Educational Technology

By Chris Janson, Forbes

Thanks to recent news of the Federal Communications Commission approving changes to the E-Rate program, which provides discounted telecommunications, Internet access, and internal connections to eligible schools and libraries. The move means Wi-Fi funding is set to increase $1 billion a year over the next two years, and will see an annual “funding target” for that amount for years after that. With evolving teaching techniques and education requirements causing greater connectivity demands at schools across the country — “Technology has changed, the needs of schools and libraries have changed,” FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said at the agency’s open meeting this month — the move is especially pertinent.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/centurylink/2014/08/01/meeting-connectivity-demands-of-tech-centered-schools/