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T.H.E. Journal July 2005 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	The Power In a Story In the last six months, SETDA (State Educational Technology Directors Association) has been working with professional organizations to educate members of Congress about the importance of funding the Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) section of NCLB.
T.H.E. Journal July 2006 Mary Ann Wolf	Spread the Word: Ed Tech Matters With the future - and present - of ed tech funding at risk, it's imperative to inform legislators about the impact of technology on student achievement.
T.H.E. Journal July 2004 Geoffry Fletcher	Sharing State, District Best Practices Sharing, learning and working together can accelerate the effective use of technology in education.
T.H.E. Journal February 3, 2010 David Nagel	Education Groups 'Extremely Concerned' over EETT Cut in Obama Budget If adopted by Congress without alteration, President Obama's proposed fiscal year 2011 budget would cut the sole source of dedicated federal funding for education technology
T.H.E. Journal February 1, 2010 David Nagel	EETT Eliminated in 2011 Obama Budget Proposal Despite an overall $3.5 billion increase in education spending, the proposed $3.8 trillion 2011 budget zeroed out the only federal source of funding specifically dedicated to education technology.
T.H.E. Journal April 2005 Mary Ann Wolf	Assessing Technology Integration in Schools The State Educational Technology Directors Association's Profiling Educational Technology Integration tools assist states in making data-driven decisions about education technology.
T.H.E. Journal June 1, 2010 Christine Fox	Alabama Gets on Board The changes seen in the Roanoke City Schools in the four years since Tools for Life was launched are remarkable.
T.H.E. Journal August 1, 2009 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	'A Test of Leadership' Arne Duncan believes that stimulus money earmarked for education technology provides local school districts with the resources to reform. It's on them to carry it through.
T.H.E. Journal April 2002 Geoffrey Fletcher	Groups Examine ESEA's Technology Provisions At a meeting held Feb. 25-28, the U.S. Dept. of Education worked with state directors of technology and members of the Regional Technology in Education Consortia to take a focused look at the technology provisions of the Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act...
T.H.E. Journal July 2004 Melinda George	Building a Technology-Rich Community Partnerships between the state and district leaders are critical keys to the success of building a technology rich school community.
T.H.E. Journal April 2005 Cheryl Lemke	Measuring Progress With Technology in Schools Today's education policymakers are seeing technology through the lens of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, which is creating expectations for a "learning return" on all technology investments.
T.H.E. Journal June 2005 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	Why Aren't Dollars Following Need? The need for professional development is enormous and expressed; the question is, where's the money?
T.H.E. Journal March 1, 2010 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	Was I Wrong on Obama? We have an administration that believes in the power of technology in education, but wants to take a radically different approach to encouraging its use, shifting away from funding through loosely structured grants to having ed tech use integrated across all educational programs.
T.H.E. Journal April 2009 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	Sleepless in Washington Ed tech money is finally flowing from Capitol Hill. So why are education leaders so filled with angst? Because of a nightmare scenario in which the funding goes wasted.
T.H.E. Journal March 2006 Paula Love	Meta-Analysis: Challenges and Opportunities A new study focused on the Enhancing Education Through Technology program identified a strategy to develop partnerships to produce increased learning outcomes.
T.H.E. Journal July 2007 Fletcher & Wolf	Striking a New Tone The fourth annual collaboration with SETDA finds that, even in the face of political peril, ed tech supporters have plenty of reasons to be hopeful.
T.H.E. Journal August 2008 Rama Ramaswami	Make It Stretch As technology funding dwindles, districts must use the resources they do have to maximum advantage.
T.H.E. Journal July 2007 Carla Wade	Professional Development :: Oregon In Oregon, professional development experts built a team to foster networking among educators about ed tech.
T.H.E. Journal May 2009 Charlene O'Hanlon	Title I-- and Then Some School districts are getting creative in finding ways to finance technology purchases, blending Title I dollars with money from numerous other funding sources.
T.H.E. Journal October 2008 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	President Ed Tech Following a rough ride with the Bush administration, only one candidate offers the policies and vision that can reinvigorate our industry and help our students gain a foothold on the future.
T.H.E. Journal June 2009 Christine Fox	More Than Machines Comprehensive technology integration programs go beyond laptop initiatives to provide teachers with the support they need to improve student engagement and achievement.
T.H.E. Journal May 2001	First Annual State-of-the-States Survey The goal of the survey was to gather state-level information about educational technology in each of the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, and then to track this baseline information over the coming years...
T.H.E. Journal April 2005 Deborah S. Sutton	PETI Tools Assist Missouri Districts in Determining Their Technological Progress The 2006-2011 Missouri Educational Technology Strategic Plan (METSP) to help schools move forward in effective integration of technology into teaching and learning results in improved student performance and academic achievement.
T.H.E. Journal November 1, 2010	2020 Vision: Experts Forecast What the Digital Revolution Will Bring Next A discussion about how far we've come in education technology, and where we can expect to go.
T.H.E. Journal April 2007	Technology + Online + Industry + Partnerships The president's rationale for eliminating funding for a key program is challenged by a SETDA report... VBrick Systems teams up with Clearvue and SVE... Former President Clinton to speak at NSBA conference... etc.
T.H.E. Journal June 2002 Sloane O'Neal	The Impact of ESEA's Scientifically Based Research Requirement on Schools' Technology Solutions This requirement, that districts implement products and programs founded on scientifically based research, is one of the bill's greatest strengths. When coupled with effective professional development, these educational solutions represent an overwhelmingly positive move.
