Will 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 Unveils GuideMarks for Fostering Shared Growth
Funds For Learning, the nation’s largest E-rate consulting firm, releases a free book entitled “GuideMarks™—Fostering Shared Growth,” that guides readers in building positive, encouraging and healthy...
View ArticleFunds For Learning Launches E-Rate Survival Kit for Funding Year 2015
Funds For Learning launches its Funding Year 2015 E-Rate Filing Window Survival Kits to guide applicants through the new E-Rate program rules. Survival kits contain a free copy of "GuideMarks—...
View ArticleThe Federal E-Rate Program with Micah Rigdon (Lesson Planet)
Are you making the most of your E-Rate technology services? “Are you participating to your fullest extent?” Micah Rigdon of Funds for Learning wants to make sure! E-Rate, the federal discount program...
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 ArticleFree E-rate Kits Aim to Ease Filing Process (SmartBrief)
E-rate stakeholders can get help preparing their applications for 2015, thanks to a new free kit offered by Funds for Learning. The kits include a copy of CEO John Harrington’s book...
View ArticleA Big Picture Look at E-rate Changes for 2015 (Center for Digital Education)
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has made some major changes to its discount program for school and library technology that are expected to connect 10 million students a year to digital...
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 ArticleNew App Teaches Students About Digital Literacy (Education World)
Teachers may be able to enhance their digital literacy lessons by using a recently released app that aims to teach students about safely and smartly accessing websites. The Digital Citizenship App from...
View ArticleWhat the Experts Say (Tech & Learning)
Everybody talks about E-rate, but not many people actually know what it means. We pulled the best parts from a recent online conversation, sponsored by CoSN (Consortium for School Networking), that...
View ArticleFCC Pumps Additional $1.5B Into E-Rate Funding (Education Dive)
Dive Brief: The Federal Communications Commission is pumping up funding for the federal E-Rate program by $1.5 billion. A 3-2 vote by the FCC’s commissioners raised the program’s funding cap to $3.9...
View ArticleFCC Increases E-Rate Funding Cap to $3.9 Billion (edSurge)
FUNDING TECH IN SCHOOLS: On December 11, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved an increase of E-Rate’s $2.4 billion funding cap by $1.5 billion. The increase makes the program the third...
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 Raises E-Rate Cap Despite Opposition (Center for Digital Education)
Their mission was the same: Help all students learn by providing them greater access to broadband in schools and libraries. But members of the Federal Communications Commission sharply disagreed about...
View ArticleEd Tech Leaders Applaud FCC Decision to Increase Funding for Broadband by...
The Federal Communications Commission voted today to increase the E-rate fund by $1.5 billion annually. According to a release from the FCC, the decision will allow the United States to expand...
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 ArticleJanuary 2015, What’s New (Tech & Learning)
A new review of Common Core Support Coach, a targeted instruction curriculum for students who require intervention or additional foundational support with Common Core standards, shows the curriculum...
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