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.” “Modern E-Rate Puts Telephones On Hold in K–12,” Education Week reports , noting that schools are struggling to pay for phone service (still totally necessary) as well as expanded broadband. ” More on this scramble to serve (profit from) low-income broadband customers in the upgrades/downgrades section below.

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” Via The Washington Post : “ Education Department relaxes financial aid process in the absence of IRS tool.” ” Via Multichannel News : “Trayvon Martin Attorney Parks Targets AT&T Over Alleged Broadband Redlining.” ” (In Cleveland.). ” Good grief, the handwringing.

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“ FCC Delays Are Keeping Broadband From Rural School Kids,” says Wired. She’s Building Tools to Boost Student Character.” I’d love to see a comparison between Pluralsight and Lynda.com.). Muñiz as the Education Department’s General Counsel. Here’s the official statement from Betsy DeVos.