S 818 ISCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To reauthorize the Enhancing Education Through Technology Act of 2001, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

April 2, 2009CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. BURR, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. HATCH, and Mrs. MURRAY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To reauthorize the Enhancing Education Through Technology Act of 2001, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION.

Part D of title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6751 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘PART D--ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION

‘SEC. 2401. SHORT TITLE.

‘This part may be cited as the ‘Achievement Through Technology and Innovation Act of 2009’ or the ‘ATTAIN Act’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘SEC. 2402. FINDINGS, PURPOSES, AND GOALS.

‘(a) Findings- Congress makes the following findings:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) Learning technologies in our Nation’s schools are critical--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) to meet the goals of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 of raising student achievement, closing the achievement gap, and ensuring high-quality teaching; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) to ensure that our Nation’s students are prepared to compete in the 21st century knowledge-based global economy.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) Increased professional development opportunities are needed if teachers are to be highly qualified and effective in a 21st century classroom with today’s digital native students, including professional development opportunities--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) in the use of learning technologies to deliver innovative instruction and curriculum; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) to use data to inform instruction.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) Scientifically based research, conducted with Federal funding, demonstrates that systemic redesign initiatives centered around technology have shown great promise in improving teaching and learning, including the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) In Utah, Missouri, and Maine, the eMINTS program provides schools and teachers with educational technology tools, curriculum, and more than 200 hours of professional development to change how teachers teach and students learn. In classrooms in the same school (1 with eMINTS and 1 without), the student achievement of students in the eMINTS classroom was repeatedly over 10 percent higher than the control classroom.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) In West Virginia, students receiving access to online foreign language courses performed at least as well as students in face-to-face versions of the classes, providing comparable high-quality instruction for students in rural areas who otherwise would not have access to such courses.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) In Michigan’s Freedom to Learn technology program, proficiency on Michigan Education Assessment Program (MEAP) tests of 8th grade mathematics increased from 31 percent in 2004 to 63 percent in 2005 in 1 middle school, and science achievement increased from 68 percent of students proficient in 2003 to 80 percent in 2004.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(D) In Texas, the Technology Immersion Pilot (TIP), implemented in middle schools, demonstrated that discipline referrals went down by more than 1/2 with the changes in teaching and learning; while in 1 school, the percentage of 6th graders who passed the reading portion of the 2006 State assessment (TAKS) test was up 17 points from 2004, and the percentage of 7th graders who passed the mathematics portion of the TAKS rose 13 points. The students participating in the Technology Immersion Pilot have become more responsible for their learning, more engaged in the classroom, and much more knowledgeable about the role of technology in problem solving and learning.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(E) In Iowa, after connecting teachers with sustainable professional development and technology-based curriculum interventions, students taught by such teachers had scores that increased by 14 points in 8th grade mathematics, 16 points in 4th grade mathematics, and 13 points in 4th grade reading compared with control groups.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(4) Technology and e-learning in our Nation’s schools are necessary to meet our Nation’s science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education needs and to provide students with 21st century skills, including technology literacy, information literacy, communication skills, problem solving skills, and the ability for self-directed life-long learning.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(5) A 2003 Department of Commerce report credits United States industry’s investments in information technology between 1989 and 2001 with ‘producing positive and probably lasting changes in the Nation’s economic potential’, but finds United States education last in intensity of information technology in 55 industry sectors.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(6) Many of our Nation’s schools lack the resources necessary for the 21st century classroom and to meet the needs and expectations of today’s digital native students, including--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) software, digital content, and broadband resources; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) other technologies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(7) According to the Department of Education’s National Educational Technology Trends Study (NETTS 2007), insufficient or outdated technology presented a substantial barrier to technology use for teaching and learning for more than 40 percent of students, while the lack of support specialists was a barrier to technology use for more than 50 percent of students.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(8) Federal leadership and investment is needed to serve as a catalyst for State and local education initiatives aimed at school innovation and improved student achievement through leveraging educational technologies. According to the Department of Education’s National Educational Technology Trends Study (NETTS 2007), ‘Because funds generated locally through bonds or taxes frequently have legal restrictions requiring them to be spent on hardware and connectivity purchases only, Federal and State funds supporting the use of technology resources fill a critical gap.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(b) Purposes- The purposes of this part are the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) To ensure that through technology every student has access to individualized, rigorous, and relevant learning to meet the goals of this part, and to prepare all students and the United States for the 21st century.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) To evaluate, build upon, and increase the use of evidence-based and innovative systemic school redesigns that center on the use of technology that leads to school improvement and increased student achievement.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) To increase ongoing, meaningful professional development around technology that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) leads to changes in teaching and curriculum;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) improves student achievement, including in core academic subjects;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) improves student technology literacy; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(D) is aligned with professional development activities supported under section 2123.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(c) Goals- The goals of this part are the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) To improve student academic achievement with respect to State academic standards through the use of professional development and systemic school redesigns that center on the use of technology and the applications of technology.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) To improve professional development to ensure every school administrator--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) possesses the leadership skills necessary for effective technology integration and every teacher possesses the knowledge and skills to use technology across the curriculum;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) uses technology and curriculum redesign as key components of changing teaching and learning and improving student achievement;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) uses technology for data analysis to enable individualized instruction; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(D) uses technology to improve student technology literacy.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) To ensure that every student is technologically literate by the end of 8th grade, regardless of the student’s race, ethnicity, gender, family income, geographic location, or disability.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(4) To improve student engagement, opportunity, attendance, graduation rates, and technology access through enhanced or redesigned curriculum or instruction.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(5) To more effectively use data to inform instruction, address individualized student needs, and support school decisionmaking.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘SEC. 2403. DEFINITION OF STUDENT TECHNOLOGY LITERACY.

