Here’s Your Chance to Help Rewrite the E-Rate (EdTech Focus on K-12)
Since its inception in 1996, at a time when many schools didn’t yet have computers, much less the high-speed Internet access we often take for granted today, the federal E-Rate program has doled out...
View ArticleFCC Aims to Expand Broadband Access in Schools (District Administration)
Districts may have more affordable access to broadband internet service as early as fall 2014, thanks to an FCC proposal to reform the federal E-rate program that connects schools and public libraries...
View ArticleFive Education Trends for the New School Year (eSchool News)
Trends in education are always appearing, such as iPads and online testing (and remember virtual reality classrooms?), but with recent developments in national standards and a new federal emphasis on...
View ArticleFunds For Learning Makes Case for Translating Vision to Action in E-rate Reform
Funds For Learning, the nation’s largest E-rate compliance services firm, briefed the media this week on President Obama’s ConnectED initiative and the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) recent...
View ArticleThe FCC Must Catch Up with Schools’ Needs for More and Faster Broadband...
In July, The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) held an open meeting to discuss modernizing the Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund, better known to the rest of us as...
View ArticleIndustry, Ed.-Tech. Groups Weigh in on E-rate Overhaul (Education Week)
The initial deadline for public comment on the Federal Communications Commission’s proposal to overhaul the federal E-rate program recently passed, and roughly 800 educators, libraries, advocates,...
View ArticleCompanies, Ed. Groups Divided on E-Rate Transparency (Education Week)
Public and private sector leaders agree on many of the broad goals being floated for reshaping the federal E-rate program, but there is little consensus on one, potentially critical issue: Whether...
View ArticleE-rate Filing Window Opens for 2014
The Funding Year 2014 Form 471 filing window will officially open at noon EST on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, and will close at 11:59 pm EDT on Wednesday, March 26, 2014. The filing window, during which...
View ArticleE-rate Modernization Empowers Students and Library Patrons
Funds For Learning (FFL) Chief Executive Officer John Harrington released a statement today after FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s remarks at the National Learning Day event at the Library of Congress.
View ArticleThe Digital Divide Hits Home (THE Journal)
The Internet has reached virtually every American school, but problems of bandwidth and connectivity persist.
View ArticleThe Real Problem with School Internet (eSchool News)
For schools across the country, mobile device management and online testing concerns start at the basic level: “How do we get the internet and infrastructure needed?” As it turns out, even the eRate...
View ArticleFCC’s E-rate Program Updates Revealed (Education Dive)
President Barack Obama announced the ConnectED initiative last June in an effort to address the issue of schools that lack acceptable broadband connectivity prior to the FCC's reforms.
View ArticleFCC Reveals Proposed E-rate Program Updates For Funding Year 2015
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today issued a Public Notice revealing E-rate program reform actions under consideration by the agency. Changes are slated for Funding Year 2015. Planning...
View ArticleFCC Turns Focus to Internal School Web Connections (Education Week)
The Federal Communications Commission is asking for more public input on restructuring the E-rate, with a focus on devoting more money for internal Web connections within schools and potentially using...
View ArticleFCC Announces E-rate 2.0 Workshop (Tech & Learning)
The FCC will hold an E-rate modernization workshop on May 6, 2014. The free workshop will “discuss the challenge of delivering high-speed connectivity to and within schools and libraries and highlight...
View ArticleImportant Regarding E-rate (Education Talk Radio)
Following the close of the FCC’s call for public comments regarding proposed changes to the E-rate program, Funds For Learning, the nation’s largest E-rate consulting firm, is conducting a survey to...
View ArticleFCC Focusing E-Rate on Broadband, but Older Tech May Suffer (EdTech K-12)
The Federal Communications Commission hopes to modernize its E-rate subsidy program for schools and libraries by giving a boost to broadband coverage. However, that shift would come at the expense of...
View ArticleE-Rate Demand Grows As More Districts Seek Higher Broadband Speeds
After analyzing Funding Year 2014 E-rate applications, Funds For Learning found that the demand for E-rate funding is growing, especially in rural areas. Other observations include a shift to higher...
View ArticleDistricts Seeking Major Broadband Upgrades in E-Rate Applications (Education...
Applicants to the federal E-rate program are seeking a significantly greater amount of broadband speed this year as their demand for online connectivity rises, a new analysis of nationwide requests for...
View ArticleE-Rate Demand Increasing (T.H.E. Journal)
Demand for E-rate funding is increasing, especially in rural and remote districts, according to a new report from Funds for Learning, an E-rate consulting firm. The report, “FY2014 E-rate Funding...
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