E-Rate

It’s the final countdown for this E-rate filing season. In order to apply for E-rate funding, schools must file their FCC Form 470s by April 1st – that’s one week from today! E-rate funding can help your school upgrade its network to support digital learning and enhance educational opportunities for…

School districts all around the country have been using E-rate funding to spark digital transformation in their classrooms. One such district is the Wayne Highlands School District. Wayne Highlands SD covers 435 square miles in northeast Pennsylvania and is the second largest geographic school distr…

With the E-rate filing window deadline rapidly approaching (Form 471s are due April 29th), it’s time to get those applications in. If E-rate is new to you, there are many resources available to help you understand the program and process, including several Cisco resources we’ll discuss below. What D…

For many businesses, technology has become an integral part of operations, transforming the way people learn, think, and do their jobs. With the right tools, K-12 school districts can experience these same transformational benefits. Digital transformation in education means using technology to creat…

…what we can do as a nation to solve what appear to be some of the most insurmountable problems in the world, such as access to the Internet for students in schools across the county.  Astoundingly, 68% of all school districts (73% of rural districts) say that not a single school in their district c…

Statement from Cisco Chairman and CEO John Chambers: U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler today unveiled a landmark proposal that has the power to transform our nation’s classrooms and put the power of the Internet at the fingertips of all teachers and students. Connecting stu…

“The FCC, under the leadership of Chairman Tom Wheeler, has taken a vital first step toward E-rate modernization and reform today.” It’s critical that we modernize and reform the E-Rate program to connect all classrooms across the country to high-speed wireless broadband within five years.  To…

Cisco – with more than 15 years of experience in implementing technology solutions in K-12 schools — strongly supports the goals of President Obama’s initiative to connect more schools and libraries to the Internet, and at faster speeds. We understand that technology is changing the world.  Ou…

After more than 15 years of working in the telecommunications and IT industries, I’ve seen firsthand how people use technology to make a difference and change lives. While there are innovative uses of technology across all industries, nothing continues to impress me more than how collaboration techn…