national broadband plan Archives

Universal Service reform: What it means for schools

September 1, 2011August 30, 2011 by By Cynthia Schultz, Contributing Editor

Changes to the government's Universal Service programs will result in new broadband options for schools—but they'll also create new compliance challenges as the web of federal programs supporting…

Blended Learning

The top 10 ed-tech stories of 2010: No. 3

January 3, 2011December 30, 2010 by From staff reports

More students should have access to online learning, and the federal e-Rate program should be more widely deployed and should embrace and encourage innovation, according to the National…

District Management

Feds to create an Online Learning Registry

November 5, 2013July 22, 2010 by By Maya T. Prabhu, Assistant Editor

In a move to help rural schools keep pace with more developed districts, the U.S. Department of Education said it will create an Online Learning Registry that will…

District Management

FCC plan could revive ‘net neutrality’

May 6, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

The head of the Federal Communications Commission thinks he has come up with a way to salvage his ambitious national broadband plans and his hope for “net neutrality,”…

District Management

Could net-neutrality ruling hinder online education?

November 5, 2013April 7, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

A federal court threw the future of internet regulations and U.S. broadband expansion plans into doubt April 6 with a far-reaching decision that went against the Federal Communications…

District Management

National Broadband Plan focuses on e-Rate, online learning

March 21, 2011March 16, 2010 by By Maya T. Prabhu, Assistant Editor

More students should have access to online learning, and the federal e-Rate program should be more widely deployed and should embrace and encourage innovation, according to the National…

District Management

FCC announces Children’s Agenda for broadband

March 29, 2010March 15, 2010 by By Maya T. Prabhu, Assistant Editor

Digital access, literacy, citizenship, and safety are the four key areas of focus in the Federal Communications Commission's plan to bring broadband access to all children.

District Management

Education goals in National Broadband Plan revealed

November 5, 2010February 22, 2010 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

Upgrading the federal e-Rate program to provide more connectivity to schools and libraries, removing the barriers to online learning so that more students can take advantage, and unlocking…

District Management

Schools weigh in on national broadband plan

January 27, 2010January 18, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

To help provide broadband access to more citizens, the Federal Communications Commission should expand the eligible uses of e-Rate discounts to include after-school programs and community centers, many…