Closing the Homework Gap—New $7B Temporary Program an Important First Step
By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/21
Congress created the E-rate program more than 20 years ago in order to provide internet connectivity to the nation's libraries and schools, but educators and industry have complained for years that it is inadequate to close the homework gap. Calls for reform intensified during COVID-19, and Congress and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have now created a new $7.17 billion program to specifically address remote connectivity for students and library patrons....
By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP