Now that Title I, IDEA and Ed Tech ARRA dollars have been flowing ISTE would like to know how your school or district has leveraged these funds for education technology and transforming teaching and learning. Please complete this survey, so that we can better inform policymakers about the critical role that education technology plays in all aspects of education.
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Added by hilary goldmann on January 21, 2010 at 10:30am —
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We're counting down ISTE's Top Ten in '10 over at ISTE Connects:
www.isteconnects.org
please join the conversation. Below is our entire list of Top 10 priorities for 2010.
ISTE’s Education Technology Priorities for 2010
Top Ten in ’10
Through a common focus on boosting student achievement and closing the achievement gap, policymakers and educators alike are now reiterating their commitment to th…
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Added by hilary goldmann on January 20, 2010 at 7:30am —
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Starting this month I will be posting ISTE's Washington Notes, an "inside the beltway" monthly update prepared for ISTE by the Bernstein Strategy Group on this blog.
Reminder: Public Comments on the Investing in Innovation Fund (i3) Notice of Proprosed Priorities are due to the Department of Education by November 9, 2009.
October 2009 - Washington Notes
Contents:
Investing in Innovation Fund Notice of Proprosed Priorities
Chairman Rockefeller Seeks More E-Rate Funding
US Department of Educatio…
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Added by hilary goldmann on October 26, 2009 at 8:50am —
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Don't miss the following webinar sponsored by the National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training.
Help Shape the Future of Education through Technology:
Register for October 26 NCTET Webinar featuring Jim Shelton, U.S. DoED Asst. Deputy Secretary
The U.S. Department of Education is developing a new National Educational Technology Plan to provide a vision and concrete goals for how information and communication technologies can help transform American education. To help shape the…
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Added by hilary goldmann on October 23, 2009 at 8:47am —
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Today, Secretary Duncan announced the release of a notice of priorities for the Investing in Innovation Fund (i3). i3 is a component of the Race to the Top Fund that was created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The i3 Fund, is the only opportunity for local school districts to compete directly at the Federal level for ARRA funds.
Today's announcement outlines the Department's plans for the i3 program, and invites public comment to provide advice and guidance prior to finali…
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Added by hilary goldmann on October 6, 2009 at 12:04pm —
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Today, the U.S. Department of Education released guidance on EETT ARRA funds; a notice Notice of Proposed Priorities, Requirements, Definitions, and Selection Criteria for Race to the Top grants; grant announcement for the State Longitudinal Data Systems and information on Title I School Improvement: SFSF Phase II dollars and other ARRA programs.
http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/programs.html
1. The $650 million in ARRA ed tech funds will be released no later than this coming Monday,…
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Added by hilary goldmann on July 24, 2009 at 12:57pm —
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On Friday, July 24, the US Department of Education will post information on the following programs on its website:
Race to the Top -- (preliminary RFP for a 30 day comment period)
Teacher Incentive Fund
Investing in Innovation
Education Technology
Statewide Longitundinal Data Systems
Title I School Improvement
Materials with details about these programs will be posted online at www.ed.gov/recovery.
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Added by hilary goldmann on July 23, 2009 at 8:19am —
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We've got a great line-up of speakers focusing on the implmentation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) at the federal, state and local levels. The session will be held on Monday June 29, at 12:30, room 202 at the Washington Convention Center during NECC.
