ACERS: Please share with schools, DUE DATE APRIL 14!
Please make a hard copy for those teachers in schools which are not
connected, especially in the "technically under-served" areas. Those who
need it the most might not be getting the message if YOU don't help.
Dept of Education and the SLC is helping to get the word out. Thanks Kirk
Winters, Peter Kickbush, Keith Stubbs and Cindy!
Real people who make a difference (just like YOU.)
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ALL CLASSROOMS CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET;
ALL STUDENTS TECHNOLOGICALLY LITERATE
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Libraries Corporation (SLC) opened its website January 30.
Its opening triggers a 75-day window during which all
applications for E-Rate discounts will be treated as if they
arrived simultaneously. To qualify during this window, 2
forms must be submitted by April 14 -- Forms 470 and 471.
After April 14, funds will be disbursed on a first-come,
first-served basis. To date, more than 5,700 applications
have been received.
All U.S. K-12 schools & public libraries qualify for
discounts under the E-Rate, or Universal Service Fund, which
was created as part of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to
help U.S. schools & libraries have affordable access to
modern telecommunications & information services. Discounts
range from 20 to 90%, based on the percentage of students
eligible for the national school lunch program. For
details, visit the SLC website at http://www.slcfund.org,
send e-mail to [log in to unmask], or call the SLC
hotline, 888-203-8100.
Technical assistance is being provided by the Department's
Regional Technology in Education Consortia. Contact names &
information can be provided by visiting http://rtec.org/ or
calling 1-800-USA-LEARN.
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