E-rate Commentary

by Patrick Burke

I Won the Golden Tape Dispenser. Here’s Why It Mattered More Than I Expected.

The 2026 Golden Tape Dispenser champion, accepting the honor with the gravity it deserves. I won the Golden Tape Dispenser this year. If you don’t work at Funds For Learning, that sentence probably needs some explaining. The...

Three Reasons E-rate Applicants Keep Coming Back to Funds For Learning

We take the stress off your plate. E-rate rules are dense, and they change often. Funds For Learning clients get dedicated GuideTeam consultants who translate that policy into clear, actionable advice...

Brian Stephens, CEMP

by Brian Stephens

Highlights from CoSN 2026: Advocacy, Innovation, and Ed-Tech Leadership

CoSN 2026 was a wonderfully collaborative event, bringing new ideas, fresh approaches to challenges, and celebrations of wins to education technology leaders across the country. As a proud sponsor of...

John Harrington, CEMP

by John Harrington

Why Funds For Learning Supports CoSN — And Why It Matters for E-rate Applicants

Next week, thousands of education technology leaders will gather in Chicago for CoSN 2026 (April 13–15), the annual conference of the Consortium for School Networking. Funds For Learning is proud...

John Harrington, CEMP

by John Harrington

Who Owns This?

There’s a moment in a lot of meetings that looks like progress. The discussion wraps up.There’s general agreement.Heads nod.The group moves on. And then… nothing happens. No follow-through.No movement.No real...

John Harrington, CEMP

by John Harrington

Define the Decision

I’ve been in a number of meetings lately where the energy ramps up quickly. Someone throws out a solution.Someone else offers a different solution.And before long, the room is debating....

by Funds For Learning

E-rate’s PIA: Ensuring Accountability and Accuracy

The E-rate program is built on a simple promise: to ensure that schools and libraries receive access to affordable broadband services. But behind that promise lies a critical safeguard, Program...

John Harrington, CEMP

by John Harrington

When Assumptions Collide

Over the past few weeks I’ve been writing about upstream thinking — preventing problems before they happen. But leadership doesn’t always give you that luxury. Recently I found myself in...