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John Harrington, CEMP

by John Harrington

If We Pulled the Plug Tomorrow, What Would Students Lose?

If you took technology out of your classrooms tomorrow, what would you lose? Two weeks ago I was in a conference room in Orlando, at ISTELive and the ASCD Annual...

by Sheauna Brown

Watch What’s Eligible: What USAC Removed from FY2025 Requests

In Funding Year (FY) 2025, USAC removed a wide variety of products and services from funding requests because they did not qualify for E-rate support. The lesson is simple: don’t...

by Patrick Burke

Lots of E-rate News Lately. Here’s What’s Still the Same for FY2026.

If you’ve read any E-rate news lately, it probably felt like a lot: a big FCC proposal touching the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA), screen time, consultant fees, and competitive...

by Christopher Odom

Your FY2027 Form 470 Hasn’t Changed Much. Here’s How to Get a Head Start.

Good news for applicants: there are no major changes to the Form 470 or the procurement process for Funding Year 2027. If you filed a Form 470 for FY2026, this...

by Kimberly Beck

FY2026 E-rate Records: What to Keep, and for How Long

If you are ever asked for paperwork during an E-rate review and you can’t produce it, your funding can be reduced or recovered, even when your original application was filed...

Eric Jester, CEMP

Fielding a PIA Question About a Tax or Fee? Start Here.

If you are working through Program Integrity Assurance (PIA) review and a question comes up about a tax, fee, or surcharge, start with this: these charges are often eligible. USAC...

by Todd Lawrence

When Your Enrollment Number Changes, Your Funding Can Too.

Your enrollment number drives your discount percentage, so if it is wrong, the fix can affect your funding before you ever see it. In FY2025, USAC modified enrollment on 3,796...

by Funds For Learning

What This Month’s E-rate Appeal Decisions Mean for Your Next Filing

On July 1, 2026, the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau released DA 26-589, its latest round of streamlined E-rate appeal and waiver decisions. The order is smaller than in recent months,...