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by Nick Shipley

September 9, 2013

You’re Invited to the Third Party Party

Around this time last year, Verlyne wrote about the "fun house procedure" that required third party validation for school's internal data system for National School Lunch Program data.

by John Harrington

September 5, 2013

Who Will Take a Stand for Pelican City School District?

In the recent Senate hearing on E-rate 2.0, Senator Begich of Alaska asked about the fate of E-rate funding for Pelican City School District, a small school with less than...

September 4, 2013

FY 2013 Application Review Analysis

Summer is now over, kids are back at school, and focus is on the E-rate program. While many FY 2013 applicants have received commitments, many are still going through the...

September 4, 2013

FCC Issues E-rate Debarment Notice to Larry Lehmann

On September 3, 2013, the FCC released a Public Notice stating Larry Lehmann has agreed to disbarment from the E-rate program for a ten year period commencing July 31, 2013.

by Brian Stephens

August 30, 2013

The $100 Million Question

In the past three funding years, the first Priority 2 funding wave was issued an average of 168 days from the close of the filing window.

by Peter Kaplan

August 29, 2013

Protecting Small and Rural Schools

Providing E-rate funding to small and rural schools is a laudable goal and one I fully support. Most school and library stakeholders agree: we need to protect small and rural...

August 28, 2013

Revised Form 472 Available on SLD Website

On August 28, 2013, the SLD reported that the July 2013 FCC Form 472 is now available for online submission. The Form 472 is the Billed Entity Applicant Reimbursement (BEAR)...

August 21, 2013

Event Wrap-up: E-rate 2.0 NPRM

On August 21, 2013, Funds For Learning hosted an online seminar to discuss the FCC's E-rate 2.0 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, sharing insights and themes from the FCC's comprehensive review...