T.H.E. Journal May 2003 Dave Brittain	My Database Will Call Your Database, But Can They Talk? Currently, we face a national dilemma in how to promote a seamless technology system for tracking and reporting on our students' educational histories, achievements and needs.
T.H.E. Journal May 2004 John Bailey	Making the Case: Research Efforts on Educational Technology The U.S. Department of Education is investing more than $56 million to study the conditions and practices under which technology is used to document its impact on student performance.
T.H.E. Journal March 2005 Geoffry Fletcher	The Future of Wireless and Title II D Government funds that are available for technology enhancements through Title II D is in danger of being eliminated.
T.H.E. Journal May 2003 Neah J. Lohr	Implementing the Complexities of NCLB Wisconsin's approach to overcoming the law's challenges and closing the achievement gap
T.H.E. Journal July 28, 2009 David Nagel	Obama Pushes for Education Reform with $4.35 Billion in Competitive Grants President Barack Obama is calling on states and districts to set higher standards for student achievement.
T.H.E. Journal July 2006 Mary Ann Wolf	Using Technology to Improve Achievement: Making Data Relevant New information systems are helping states and districts individualize instruction and boost student learning.
T.H.E. Journal September 24, 2009 David Nagel	New Resources Focus on the Effective Use of Technology in Title I Programs The State Educational Technology Directors Association and the National Association for State Title I Directors are launching new resources designed to help with Title I programs, especially in terms of using technology to help improve outcomes.
T.H.E. Journal September 11, 2009 David Nagel	SETDA Urges NAGB To Reconsider Tech Literacy Test The State Educational Technology Directors Association is now publicly urging the National Assessment Governing Board to reconsider its position on a nationwide test for technological literacy among students.
National Defense June 2008 Alan L. Gropman	Waning Education Standards Threaten U.S. Competitiveness High-quality education is critical to national security, and the United States must address a number of challenges in its educational system if it wants to maintain a competitive edge in the global economy and in key technologies.
T.H.E. Journal May 2003 Matthew Miller	Q&A: Ruben Lopez, Florida's Chief Technology Officer How is Florida dealing with the No Child Left Behind act?
T.H.E. Journal	Leadership & Advocacy Dedicated funding for education technology, particularly at the state level, has declined making this is a particularly important and tough time for leaders in education technology.
T.H.E. Journal July 2005	Closing the Achievement Gap While education stakeholders recognize the importance of closing the minority achievement gap, many still find it difficult to make and sustain progress in terms of student achievement. Technology is now proving to be the key to success.
T.H.E. Journal November 5, 2009 Scott Aronowitz	How Can American Education Compete Globally? Motoko Akiba and Gerald LeTendre published a book, entitled Improving Teacher Quality: The U.S. Teaching Force in Global Context, in which they make the argument that the way to improve U.S. teachers' quality is to overhaul the way teachers are recruited, trained, and hired.
T.H.E. Journal December 2001 Sylvia Charp	Assessment and Accountability Tests are a means, not an end. To increase educational achievement, teachers should be responsible for judging student performance, giving out grades and deciding to pass or fail students...
T.H.E. Journal May 2003 Bloomfield & Cooper	NCLB: A New Role for the Federal Government An overview of the most sweeping federal education law since 1965
T.H.E. Journal May 2001 Ruth Watson	The Trumbull County Community Network Project In the early 1990s, the school districts of Trumbull County, OH were similar to most schools in the amount of technology available to teachers, administrators and students. The project that changed that situation made an organized effort to infuse technology into K-12 schools...
T.H.E. Journal April 2005 Geoffry Fletcher	Assessing Technology Integration We need a significant overall change in education - especially in curriculum and instruction - and technology can be the catalyst for this change.
T.H.E. Journal July 2005	Using Data Systems To Meet AYP Although more data is now available for all education stakeholders, the issues of ensuring data quality, and utilizing the data to make decisions about teaching and learning, are critical to making the data useful.
T.H.E. Journal April 2005 Michael Golden	Pennsylvania Provides Customized PETI Tools to Its EETT Grantees The state has found the Profiling Educational Technology Integration (PETI) tools to be very useful. They provide feedback to schools regarding their readiness to use technology, systemically enabling schools to more effectively leverage Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) investments for the attainment of NCLB goals.
T.H.E. Journal February 2009 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	Follow the Money- Carefully The stimulus package provides billions of dollars in new funding. Schools and states need a plan to pursue it.
T.H.E. Journal February 2008 John K. Waters	How Geek Became Chic With budgets and staff stretched thin, schools are turning tech-savvy students into technology leaders and a popular, important source of IT support.
T.H.E. Journal June 1, 2010 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	A Revolution on Hold In their push toward using digital content in the classroom, many schools are stuck in second gear until basic changes to both infrastructure and entrenched habits are made. But even as school districts grapple with making those changes, policymakers have begun to move forward.
T.H.E. Journal June 2004 Mark Schneiderman	A Closer Look at Scientifically Based Research - What Does SBR Mean for Education Technology? Driven by budgetary and accountability pressures, K-12 education decision-makers have increased their demand for evidence of effectiveness and a return on their investment in technology.
T.H.E. Journal February 2003 Geoffrey Fletcher	Making Sense of NCLB's Technology Component This section of the bill calls for states to submit to the Education Department an application addressing 15 topics related to how they will use their technology money.