tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13751054.post8876728434496857079..comments2023-06-08T11:58:31.030-04:00Comments on On-Tech E-Rate Musings: With supporters like this...On-Techhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13423450823765892451noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13751054.post-75196159138036873072014-07-10T13:15:24.834-04:002014-07-10T13:15:24.834-04:00I was just reading about another visit the Chairma...I was just reading about another visit the Chairman made to rural America, Little Wound school in SD:<br />http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2014/07/fcc_chairman_lays_out_vision_f.html<br /><br />He said the people at the school told him: "We have to have to-each-student connectivity. We couldn't get it out of the E-rate program, because there's nothing available for rural schools like us for Wi-Fi connectivity...."<br /><br />Uh, Little Wound is a 90% applicant. Any time up to 2012-2013, the E-Rate would have paid for whatever Wi-Fi they wanted. They didn't apply since 2008-2009, when they got $803,177.99. (Well, they applied for $259,723.80 in 2014-2015, but it looks like the Chairman is going to choose not to fund P2 in 2014-2015, so he can use the money next year.) <br /><br />So the school has gotten over $800,000 in internal connections over the last 5 years. If the Chairman's Wi-Fi chimera is adopted, they'll get $93,240 over the next 5 years. Are they better off?<br /><br />It's a good thing that they've been getting $15,000-$30,000/year in funding for voice services, so they would at least have that money to spend on Wi-Fi.On-Techhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13423450823765892451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13751054.post-65419886287633769652014-07-03T10:06:16.464-04:002014-07-03T10:06:16.464-04:00Actually, you know who should help the Learning Ce...Actually, you know who should help the Learning Center get funded? The Albuquerque School District. The should form a consortium. Because consortia use a straight average of member's discount rates, tiny Acoma Learning Center's 90% discount would drag Albuquerque's discount up from 86% to 88%, meaning an extra $137,000/year.<br /><br />If the Santa Fe School District decided to consort with the Learning Center, it would increase their funding by more than a quarter million dollars.On-Techhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13423450823765892451noreply@blogger.com