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T.H.E. Journal January 2005 Geoffry Fletcher	Fighting the War on Ed Tech Funding Two extremely important sources of funding from the federal level for states and local districts, Title II D of the No Child Left Behind Act and the E-Rate program, were in jeopardy within the last month.
T.H.E. Journal July 2005 Wolf & Hall	Fighting the Good Fight Can the ed tech community convince policymakers that states and districts desperately need dedicated technology funding to ensure no child is left behind?
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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.
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