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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

For each of the three primary (equity-focused) federal educational technology programs authorized by Congress since the passage of the 1994 revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), below I provide details on the programs’: legislative authorization (i.e., FY 2003 $700,500,000.

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Minnesota has a persistent higher-ed gap: Are new efforts making a difference?

The Hechinger Report

With people of color expected to make up a quarter of the state’s population by 2035, these gaps represent an economic threat to Minnesota; unless more residents get to and through college, there won’t be enough qualified workers to fill the jobs that require a post-secondary degree or certificate. “[O]ur

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9 Key Classroom Management Skills Backed up with Research

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

TD-OTR refers to strategies that allow teachers to gauge student participation and understanding continually (Gage & MacSuga-Gage, 2017). This not only keeps students actively engaged but also provides immediate feedback to the teacher on student understanding (Gage & MacSuga-Gage, 2017). 2005; Gage & MacSuga-Gage, 2017).

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School counselors keep kids on track. Why are they first to be cut?

The Hechinger Report

Closing that gap and getting kids to continue their training after high school is especially important here: 74 percent of jobs will require post-secondary education by 2020. billion originally authorized for the program in 2017. At the beginning of the 2017 school year, William J. Still, that was short of the $1.65

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The Emergency Home Learning Summit Final Week - 24 Amazing Interviews Start Tomorrow

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

In 2003, before the existence of YouTube, she founded ProjectExplorer.org, a free multimedia website designed to educate primary and secondary school students about global issues and world cultures and histories. In 2017, she visited schools in New Zealand and learned how much our stories matter. airing on Discovery in 2020.)

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The History of the Future of E-rate

Hack Education

According its January 2017 report, the FCC’s modernization push enabled some 77% of school districts to meet the minimum federal connectivity targets by the end of 2016; just 30% had met those requirements in 2013. The Supreme Court ruled in 2003 that CIPA does not violate the Constitution.

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