Opinion - At 30, E-Rate is a proven success. Let’s keep improving it.

The E-Rate program has provided nearly every American with access to high-speed internet through public libraries and schools ...

Since E-rate expansion cuts, schools make difficult choices on hotspots

After the FCC pulled back coverage for school bus Wi-Fi and hotspots, K-12 leaders are scrambling to connect students without ...
Government Technology

How Districts Can Prepare for Potential E-Rate Changes

A congressional resolution, a Supreme Court case and a soon-to-be conservative majority at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have created uncertainty around the E-rate program, which ...
Education Week

Supreme Court Upholds School E-Rate Program

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday spared the federal E-rate program for school internet connections from dismantling or major disruption by ruling against a lawsuit that challenged its funding ...
Publishers Weekly

SCOTUS Mandates Opt-Outs on LGBTQ+ Books in Schools, Funding for E-Rate Program

Wrapping up a hurly-burly session, the U.S. Supreme Court today announced two decisions that influence the book industry and the availability of library resources. In Tamer Mahmoud et al. v. Thomas W.
Government Technology

FCC Commissioner’s Exit Could Impact E-Rate, Cybersecurity Pilot

Democrat Geoffrey Starks announced his retirement from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) at the agency’s May meeting last week, stating he would leave the commission before its next open ...