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ISTE 2009 Award Winner, Sheryl Abshire, Named to USAC Board

Congratulations to long-time ISTE member and winner of ISTE’s first annual Public Policy Advocate of the Year, Dr. Sheryl Abshire, on her appointment to the federal governing board of the Universal Services Administrative Company(USAC). Among its duties, the USAC oversees the e-rate program. Abshire is theChief Technology Officer for Calcasieu (LA) Parish Public Schools.
Read more about Abshire’s recent [...]

India Looks Forward to Implementation of the Free & Compulsory Right to Education Act

This week the educators of India are all watching one big bang event: the 2010 National Budget.
For educators and education in India, this is one of the most critical budgets ever.
The passage of the Free & Compulsory Right to Education Act of 2009 is perhaps two months from being notified. With implementation imminent, educators are [...]

Peer Reviewers Needed for Dept. of Ed. i3 Competition

Ever wonder who decides how government education funding is allocated? Now is your chance to play a role in this crucial process.
The US Department of Education’s $650m Investing in Innovation (i3) competition, which is open to all US school districts, needs peer reviewers to help judge the grant applications.
According to a recent Ed Week blog [...]

ISTE’s Top Ten in ’10: Final Priorities for 2010

We are graduating students into a world defined by communications technologies that could hardly have been imagined a decade ago. To ensure our students are ready for this technologically enhanced existence we need to constantly reaffirm our commitment to improving classroom technology and skills-based learning.
Our final two priorities call for focusing on technology as the [...]

ISTE CEO Don Knezek Weighs in on Obama’s FY11 Budget

Don Knezek, CEO of ISTE, expressed concern over President Obama’s plan to’consolidate’ the Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) program in the 2011 budget. However, the current administration’s commitment to infusing technology in the k-12 curriculum is encouraging.
Click here to read Knezek’s full statement.
How do you think Obama’s 2011 budget plans will impact education?

ISTE’s Top Ten in ’10: Teacher Prep. & Access to Technology Named Top Priorities

Teachers are constantly asked to do more with less. The battle to adequately fund education rages on even as educators are being required to impart knowledge on an ever-increasing range of topics.
A pilot would not be asked to take to the air without modern equipment and extensive training in using the latest technologies. Yet many [...]

Assessment and Broadband Access – Avenues to Equity?

Thanks to everyone for visiting this online discussion. We’re especially grateful for the tweets, comments, cross posts, alternate lists, and additional education priorities you’ve shared. Your contributions are important and timely!
How timely? Here are just a few of the key issues we’re tracking:
• In the US, we’re expecting national plans for education technology and broadband [...]