I was fortunate to attend a special event to share the results of the Speak Up 2016 survey, http://www.tomorrow.org/speakup/speakup_congress.html. This is a survey published by Project Tomorrow, http://www.tomorrow.org/ , It is an online tool that gives students, educators, administrators, and parents an opportunity to provide feedback about the use of technology for … [Read more...]
Critical Action Needed: National Days of Action for Federal Funding
Part of VSTE's mission is to advocate for education and technology. We are reaching out today to let you know that action and advocacy is critical right now. The Senate Appropriations Committee will be making funding decisions on two programs we care about - Title II-A and Title IV-A - the week of September 7. As you may have heard, the House Appropriations Committee has … [Read more...]
National Day of Action for Education
Join CoSN, ISTE, and SETDA on May 11, 2017, for a national Day of Action to advocate for the policies that could significantly impact educators, their schools and the students they serve. What You Can Do on May 11th On May 11th, we ask that you please join educators and advocates all across the nation by taking one (or all) of the following extremely critical actions: 1. … [Read more...]
April is ISTE Advocacy Month
April is ISTE Advocacy Month and this year your support in advancing our advocacy efforts is more important than ever. ISTE’s advocacy work over the last several years is under attack. Our work on E-Rate, the Lifeline program and educational technology funding via the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is at stake with the new Congress and Presidential … [Read more...]
Federal Budget Threatens to Starve Education
From the ISTE Advocacy Network: On March 16, 2017, The White House released the President's proposed "Skinny Budget" for FY18, a streamlined blueprint for next year's budget that does not contain much detail about specific changes. What is clear from this Skinny Budget is that the President is attempting to make good on his previously announced plans to shift $54 billion in … [Read more...]
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