Spotlight on E-Rate

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E-Rate


The Education Week Spotlight on E-Rate is a collection of articles hand-picked by our editors for their insights on:

  • Understanding efforts to modernize and increase funding for E-rate
  • Reviewing the reception of E-rate changes by educator, technology, and library groups
  • Analyzing the winners and losers in E-rate modernization
  • Considering policymakers’ perspectives on E-rate’s relevance

You get the eight articles below in a downloadable PDF.

Schools Set to Adjust to Revamped E-Rate Policies
A new version of the E-rate program will include funding for school and library wireless-technology projects, and phase out support for services that federal officials see as outmoded.
August 6, 2014 – Education Week

Commentary
High-Speed Broadband Access Is Critical to Success of All Students
U.S. Reps. Jared Polis, D-Colo., and Chris Gibson, R-N.Y., write that it's time to expand and modernize the country's E-rate program to level the digital playing field for students.
February 19, 2014 – Education Week


Digital Education Blog
FCC Approves Major E-Rate Funding Increase on Party-Line Vote
Funding for the E-rate, a federal program that supports technology in schools, will rise about 60 percent under a plan approved by the FCC today.
December 11, 2014 - Digital Education
Digital Education Blog
Historic E-rate Vote Reaction: Applause, Relief, Excitement
Reaction to the newly approved funding increase for the federal E-rate program has been mostly positive.
December 11, 2014 - Digital Education
Rural Education Blog
Rural Schools, Libraries May Lose Funds Under E-rate Reform
Several organizations are urging the FCC to reconsider its adoption of the U.S. Census Bureau's definition of rural and urban in E-rate discount decisions.
October 27, 2014 - Rural Education
Marketplace K-12 Blog
The Winners, and Losers, in E-Rate Modernization
With $2 billion in funding in its first two years, the recently passed E-rate modernization order will be a boon to broadband providers, and a bust for other companies.
July 24, 2014 - Marketplace K-12
Digital Education Blog
FCC Chairman Lays Out Vision for E-Rate, Net Neutrality for Schools
In an interview with Education Week, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler vows to defend schools' access to a free and open Internet.
July 3, 2014 - Digital Education
Digital Education Blog
Vast Digital Divide Exists in K-12 Schools, E-Rate Analysis Shows
Schools meeting the federal ConnectED goals have budgets for accessing the Internet that are 450 times larger than those that are not meeting those goals.
April 10, 2014 - Digital Education

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