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

Doug Levin

Federal Program Evaluations and Program-Related Reports: The First-Year Implementation of the Technology Literacy Challenge Fund in Five States (American Institutes for Research, 2000). Rationale for Obama administration FY 2010 program funding reduction : “ The proposed reduction of $169.9 FY 2001: $450,000,000.

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Three Ways That Rural States Can Become the Hotbeds for School Edtech Innovation

Edsurge

It happened back in 2008 when new policies and funding sources were put forth with the intent to grow school districts’ abilities to supplement and meet the diverse needs of students—specifically in the face of foreign language teacher and Advanced Placement honors-level course shortages.

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