank nearly 7 percentiles lower on their total SAT/PSAT score, 5 percentiles lower in math, and 8 percentiles lower in evidence-based reading and writing. The study also showed lower expectations for students without broadband at home. For example, 65% of students with fast broadband have plans to pursue post-secondary education. Only 47% of students with no Internet access have such plans. Students who are even moderately lower in digital skills also are 19% less likely to consider a STEM-related career(that's science, technology, engineering, and math). Another major study by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES),13 an agency within the US Department of Education looked at the homework gap. That study compared test scores for 8th grade students both with and without a home computer. The results showed: • On tests of reading comprehension, students who have a computer at home had an average score of 268 compared to a score of 247 for students without a computer. • In testing for mathematics, students with a computer at home scored 285, while those without scored 262. • In testing science, students with a computer scored 156 compared to 136 for students without a computer. • In testing competency in information and communication technology, students with a home computer scores 152, compared to 128 for students without a home computer. The Quello study's conclusion that there is a huge lag in academic achievement for students without home computers. This hopefully will prompt the schools and the community to continue to solve the after the end of the pandemic. Other Uses of Broadband for Education. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported earlier this year that the average American baby boomer held 12.3 different jobs between the ages of 18 and 52 -that was 12.5 jobs for men and 12.1 jobs for women. It's much harder to measure a change in careers, meaning a change to doing something drastically different than prior jobs, but researchers have looked at the data and said that most people change careers at least several times during their work life. The above statistics don't tell the whole story because many people are now working well past 65 years of age, including many older workers trying a new career at the end of their working life. Many new jobs and careers today require online training. New employees are often expected to complete online training courses at the start of a new job. Many out-of-work adults pursue online training to learn a new career. Anecdotal evidence suggests that taking training or educational courses 13 https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2017/2017098/index.asp Page 47