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For help planning your 2021 E-Rate Budget, download our short checklist. In 5 minutes you'll be better prepared to make strategic technology investments for your school.As we've covered in a recent blog post, the next 5-year cycle of E-Rate funding is coming soon....
It’s time for some good news! The next E-Rate Funding Cycle is upon us and the timing has never been more perfect. We’ve all learned some important lessons during COVID. One of those lessons is that IT infrastructure is mission-critical to modern education. Many...
*Due to continuously evolving legislation, some of these requirements and calculations may change. We will update the post as more information becomes available.* Count Day is just around the corner, on October 7, 2020, and with deadlines quickly approaching we're...
The Coronavirus dealt a massive financial blow to Local, State, and Federal governments. With that comes the tough consequence of shrinking budgets, even for education. The 2019/2020 Foundation Allowance Funding was $8,111 per student for most school districts. With...
Transcript: Hey everyone, it’s Adam at Macro Connect, and I’m here to announce that the Competitive School Safety Grant program is back for fiscal year 2020. This is a great opportunity for your school or district to get access to funding to help upgrade or install...
In 2020, there will be an important and unexpected change to the E-Rate Program from the FCC. We wanted to make sure you have all the correct information: The new Five-Year Category Two funding approach has been made permanent, but rates will not reset until 2021....
The Rising Atmosphere of School Safety Since 1999 there have been almost 300 school shootings, over 25% of schools don’t have a written safety plan, 15% of students admit to experiencing some form of digital bullying, and 6% of students report missing school at least...
If there’s one thing every educator is short on, it’s time. If there are two things, they’re time and money. We want to save you both this Count Day, via our expert Count Day consulting and innovative 10-Day Worksheets. Around this time last year, we took a deep dive...
This blog post is not meant to be alarmist. We sincerely hope that the kind of situations we use for illustration never happen in your school, or any school. But the realities we now live with require conscientious planning and forethought to give our children and...