General and Background Questions > Back to Top Q: What is the CA K-12 High Speed Network (K12HSN)?
The California K-12 High Speed Network is a state program funded by the California Department of Education. K12HSN’s objective is to connect K-12 schools, districts and county offices of education to each other, and to the same high speed, advanced services network backbone which connects the state’s higher education institutions. The K12HSN is linked to the larger Internet2 as well as the public internet. The mission of the California K-12 High Speed Network is to enable educators, students and staff across the state to have access to a reliable high speed network which has the capacity to deliver high quality online resources to support teaching and learning and promote academic achievement.
