E-rate Commentary

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...

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...