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President Biden secures a commitment from 20 internet service providers to expand access to high-speed internet across the country, and FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel seeks to close the Homework Gap by allowing E-Rate to be used to outfit school buses with Wi-Fi. Plus, the administration’s FY2023 proposed budget substantially boosts Title I and other critical education programs to support underserved students. While the White House continues to debate the merits—and details—of a broader student loan debt cancellation plan, the extension of the moratorium on loan repayments continues with an extra dash of good news: roughly 8 million of the most-distressed borrowers will be lifted out of default when payments resume. And finally, another noteworthy extension: the Department of Education may give districts up to 18 extra months to spend down American Rescue Plan relief funds used for school infrastructure projects.
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