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The SHLB Coalition, American Library Association, Consortium for School Networking and State Educational Technology Directors Association successfully lobbied for a deadline extension to use emergency funds through June 2023.
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FCC Announces New Program, Guidelines for School Broadband The Federal Communications Commission has announced rules for its new Emergency Connectivity Fund, which will distribute $7.17 billion announced earlier this year for school broadband and devices. May 12, 2021 • Shutterstock The Federal Communications Commission this week released the guidelines for its new Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF), which will use $7.1 billion approved earlier this year to assist schools and libraries in connecting students to broadband Internet for remote and hybrid l...
The pandemic has upended almost every aspect of school. Educators are rethinking instruction, testing, teacher preparation, the role of technology, attendance and even the length of a school day and structure of a school year.