E-rate Commentary

by Nick Shipley

February 5, 2013

Digital Learning Day 2013

On February 6, 2013 school districts, administrators, teachers and students are championing the innovative use of technologies in the classroom and demonstrating how digital tools have helped improve student success...

by Funds For Learning

January 22, 2013

Funds For Learning CEO on Education Talk Radio

On January 16, Funds For Learning CEO, John Harrington, was a guest on Education Talk Radio. During the interview, he discussed how applicants can use the E-rate program to help...

by Verlyne Jolley

January 20, 2013

FundsForLearning.com – A New Look

In the near future the Funds For Learning website will be getting a new look and feel. All of us here at FFL have been working hard on this update,...

by Peter Kaplan

January 18, 2013

Senator Jay Rockefeller’s Lasting Legacy

Senator Rockefeller (D-WV) has long been a champion and ardent supporter of the E-rate program. The education community will lose a longtime ally when he retires in 2014.

January 10, 2013

Competitive Bidding Cautionary Tale

I truly understand that in order for the E-rate program to continue to be successful, applicants and service providers must adhere to strict competitive bidding and procurement laws at the...

by Peter Kaplan

January 4, 2013

My Top Ten E-rate New Year’s Resolutions

Happy New Year!!! I know I have my own personal New Year's resolutions (which I intend to keep this year), but here are mine tied to the E-rate program.

December 26, 2012

Year in Review: E-rate Commentary

Lost BEARs, a Spring Break rally cry, and a request for an increase in the annual E-rate funding cap highlight Funds For Learning's 2012 top five E-rate commentaries.

by Stephen Sharp

December 20, 2012

Procedural Impossibility

On October 31 of this year, USAC released their updated Administrative Procedures for the 2013 Funding Year. This year as I was reviewing the procedures, something caught my eye.