Portals in K-12 Education

Inquiry Overview

An enterprise software provider sought information about portals in K-12 education, as well as information about the Universal Service Fund for Schools and Libraries (i.e., E-Rate funding program).

Key Questions

• What is the definition of a portal?


• What types of portals exit in business and higher education?


• What are the differences between K-12 district portals and K-12 software systems with portal modules?


• What is the E-Rate funding program?

Methodology

For this custom inquiry, Eduventures used secondary-source research to provide an overview of portals in K-12 and a snapshot of the E-Rate funding program.