EdTech Magazine

MARCH 8, 2024

However, that is what the Federal Communications Commission will offer as part of its Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program. That said, this is a step up from what the FCC already provides through its E-rate program, whose cybersecurity coverage includes only basic firewalls and support services to configure them.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 11, 2014

billion for the federal E-rate program that connects schools and libraries around the country. Digital Promise applauds the Federal Communications Commission's vote today to increase the funding cap by $1.5

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 15, 2021

This prompted the Federal Communications Commission to open a second window for applications and encourage schools and libraries to apply. Programs like E-rate have been… There are many theories about why money was left on the table after the first round of applications came in.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 17, 2024

In July, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the use of E-rate funds to loan Wi-Fi hotspots that support students, school staff, and library patrons without internet access. For an update on the 2025 E-rate, register for an eSchool News webinar featuring expert insight. This should be our baseline.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 17, 2016

By Meg Conlan Nearly 30 states across the country failed to claim E-Rate funding for schools and libraries.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 27, 2023

Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel recently announced a proposal for a three-year, $200 million pilot program to fund cybersecurity technologies in K–12 schools and public libraries. The announcement comes in the wake of a push for the FCC to include cybersecurity upgrades in E-rate funding.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 6, 2018

Seek Out E-Rate Funding. One way that school districts can easily stay on budget when updating networking infrastructure is with help from the E-rate program. E-rate provides up to an 85 percent discount on Category 2 equipment , which includes internal infrastructure equipment. Craft a Long-Term Tech Plan.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The 14th annual E-rate Trends Report reveals the current successes and challenges of the E-rate program and evaluates how the program can most effectively support schools and libraries. “The E-rate program is crucial for modern education. educational institutions.

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eSchool News

MARCH 18, 2024

Key points: Schools still rely on E-rate funds to upgrade and protect their technology infrastructures Will cybersecurity receive E-rate funding? Since then, the program has transformed to help schools and libraries connect to high-speed broadband.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

While E-rate remains a crucial program for schools and libraries to ensure connectivity, the COVID-19 pandemic brought attention to the need for increased flexibility and funds for off-campus learning. Related content: How school librarians are getting creative in a pandemic. ” Key 2020 report findings include: 1.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2021

In its annual E-rate Trends Survey , E-rate compliance services firm Funds For Learning takes a look at the federal E-rate funding landscape and analyzes how the funding stream supports learning in schools and libraries.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2020

After an extended period in limbo, there is more clarity about the federal E-Rate program and what K–12 districts need to know when submitting forms for the next application period and planning future networking needs. The FCC approved the last five-year E-Rate budget in 2014, which was also the first year of the program modernization.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2020

After an extended period in limbo, there is more clarity about the federal E-Rate program and what K–12 districts need to know when submitting forms for the next application period and planning future networking needs. The FCC approved the last five-year E-Rate budget in 2014, which was also the first year of the program modernization.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

After an extended period in limbo, there is more clarity about the federal E-Rate program and what K–12 districts need to know when submitting forms for the next application period and planning future networking needs. The FCC approved the last five-year E-Rate budget in 2014, which was also the first year of the program modernization.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 31, 2019

After an extended period in limbo, there is more clarity about the federal E-Rate program and what K–12 districts need to know when submitting forms for the next application period and planning future networking needs. The FCC approved the last five-year E-Rate budget in 2014, which was also the first year of the program modernization.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

It reported one of the highest rates of ransom payment, with 47 percent of K-12 educational organizations paying the ransom requested. Here is some of the feedback we received and shared: “The E-rate program is vital to our organization and essential to student achievement. These organizations, on average, paid $2.18

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Key points: Cybersecurity remains a major concern among school IT leaders, and many schools would like these services included in the E-rate program Schools and libraries continue to depend on the E-rate funding for internet connections and affordable pricing See related article: Will cybersecurity receive E-rate funding?

