Editing George Lucas (section)

===George Lucas Educational Foundation===
In 1991, The George Lucas Educational Foundation was founded as a nonprofit operating foundation to celebrate and encourage innovation in schools. The foundation's content is available under the brand [[Edutopia]], in an award-winning web site, social media and via documentary films. Lucas, through his foundation, was one of the leading proponents of the [[E-Rate]] program in the [[Universal Service Fund|universal service fund]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://markey.house.gov/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=3399&Itemid=125 |title=2008 Rep. Ed Markey's opening statement on universal service |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080625213543/http://markey.house.gov/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=3399&Itemid=125 |archive-date=June 25, 2008}}</ref> which was enacted as part of the [[Telecommunications Act of 1996]]. On June 24, 2008, Lucas testified before the [[United States House of Representatives]] subcommittee on [[United States House Energy Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet|Telecommunications and the Internet]] as the head of his Foundation to advocate for a free wireless broadband educational network.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080624-universal-service-fund-should-be-blown-up-like-death-star.html |title=Universal Service Fund should be "blown up" like Death Star |author=Nate Anderson |website=Ars Technica |date=June 24, 2008 |access-date=June 14, 2017 |archive-date=December 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227194303/https://arstechnica.com/uncategorized/2008/06/universal-service-fund-should-be-blown-up-like-death-star/ |url-status=live }}</ref>