Modernizing E-Rate to Connect Kids (Education Week)
The potential of technology to personalize learning, to boost achievement and to better equip learners to thrive in college and career is no secret. Yet, to realize this potential, kids must be...
View ArticleE-Rate Modernization Proposal the Focus of Last-Minute Lobbying (Education Week)
School and library organizations that rely on E-rate funding are making a last-minute push to get their messages out about how they want the Federal Communications Commission to vote tomorrow on...
View ArticleFCC Chairman’s E-Rate Proposal Dogged by Funding Controversies (Bloomberg BNA)
The Federal Communications Commission is preparing for a narrow vote on Chairman Tom Wheeler’s proposal to expand Wi-Fi access for the nation’s schools and libraries, agency observers said in separate...
View ArticleFriday Is D-Day for FCC’s E-Rate Modernization Plan (EdTech K-12)
In a few hours, the Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to vote on a landmark modernization of its E-Rate funding program. The 18-year-old federal subsidy helps schools and libraries...
View ArticleLouisiana schools, libraries to get more federal funding for wi-fi in...
Louisiana schools will soon be able to tap into a $2 billion pool of federal money to improve wireless connectivity on their campuses. The Federal Communications Commission approved a plan Friday to...
View ArticleA $5 Billion Bounty: How to Use eRate Support for Wi-Fi (eSchool News)
The FCC’s new eRate rules set aside $5 billion over the next five years for the equipment needed to extend broadband access within schools and libraries, including routers, switches, wireless access...
View ArticleNew eRate Rules Invite a New Approach: Managed Wi-Fi (eSchool News)
On page 49 of its “Seventh Report and Order,” a 176-page document that rewrites the rules governing the $2.4 billion-a-year eRate, the Federal Communications Commission refers to a new category of...
View ArticleWill New E-Rate Provision Lead to More Outsourcing? (SmartBrief)
The newly overhauled federal E-Rate program includes a new category of service known as “managed internal broadband services” — or managed Wi-Fi — that could lead to more outsourcing among schools,...
View ArticleE-Rate Changes Prompt New Voice Options for Schools (eSchool News)
If the Federal Communications Commission has its way, the eRate no longer will support voice services within the next five years, including plain old telephone service, toll-free service, and even...
View ArticleNew Discount Method Could Help, or Hurt, eRate Applicants (eSchool News)
The FCC’s new eRate rules include important changes in how school districts must calculate their discount percentage. Some districts stand to benefit from these changes, while others could see their...
View ArticleFunds For Learning Launches E-Rate Survival Kit for Funding Year 2015 (Tech &...
Funds For Learning launches its E-Rate Filing Window Survival Kits for Funding Year 2015. New rules for the E-rate program went into effect on Sept. 18, providing the first major overhaul since its...
View ArticleWhat the New E-Rate really Means for K-12 (K-12 Tech Decisions)
In July, the FCC voted to modernize theE-Rate program resulting in significant changes to the way technologies are prioritized and funded under the service. The revisions that are likely to have the...
View ArticleHistoric E-rate Vote Reaction: Applause, Relief, Excitement (Education Week)
Reaction from educator, technology, and library groups—almost all of it positive—has been pouring in following Thursday’s big, contentious, party-line vote by the Federal Communications Commission to...
View ArticleFCC Expands E-Rate Cap by $1.5B in Pursuit of ConnectED’s Goal (EdTech Focus...
The federal E-Rate funding program will be boosted by $1.5 billion, to a total of $3.9 billion annually, after a 3-2 vote by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Dec. 11. The E-Rate program...
View ArticleE-Rate Undergoing Major Policy, Budget Upgrades (Education Week)
Federal officials have dramatically overhauled the E-rate program to prioritize expanded support for broadband and wireless connectivity, through the approval of a series of changes that have been...
View ArticleE-rate Funding Year 2015 Now Open (Tech & Learning)
The filing window for E-rate Funding Year 2015 is open now through March 26, and a number of changes have been made to the application process. Funds for Learning has put together a list of dos and...
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