Guest Commentary: Harvard Professor Edward Glaeser Says it's Time for 'E-Vouchers'

Edward L. Glaeser, a professor of economics at Harvard University and  author of “The Triumph of the City,’’ writes a regular column in the Boston Globe. Recently, Glaeser took a bold stand that would push the Federal Communication Commission beyond one of its current goals.
"The FCC is now considering whether to use some E-Rate money on a new digital-literacy training initiative. But the agency should go further and retool the program to promote educational innovation by rewarding e-learning systems that demonstrably increase student skills, and encourage competition, by providing schools with vouchers to buy effective new technologies," Glaeser wrote.
Click here to read his complete column.