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

Doug Levin

Finally, somewhat for the sake of brevity, I have excluded consideration of the role of the E-rate (which is overseen by the Federal Communications Commission and not the U.S. “ FY 2008 $267,500,000 (President Bush’s request: $0). Department of Education’s national educational technology plans.).

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Why Choice Matters to Student Learning

MindShift

Excerpted from “ Just Ask Us: Kids Speak Out on Student Engagement ” by Heather Wolpert-Gawron. Since then, according to recent math, Starbucks now offers up to 87,000 options for your sipping pleasure (“Starbucks Stay Mum on Drink Math,” 2008). The following is from the chapter “Give Us Choices.”

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

“To Save Students Money, Colleges May Force a Switch to E-Textbooks,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reported in 2010. Publishers have sought to restrict libraries’ access to e-book lending, for example, blaming libraries for declining sales. Aaron Swartz, 2008. But new technology hasn’t made it easy.

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