E-rate Commentary

by Cathy Cruzan

Getting Ready for the New E-rate

Reading through the 176-page, 312-paragraph 7th Report and Order can seem a little overwhelming at first. Do not despair! Here are a few tips for you as you try to...

by John Harrington

In Response to E-rate Reform

I am convinced that today's action by the FCC will have a net positive impact on the next two years of the E-rate program, setting it on a course that...

by John Harrington

High Stakes Require Action

Chairman Wheeler's E-rate reform proposal should move forward, and here is why: it would be incredibly unfair to ask students to put high-speed Internet access on hold for another year...

by John Harrington

Dear Chairman Wheeler

It is one thing to talk about the need for change. It is something entirely different to propose concrete steps to bring about that change. And for that effort, I...

by John Harrington

Giving Schools a Voice

Over the past 17 years, I have been fortunate to witness, firsthand, a revolution in classroom communication - a revolution lead by voice communications, also known as telephony...

by Candy Miller

The Last Frontier

I am an Alaskan. When I share with others that I grew up in Alaska I would get questions like, "Did you live in an igloo?" and "Did you take...

by John Harrington

ConnectED: One Year Later

On June 6, 2013, President Obama announced the ConnectED initiative to "within five years, connect 99 percent of America's students to the digital age through next-generation broadband and high-speed wireless...

by John Harrington

The Cost of Connecting Just Got Higher

It was not a good week for educational technology funding for schools and libraries. New FCC rules, proposals for decreased discounts and low demand estimates paint a grim outlook...