E-rate Commentary

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...

FY 2014 Priority One Demand Analysis

To help the FCC and other stake holders make informed decisions about the future shape of the program, Funds For Learning has prepared a detailed analysis of FY2014 school demand...

by John Harrington

Revolution, not Evolution

There was a lot of discussion about competition this week at the FCC E-rate Modernization Forum. Presenter after presenter praised competition's impact on bringing about lower prices for schools and...

by John Harrington

E-filing – And Then Came the Internet

Last week, Funds For Learning¬Æ proposed a new e-filing standard to help modernize the E-rate program. E-filing would allow E-rate applicants to submit their paperwork electronically without having to go...

by Verlyne Jolley

Learning to Work Together

Recently my children have been taking their online student assessment testing. Like many parents in Oklahoma, I was concerned to learn that testing in my children's school district was suspended...

by Brian Stephens

Heartbleed’s potential bug bite

By now, you've probably heard about the latest major web security concern. Dubbed ‚ÄòHeartbleed,' the virus is a vulnerability in a popular open source encryption system that allows potentially sensitive...

by Peter Kaplan

High-Speed Connections By 2019

On June 6, 2013, President Obama announced his ConnectED Initiative in which he called on the FCC to reform the E-rate program in order to ensure that 99% of our...

by John Harrington

Do the Math

The E-rate program is focused on supporting education. In honor of this important cause, I have prepared a simple math lesson designed to increase understanding about the availability of E-rate...