Colorado school districts ask FCC to keep internet programColorado education officials are calling on the Trump administration to keep the FCC's E-Rate, a federal program that helps school districts connect to the internet at discounted rates.The Denver Post1d agoWhole story →EducationTechnologye rate program review
FCC considering changes, possibly ending, program that offers discounted internet to schools, librariesA federal program that has paid out billions of dollars to local schools and libraries to offset the cost of internet service is in danger of being curtailed or even eliminated, leaving district administrators and library officials concerned about how they would bridge the financial gap. The E-Rate program, overseenPittsburgh Tribune-Review3d agoWhole story →BuildEducatione rate program review
Trump has promoted AI in education. His FCC may end school internet subsidies.Like many parents, Arielle Roth has concerns about her children’s screen time at school. But unlike her peers, she’s in a position to influence the issue at nearly every school in America. Roth heads an obscure federal agency within the Commerce Department that serves as the president’s top policy adviser on telecommunications issues. In thatABC17News.com3d agoWhole story →EducationTechnologye rate program review
'It Has to Stop': Community Members Condemn ICE Arrests at Bus Stops After GOP Blocks Bill to Protect KidsSince Republicans in the US Senate this week blocked a bill to make school bus stops off-limits for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, community members in Pennsylvania and Austin, Texas have expressed outrage by arrests made in front of children—in at least one reported case, leaving a child abandoned as officers detained his mother. "It doesn’t…Common Dreams4d agoWhole story →EconomyJustice
Mexico to propose bill to curb violent social media content after school attackMEXICO CITY – Mexico's government expects to issue a bill next week requiring social media platforms to remove content that incites violence, president Claudia Sheinbaum said on Friday. The announcement comes after Thursday's deadly attack at a school in Mexico's northern Coahuila state, which left a vice principal dead and four people injured. Two…Spokane Spokesman-Review4d agoWhole story →JusticeEducationmexico social media regulation proposal
Michelle Wu, Zohran Mamdani take different stances on AI in the classroom in Boston, New York CityBoston and New York City's progressive mayors are taking sharply different public stances on AI in schools, reflecting a broader debate over tech, childhood and education.MassLive4d agoWhole story →EducationTechnologyZohran MamdaniMichelle Wuai in schools debate
