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		<title><![CDATA[Confused about E-Rate?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12355-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=61177&messageID=1127160&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Confused about E-Rate?E-Rate is a pain but worth itWe are a district that receive a 90% discount on our telecommunications.  Although the process is a headache it is well worth it.  My district allows me to absorb that reimbursement back in to my technology budget.  We wouldn't...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:40:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Confused about E-Rate?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://education.zdnet.com/?p=2182]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[E-Rate is a federal program that reimburses schools and libraries for percentages of their telecommunications infrastructure.  While wealthy suburban districts may only see 20-30% reimbursement, inner-city, rural, or economically depressed districts can see up to 90% reimbursement for eligible technology costs.  This can amount to big money for...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:54:21 -0800</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/christopher+dawson.html"><![CDATA[Christopher Dawson]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Understand E-Rate Funding for K-12 Technology Needs]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=348679]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Access to technology is a crucial element in providing students with the skills they need in the 21st century. But shrinking budgets make it difficult for many schools to provide that access, creating a digital divide between the haves and the have-nots. This webcast discovers how the school district can...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[e-Rate at 10: Irregularities stopped, Digital Divide progress made]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://education.zdnet.com/?p=896]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A new report on the efficacy of the federal e-Rate program - the scandal-ridden $2.25 billion program that provides discounts of telecommunications services, Internet access and internal networking to low-income public and private schools and public libraries - has been successful in boosting communications tools to support student achievement, reports...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2007 14:37:00 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/digitaldivide.html"><![CDATA[DigitalDivide]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[E-Rate includes funding for PDAs, VoIP, wireless services]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://education.zdnet.com/?p=651]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The overhauled  federal E-Rate program includes funding for email service for mobile, wireless devices, such as the BlackBerry and Palm Treo,  reports Ed Week. This is good news for teachers and administrators who need to keep in touch with schools while on the go.  "All our administrators...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2006 19:01:21 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/education+technology.html"><![CDATA[Education Technology]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Indiana settles E-Rate fraud charges]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://education.zdnet.com/?p=303]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In an ongoing nationwide investigation into fraud regarding the federal government's E-Rate program, the Justice Dept. has charged Indiana and its Intelenet Commission with making false statements and claims. The state and the commission and have agreed to pay nearly $8.3 million in a civil settlement, reports IDG News Service....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2006 14:42:55 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Study: World's digital divide is narrowing]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-1035-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=20316&messageID=390244&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Study: World's digital divide is narrowingE-Rate RipoffsOne need only look at the E-Rate program under the Bush Administration to see how these programs are used by criminals. The FCC has documented how nonprofit organizations are utilized by vendors to milk tax payers of money collected from phone bill charges. The...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2006 08:53:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Schools' IT chief's bribery conviction upheld]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://education.zdnet.com/?p=77]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The US Court of Appeals upheld a three-year prison sentence for a Pennsylvania school district IT manager for receiving some $2 million in kickbacks related to the federal E-Rate program, News.com reports.    In spring 2002, John Henry Weaver was serving as director of information technology of the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:30:56 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Investigators question FCC management of E-rate]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-1035-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=9012&messageID=179848&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Investigators question FCC management of E-rateOf COURSE the FCC ...... "has been slow to respond to problems uncovered by auditors," they've been too busy trying to emasculate the Bill of Rights to attend to their REAL business.It's just SOP for any outfit associated with the Dubya administration; "problems uncovered by...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2005 08:16:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Schools lose Net over E-rate freeze]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-9588-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=6042&messageID=122943&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Schools lose Net over E-rate freezeE rate FreezeWhat about the mineral rights windfall checks mailed out to every citizen in Alaska ,couldn`t this pay the bill?]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2004 04:55:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[VoIP in K-12 Education: Leveraging Data Networks and E-Rate Funding]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=102739]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Phone systems in schools across the country are undergoing a major transformation, fueled by E-Rate funding and VoIP technology. Phones and advanced applications are being deployed to every teacher and classroom at minimal cost, by leveraging data infrastructures. Learn how David Douglas School District in Portland, Ore. and Dougherty County...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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