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Budget battles.(Slants & Trends)
Ed tech advocates are taking their fight for federal dollars to Capitol Hill and trying to rally support to save the education technology block grant from elimination.
Several groups are calling for Congress to pass a budget resolution amendment that would erase education cuts implemented last year, and restore education funding to the FY05 level. That would give the ed tech block grant $496 million.
"We are encouraged by the recent movement within the Senate to restore funding to FY05 budget levels," said Don Knezek, CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education. "We hope this amendment will translate into greater federal funding for educational technology, a key component to keep America competitive. This is an excellent first step in a long march towards full funding for Enhancing Education Through Technology."
The Senate version of the amendment passed, but the ...
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- Newspaper article from: The Capital Times (Madison, WI) Kingsbury, Kathryn August 21, 2001 700+ words
...members at $1,200 for officers and $1,100 for other members, adopted a levy of $18,826,763 on all taxable property within the school district, and advised the district to request an educational technology block grant from the state.
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- Press release article from: M2 Presswire September 25, 2007 700+ words
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- Clarifying Misconceptions between Technology Education and Educational...
- Magazine article from: The Technology Teacher Dugger, William E. Jr. Naik, Nitin September 1, 2001 700+ words
...between technology education and educational technology. Both are important components...direction of technology education and educational technology as well as the standards used in...education will make a difference. Educational Technology Educational technology is ...
