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Oct 15, 2026
Ember BraunHOST
Ferguson has not decided yet whether Washington will participate.
Ember BraunHOST
Washington is now a part of a coalition with other states asking the Federal Communications Commission to keep the nation's E-Rate program.
Ember BraunHOST
Washington State Attorney General Brown says this program provides discounts to schools and libraries across the country to pay for internet services.
Ember BraunHOST
Washington State got $40 million through the program this year.
Keeley QuinlanHOST
As Minnesota awaits a decision on the deferred payments, state officials are demanding transparency into the AI and data analytics tools the federal government used to flag healthcare providers as potentially high risk.
Keeley QuinlanHOST
A new economic study estimates that eliminating the federal E-Rate program, which helps schools and libraries pay for internet access, could cost the US economy $4.2 billion annually.
Keeley QuinlanHOST
The study found that for every dollar in federal support removed would reduce the economic output by about $1.60, with losses also affecting wages and tax revenue.
Keeley QuinlanHOST
The findings come as the Federal Communications Commission reviews the program and is in the process of gathering comments.
Noelle Ellerson NgMODERATOR
Okay.
Noelle Ellerson NgMODERATOR
We're here today to talk about E-Rate, so let's use our internet-powered web platform to host a webinar conversation about the importance of E-Rate.
Noelle Ellerson NgMODERATOR
Again, I am Noelle Ellerson Ng with AASA, the School Superintendents Association.
Noelle Ellerson NgMODERATOR
Very pleased to be moderating today's panel as convened by EdWeb, Keeping Schools and Libraries Connected: Why E-Rate Matters.
Noelle Ellerson NgMODERATOR
Before we get to the meat of our conversation, I just want to do a little bit of housekeeping.
Noelle Ellerson NgMODERATOR
Thank you for joining us today.
Noelle Ellerson NgMODERATOR
Joey Wender will be joining us momentarily, and I'm Noelle Ellerson Ng.
Noelle Ellerson NgMODERATOR
Jon Bernstein is the president and founder of Bernstein Strategy Group, and he is co-chair of the Education and Library Network Coalition, EdLiNC.
Amy ZockGUEST
It's easy for me to say.
Lee GreenHOST
Title dollars and E-rate.
Lee GreenHOST
When you present clear multi-year cycles to your school boards and superintendents, you're turning a terrifying fiscal cliff into a manageable recurring investment in student learning.
Amy ZockGUEST
Well, that E-rate situation is really important for us to have conversations.
Amy ZockGUEST
And I do spend time talking to people about why that's important.
Amy ZockGUEST
And I didn't used to think that I needed to do that, but I think our voices as educators need to be in there.
Amy ZockGUEST
that
Lee GreenHOST
is.
Peter ApathyHOST
If it's cut, the Sitka School District would lose out on some funding.
Peter ApathyHOST
The E-Rate program is a Federal Communications Commission initiative that provides schools and libraries with discounted Internet access.
Peter ApathyHOST
It's paid for by a fee that's charged to all telecommunications companies.
Peter ApathyHOST
The FCC launched a review of the subsidy program this summer.
Peter ApathyHOST
A notice said the review is, quote, "...to better protect children when using E-Rate-funded networks, including to limit screen time." Education advocates worry the review could lead to either shrinking or eliminating the program on which many modern educational systems depend.
Peter ApathyHOST
At the Sitka School Board meeting on Wednesday, Superintendent Deidre Jensen said if it's cut, it will have ripple effects.
Deidre JensenSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It is a huge impact on the school districts and not just our school district, every school district in Alaska.
Deidre JensenSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Alaska schools because we rely so much on remote learning or connectivity.
Frank RodriguezGUEST
Not that You know, draconian accountability is great either.
Frank RodriguezGUEST
But once that shift happened through the E-rate, funding happened where funding exploded to where every district could have broadband and be able to have 30 Chromebooks on at the same time in every classroom.
Frank RodriguezGUEST
Once those things happened, there was like just this surge of programs that came into classrooms.
Frank RodriguezGUEST
And so I think the tipping point was probably 2016, 2017.
Kip GlazerGUEST
And I just saw like you're posting video content about COSIN and why you needed more female leaders to join and why...
Kip GlazerGUEST
We need to all have more conversations about IT infrastructure, E-rate, all these kind of boring topics, right? But you talked about it in a way that was so accessible, so friendly and warm.
Kip GlazerGUEST
So I was like, wow, that is the way to do social media.
Kip GlazerGUEST
That is the way to do videos.
Mark MaloneGUEST
We do have federal CISA.
Mark MaloneGUEST
We work with the FCC with E-rate monies that we get, and that's very helpful.
Mark MaloneGUEST
But we do have policies and procedures.
Mark MaloneGUEST
We do have insurance.
Eric HollandGUEST
We see a lot of cities do that.
Eric HollandGUEST
Usually it's more school district related, you know, what E-rate, whatever funding they're getting, you know, they have to go with the lowest price, you know, but we try to push them in the right direction for whatever their budget is.
Eric HollandGUEST
You know, maybe it's a lower end switch, but it still has these features.
Eric HollandGUEST
Yeah.
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