E-Rate for Educators

Public and Private Schools Alike Participate in the E-Rate Program.

At Holly Springs Schools in Holly Springs, Mississippi, a rural, high-poverty school district, second grade students are becoming more intellectually engaged and curious learners, finding out about foreign countries on the Internet, corresponding with pen pals and dramatically improving their vocabulary.

The Stony Brook School, a private boarding school on Long Island, New York, has found that the e-mail system has dramatically enhanced communications between teachers and parents, some of whom are hundreds or thousands of miles away.

The E-Rate leverages new investments in technology in schools and libraries.

In the suburban community of Southfield, Michigan, the school district has used its savings from E-Rate discounts to purchase additional software and computers, and to conduct training sessions for teachers and staff. At the same time, the overall technology budget in the school has increased as the benefits of technology have become more apparent to school boards and administrators.

High school students in Glasgow, Kentucky, learn web design, and create web pages for the local chamber of commerce and businesses. The financial proceeds are used as a fundraiser for the school.