Wireless & Networking | News
Pemberton Township Schools in Burlington County, NJ has been upgrading its wireless infrastructure.
Our Space
The federal government lately has been passing out lots of money through competitive programs by way of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Together, the grants represent a huge investment in education, while providing one more example of the golden rule: He who has the gold makes the rules. What will those rules be going forward?
- By Geoffrey H. Fletcher
- 09/01/10
Policy & Funding | News
Ten recipients have been named in phase 2 of the federal Race to the Top grant program, with five states taking home $400 million or more. In the wake of the announcement, the United States Department of Education said it will convene a series of meetings beginning in November designed to bring states together to discuss "promising" ideas.
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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Wednesday revealed 126 new infrastructure projects designed to bring broadband connectivity to schools, homes, and businesses in rural areas and Native American lands. Combined, the projects represent $1.2 billion in federal stimulus spending, impacting 38 states, including tribal areas.
Policy & Assessment | News
A new set of national standards for K-12 math and English could either hold the key to helping schools "share innovations across state borders" or "undermine the role of teachers and administrators," depending on who's assessing them. The federal government, for its part, is supporting the new Common Core State Standards, released this week, and promising to tie state funding to their adoption, with potential spillover into Title I.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 06/03/10
Policy & Advocacy
EETT--the sole source of federal funding for education technology--is key to transforming schools and ensuring students have the tools they need for developing 21st century skills. That's the message from state ed tech leaders who took their cause to Washington, DC recently in an effort to renew support for the program, which was targeted for elimination in the Obama administration's 2011 budget proposal.
Policy & Advocacy
Federal ed tech funds are increasingly being used to boost teacher effectiveness, scale up successful programs, and increase academic achievement, according to a new report from the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA), a major education technology advocacy group.
ARRA
Managed network services provider Education Networks of America (ENA) has received a grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to build a broadband infrastructure for underserved communities, schools, and libraries throughout the state of Indiana.
- By Scott Aronowitz
- 03/19/10
Funding
The United States Department of Education has released final priorities and opened the application process for the Investing in Innovation Fund, also known as "i3," a $650 million grant program that's designed to fund "the development of path-breaking new ideas, the validation of approaches that have demonstrated promise, and the scale-up of the nation's most successful and proven education innovations."
Federal Funding
The United States Department of Education Thursday announced finalists in the first phase of the Race to the Top competition.