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Education Groups Dispute Claims of E-Rate ‘Waste’ in Wireless Connectivity

Heritage Foundation assers no correlation between the provision of Wi-Fi hotspots and improved educational outcomes.

Jericho Casper

Jericho Casper

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Education Groups Dispute Claims of E-Rate ‘Waste’ in Wireless Connectivity
Photo of Annie Chestnut, policy analyst for the Heritage Foundation

WASHINGTON, April 19, 2024 – Education advocacy organizations are pushing back against a critical filing concerning the Federal Communications Commission’s proposal to permit E-Rate funding for off-campus wireless broadband connectivity.

Monday saw a joint response from the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition, the American Library Association, and the Consortium for School Networking to a letter from the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank.

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