Moderator: David Byer, of Apple Inc and Chair of ISTE's Public Policy and Advocacy Committee
Panelists:
Jenelle Leonard, Director, School Support and Technology Programs, U.S. Department of Education
Sheryl Abshire, Chief Te…
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Added by hilary goldmann on June 23, 2009 at 6:49am —
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It was a shock this morning when I reviewed President Obama's FY 10 budget that was released today and saw that his budget recommendation reduces funding for the Enhancing Education Through Technology program to $100 million from $269 million for FY 10. ISTE, the Consortium for School Networking, the Software and Information Industry Association and the State Educational Technology Directors Association issued a joint statement this afternoon expressing our grave dissapointment in the President'…
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Added by hilary goldmann on May 7, 2009 at 5:00pm —
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The Department of Education has indicated that the $650 million in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for the Enhancing Education Through Technology program will flow to states this summer. This timing is critical to ensure that schools and districts can utilize these dollars for the upcoming school year. ISTE voiced our support to the Department of Education to move the distribution date to the summer from the earlier communicated Fall 2009. I encourage you to attend NECC and tak…
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Added by hilary goldmann on April 27, 2009 at 7:55pm —
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The stimulus is not the only thing happening in DC these days. I am pleased to report that the Achievement Through Technology and Innovation Act was introduced in the Senate last week by a bi-partistan group of senators: Senator Bingaman (D-NM), Senator Burr (R-NC), Senator Kennedy (D-MA), Senator Hatch (R-UT) and Senator Murray (D-WA). The bill was introduced earlier this year in the House also with bi-partisan support by Representatives Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Hinojosa (D-TX), Biggert (R-IL) and…
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Added by hilary goldmann on April 8, 2009 at 7:37am —
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The Washington Education Technology Policy Summit is a must attend conference for all education technology advocates. Keynote speaker Carl Cannon, a leading political journalist from the National Journal and Readers Digest will kick-off the conference by sharing "inside the beltway" insights on the new Administration and the new Congress, and how best to position the education technology community in today's political environment. We will also meet directly with officials from the Obama Administ…
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Added by hilary goldmann on April 7, 2009 at 8:21am —
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The following was posted this morning on the Department of Education's ARRA web-site -- www.ed.gov/recovery
State Fiscal Stabilization Fund
Fact Sheet (Mar 7, 2009)
Letter MS Word (56K) | PDF (56K) (Apr 1, 2009)
Application MS Word (336K) | PDF (10.7M) (Apr 1, 2009)
Guidance MS Word (448K) | PDF (412K) (Apr 1, 2009)
Title I, Part A Recovery Funds for Grants to Local Educational Agencies
Fact Sheet (Mar 7, 2009)
Guidance MS Word (473K) | PDF (208K) (Apr 1, 2009)
Individuals with Disabilities…
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Added by hilary goldmann on April 1, 2009 at 6:12am —
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The following webinar will be provided free to ISTE members.
It is an exciting time for Ed Tech in the U.S., and we want to make sure ISTE members are up to speed on the technology legislation recently passed on the national level. Join ISTE CEO Don Knezek and Director of Government Affairs Hilary Goldmann on Thursday April 2nd for a FREE webinar exclusively for ISTE members titled "So The Stimulus Passed…Now What?" Knezek and Goldmann will lead a panel discussion featuring guests David Byer of…
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Added by hilary goldmann on March 31, 2009 at 11:01am —
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As of this afternoon the Department of Education plans to post the ARRA State Stabilization Fund application and FAQ on Wednesday, not tomorrow as posted in my blog on Friday. Also, expect the Title I and IDEA dollars to flow on Wednesday too.
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Added by hilary goldmann on March 30, 2009 at 1:39pm —
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The U.S. Department of Education plans to post the state applications for the State Stabilization Fund on Tuesday, March 31. In addition, the Dept. will post a State Stabilization Fund FAQ web-page on Tuesday, that will be comprised of questions that have been submitted so far from schools, districts and states across the country. Additionally, Title I and IDEA funds will likely flow to the states next week too and a FAQ will be posted for these programs too.
ISTE's April 2, webinar, "So the St…
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Added by hilary goldmann on March 27, 2009 at 3:30pm —
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The Washington Education Technology Policy Summit is a must attend conference for all education technology advocates. Keynote speaker Carl Cannon, a leading political journalist from the
National Journal and
Readers Digest will kick-off the conference by sharing "inside the beltway" insights on the new Administration and the new Congress, and how best to position the education technology community in today's political environment. We will also meet directly with officials from the…
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Added by hilary goldmann on March 17, 2009 at 6:33am —
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The Department of Education published the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Timing Spreadsheet -- http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/funds/timing.pdf. This spreadsheet indicates that 50 percent of the EETT funds will be disbursed in June/July and the second half in September/October. We don't know if this means that the June/July disbursement will be either all formula or all competitive or if each half will be divided in half at the state level and states will have to disbur…
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Added by hilary goldmann on March 12, 2009 at 8:02am —
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Yesterday, the Senate passed the FY 09 Omnibus Appropriations bill that provides $269 million for the Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT, Title II- Part D) program. This amount is a $2 million increase over last year's funding level, and for the first time in many years puts the program on an upward funding path. Thanks to the work of ISTE members through the Education Technology Action Network (ETAN) -- www.edtechactionnetwork.org -- we have built congressional support for this critic…
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Added by hilary goldmann on March 11, 2009 at 11:00am —
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The Department of Education released several documents focusing on the disbursement of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (AARA) funds http://www.ed.gov/recovery
Most significantly for those of us watching the funding for the Enhancing Education Through Technology program -- Title II - Part D -- is that the $650 million slated for this program will not be disbursed to the states until Fall 2009. Additionally, the guidance states that release of these funds will “be conditioned upon rece…
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Added by hilary goldmann on March 8, 2009 at 1:39pm —
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