‘In this part:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) IN GENERAL- The term ‘local educational agency’ includes a consortium of local educational agencies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS- The Secretary shall promulgate regulations implementing subparagraph (A).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) STUDENT TECHNOLOGY LITERACY- The term ‘student technology literacy’ means student knowledge and skills in using contemporary information, communication, and learning technologies in a manner necessary for successful employment, life-long learning, and citizenship in the knowledge-based, digital, and global 21st century, which includes, at a minimum, the ability--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) to effectively communicate and collaborate;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) to analyze and solve problems;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) to access, evaluate, manage, and create information and otherwise gain information literacy;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(D) to demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(E) to do so in a safe and ethical manner.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘SEC. 2404. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

‘(a) In General- There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part, $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(b) Allocation of Funds Between State and Local and National Initiatives- Of the funds made available under subsection (a) for a fiscal year--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) 3 percent or $10,000,000, whichever amount is less, shall be available to carry out subpart 2, of which--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) $2,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 2411(1); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) 1.5 percent or $4,000,000, whichever amount is less, shall be available to carry out section 2412; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) the remainder of the funds made available under subsection (a) shall be available to carry out subpart 1.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(c) Limitation-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS- Of the funds made available to a local educational agency under this part for a fiscal year, not more than 3 percent may be used by the local educational agency for administrative costs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) STATE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS- Of the funds made available to a State educational agency under section 2406(a)(1), not more than 60 percent may be used by the State educational agency for administrative costs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘Subpart 1--State and Local Grants

‘SEC. 2405. ALLOTMENT AND REALLOTMENT.

‘(a) Reservations and Allotment- From the amount made available to carry out this subpart under section 2404(b)(2) for a fiscal year--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) the Secretary shall reserve--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) 3/4 of 1 percent for the Secretary of the Interior for programs under this subpart for schools operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) 1/2 of 1 percent to provide assistance under this subpart to the outlying areas; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) subject to subsection (b), the Secretary shall use the remainder to award grants by allotting to each State educational agency an amount that bears the same relationship to such remainder for such year as the amount received under part A of title I for such year by such State educational agency bears to the amount received under such part for such year by all State educational agencies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(b) Minimum Allotment- The amount of any State educational agency’s allotment under subsection (a)(2) for any fiscal year shall not be less than 1/2 of 1 percent of the amount made available for allotments to State educational agencies under this part for such year.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(c) Reallotment of Unused Funds- If any State educational agency does not apply for an allotment under this subpart for a fiscal year, or does not use the State educational agency’s entire allotment under this subpart for that fiscal year, the Secretary shall reallot the amount of the State educational agency’s allotment, or the unused portion of the allotment, to the remaining State educational agencies that use their entire allotments under this subpart in accordance with this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(d) State Educational Agency Defined- In this section, the term ‘State educational agency’ does not include an agency of an outlying area or the Bureau of Indian Affairs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘SEC. 2406. USE OF ALLOTMENT BY STATE.

