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Keeping Schools and Libraries Connected: Why E-Rate Matters

Presented by John Harrington, CEO of Funds For Learning; Megan Sutherland, Chief Operating Officer, Prince George’s County Memorial Library System; Dr. LaTonya Goffney, AASA President, Superintendent, Aldine Independent School District (TX); Jon Bernstein, President and Founder/Co-Chair, Bernstein Strategy Group/EdLiNC; and Joseph Wender, Executive Director, Schools, Health, and Libraries Broadband Coalition (SHLB)
Moderated by Noelle Ellerson Ng, Chief Advocacy & Governance Officer, AASA

Show Me the Money: E-rate and a Whole Lot More

Funding Edtech with the E-Rate Program and Grants

As schools and districts strive to meet their existing technology needs and prepare for the future, access to federal and state funding, along with other grants, is making a major difference in whether students engage in 21st century learning or are left behind. And with online assessments now being required in many states, reliable broadband access is also essential so that students’ knowledge and skills are accurately represented, and technology is not a barrier to achievement and its documentation.