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 13, 2015

.” This rarely noticed charge helps fund a variety of programs that enable families, libraries, and schools to stay connected. One of those programs is the Universal Service Program for Schools and Libraries, better known as E-rate.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 19, 2021

The analysis feature provides information regarding how many students received the same rating, whether the assignment was complicated or straightforward, ambiguous or clear for students, and if the criteria of a certain level of performance were hard to reach. The performance ratings can be numerical, descriptive, or both.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

But thanks to the availability of detailed E-rate data, this sea change is now being recognized. E-rate is the federal government program that provides discounts of up to 90 percent for schools and libraries to bring high-speed internet into their building(s) and create internal networks for online access.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Every year, schools and libraries have access to billions of dollars of funding through the FCC’s E-rate program. In this post I’ll break down the importance of E-rate, how it works, and the types of technologies it makes available that are crucial to education. The importance of E-rate.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The federal E-rate program remains a vital and trusted funding source to bring “mission-critical” internet access to schools and libraries, according to an annual report tracking trends and developments related to the federal funding stream. Key 2021 report findings include: 1.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2018

But the tea leaves for E-Rate are pretty positive actually. Rather, it's centered in the popular E-Rate program, which has provided billions of dollars in broadband discounts and infrastructure upgrades to schools and libraries. But the tea leaves for E-Rate are pretty positive actually.”

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 5, 2018

Many school districts fund essential networking upgrades through the federal Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund , more commonly referred to as E-rate. Often, vendors work with districts to identify products that are eligible for E-rate funding.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 8, 2019

Still, huge gaps exist in educational outcomes, high school graduation rates, college readiness and workforce advancements based on race, class, and geography. Over the past two decades, the FCC through its E-Rate program has connected just about every U.S. school and library to the internet.

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Edsurge

APRIL 15, 2020

With no guaranteed end in sight, we need Congress to take swift and decisive action to empower the federal E-rate funding program to support off-campus learning devices and connectivity, delivered via secure internet access. Our schools and libraries need it. The technology exists and is available to bridge this gap.

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Marketplace K-12

JANUARY 25, 2022

Newly proposed federal rules would overhaul the process for making awards through the federal program, which aims to improve school and library internet connectivity. The post Eyeing Major Shake-Up, FCC Weighs Revamping E-Rate Competitive Bids appeared first on Market Brief.

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ViewSonic Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

On the other hand, USB-C simplifies things considerably, with fully reversible, bi-directional power capabilities and better data rates. had a data rate of 1.5 megabits per second at a slow rate, increasing to 12 megabits per second at full speed. The data rate has improved significantly over the years, with USB 3.2

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Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2021

Library closures hit patrons hard—especially those who relied on them as their main internet source and used them to access online educational resources. Libraries Close, Internet Access Ends There have been several studies about how the lack of fast home broadband has hurt kids’ access to online learning during school closures.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

You also can hold down “e” or “n” to get accented characters. Finally, my Zoe can type her name the way that it’s supposed to be typed, because it had an accent on the “e”. You probably won’t need it until you say, “Oh, I need an accented ‘e’…” So then hold down the “e’ and see what’s there. Vicki: Awww… Yeah.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The federal E-rate program continues to provide expanded access to technology, including edtech tools, digital learning resources, and high-speed internet access, to schools, according to an annual report that takes stock of the program’s progress. E-rate remains a dependable and necessary program for education.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2018

For more than 20 years, the Federal Communications Commission has directed the multi-billion dollar E-rate program, which provides taxpayer-supported construction and service discounts that districts and libraries can use toward internet costs. The program isn't static, and changes big and small continue to shape its direction.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 4, 2018

Increasingly, the answer is the campus library. Several college libraries have created positions like Reed’s in recent years, or assigned those duties as part of existing jobs. Another way college libraries are helping their campuses embrace open resources is by banding together to share information about OER.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 9, 2017

A large majority of E-rate applicants (87 percent) said the federally funded program is vital to their internet connectivity goals, according to an annual survey that tracks program applicants’ perspectives on the program. Next page: How one school is putting E-rate funding to work).

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Education Superhighway

MARCH 24, 2020

Despite the challenges ahead, we are here to provide connectivity and E-rate support during COVID-19. Here are a few ways the E-rate and broadband community is working to help connect your students during the crisis. State E-rate Coordinators Alliance (SECA). Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

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eSchool News

MAY 7, 2024

Funds For Learning , the leading E-rate compliance services firm for schools nationwide, launched its 14th annual E-rate survey last month. The survey enables applicants to provide confidential feedback about essential aspects of the federal E-rate program, which can help shape its future direction.

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Edsurge

JULY 19, 2021

SLIDE), a research project through Antioch University Seattle and funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, highlights an ongoing decline in the number of districts nationwide with school librarians. The dropping rate of districts with librarians isn’t a recent change. This is the chicken-or-the-egg situation.

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