Education Groups Continue Advocacy Push as FCC Reviews E-Rate

A pro-E-Rate group said it was prepared to litigate if funding was reduced.

Education Groups Continue Advocacy Push as FCC Reviews E-Rate
Photo of an elementary school library in suburban Atlanta in 2023 by Hakim Wright Sr./AP

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, 2026 – Education groups are continuing an advocacy push as federal regulators consider rolling back a broadband discount program for schools and libraries.

Several advocacy groups, including the Schools, Health, and Libraries Broadband Coalition and AASA, the School Superintendents Association, told hundreds of school superintendents Wednesday to submit comments urging the Federal Communications Commission not to reduce funding for its E-Rate program.

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