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The History of the Future of E-rate

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As an op-ed in The Washington Post put it , “The FCC talks the talk on the digital divide – and then walks in the other direction.” As part of these modernization efforts , in 2015 the funding cap for E-rate was increased to $3.9 The Supreme Court ruled in 2003 that CIPA does not violate the Constitution.

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The Politics of Education Technology

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Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced in October of last year that he’d step down at the end of 2015. In February, CoSN, the Consortium for School Networking, called broadband access outside of school a “ civil right ” for students. The Obama Administration (in Its Final Year) and Education.