Please join the 60+ organizations that make up the Title IV-A Coalition for our National Day of Action! Join the push to fully fund Title IV-A, which houses the edtech provisions in ESSA. Funding for this program is critical! Sign up for the Thunderclap here: https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/65448-raisethecaps-for-moretitleiv Read below for more info and ways you can … [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...]
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...]
US Department of Education Needs Your Input By August 18
The US Department of Education is requesting YOUR input on educational needs in your region! The survey requests feedback on the most pressing educational issues and how the Department of Education’s Comprehensive Centers can provide assistance to address those issues. The Department of Education would appreciate feedback from anyone who has an interest in the current state … [Read more...]