‘(a) In General- Of the amount provided to a State educational agency under section 2405(a)(2) for a fiscal year--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) the State educational agency may use not more than 5 percent of such amount or $100,000, whichever amount is greater, to carry out activities under section 2408(a);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) the State educational agency shall use 2.5 percent of such amount or $50,000, whichever amount is greater, to carry out activities under section 2408(b); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) the State educational agency shall distribute the remainder as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) The State educational agency shall use 60 percent of the remainder to award Improving Teaching and Learning through Technology subgrants to local educational agencies having applications approved under section 2409(c) for the activities described in section 2410(b) by allotting to each such local educational agency an amount that bears the same relationship to 60 percent of the remainder for such year as the amount received under part A of title I for such year by such local educational agency bears to the amount received under such part for such year by all local educational agencies within the State, subject to subsection (b)(2).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) The State educational agency shall use 40 percent of the remainder to award Systemic School Redesign through Technology Integration subgrants, through a State-determined competitive process, to local educational agencies having applications approved under section 2409(b) for the activities described in section 2410(a).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(b) Sufficient Amounts-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) SPECIAL RULE- In awarding subgrants under subsection (a)(3)(B), the State educational agency shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) ensure the subgrants are of sufficient size and scope to be effective, consistent with the purposes of this part;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) ensure subgrants are of sufficient duration to be effective, consistent with the purposes of this part, including by awarding subgrants for a period of not less than 2 years that may be renewed for not more than an additional 3 years;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) give preference in the awarding of subgrants to local educational agencies that serve schools in need of improvement, as identified under section 1116, including those schools with high populations of--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) students with limited English proficiency;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) students with disabilities; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iii) other subgroups of students who have not met the State’s student academic achievement standards; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(D) ensure an equitable distribution of subgrants under subsection (a)(3)(B) among urban and rural areas of the State, according to the demonstrated need for assistance under this subpart of the local educational agencies serving the areas.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) MINIMUM SUBGRANT- The amount of any local educational agency’s subgrant under subsection (a)(3)(A) for any fiscal year shall be not less than $3,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(c) Reallotment of Unused Funds- If any local educational agency does not apply for a subgrant under subsection (a)(3)(A) for a fiscal year, or does not use the local educational agency’s entire allotment under this subpart for that fiscal year, the State shall reallot the amount of the local educational agency’s allotment, or the unused portion of the allotment, to the remaining local educational agencies that use their entire allotments under this subpart in accordance with this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘SEC. 2407. STATE APPLICATIONS.

‘(a) In General- To be eligible to receive a grant under this subpart, a State educational agency shall submit to the Secretary, at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may specify, an application containing the contents described in subsection (b) and such other information as the Secretary may reasonably require.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(b) Contents- Each State educational agency application submitted under subsection (a) shall include each of the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) A description of how the State educational agency will support local educational agencies that receive subgrants under this subpart in meeting, and help improve the local educational agencies’ capacity to meet, the purposes and goals of this part and the requirements of this subpart, including through technical assistance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) A description of the State educational agency’s long-term goals and strategies for improving student academic achievement, including in core academic subjects and in student technology literacy, through the effective use of technology in classrooms and schools throughout the State.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) A description of the priority area upon which the State educational agency will focus the State educational agency’s guidance, technical assistance, and other assistance under this subpart, and other local support under this subpart, such that the priority area shall be identified by the State educational agency from among the core academic subjects, grade levels, and student subgroup populations that may be causing the most number of local educational agencies in the State to not make adequate yearly progress, as defined in section 1111(b)(2)(C).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(4) A description of how the State educational agency will support local educational agencies that receive subgrants under this subpart in implementing, and will help improve the local educational agency’s capacity to implement, professional development programs pursuant to section 2410(b)(1)(A).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(5) A description of how the State educational agency will ensure that teachers, paraprofessionals, library and media personnel, and administrators served by the State educational agency possess the knowledge and skills--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) to use technology across the curriculum;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) to use technology and curriculum redesign as key components of changing teaching and learning and improving student achievement;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) to use technology for data analysis to enable individualized instruction; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(D) to use technology to improve student technology literacy.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(6) A description of the process, activities, and performance measures that the State educational agency will use to evaluate the impact and effectiveness of activities described in section 2408(b).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(7) Identification of the State challenging academic content standards and challenging student academic achievement standards that the State educational agency will use to ensure that each student is technology literate by the end of the 8th grade consistent with the definition of student technology literacy, and a description of how the State educational agency will assess, not less than once by the end of 8th grade, student performance in gaining technology literacy only for the purpose of tracking progress towards achieving the 8th grade technology literacy goal but not for meeting adequate yearly progress goals, including through embedding such assessment items in other State tests or performance-based assessments portfolios, or through other valid and reliable means, except that nothing in this subpart shall be construed to require States to develop a separate test to assess student technology literacy.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(8) An assurance that financial assistance provided under this subpart will supplement, and not supplant, State and local funds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(9) A description of how the State educational agency will, in providing technical and other assistance to local educational agencies, give priority to those local educational agencies identified by the State educational agency as having the highest need for assistance under this subpart, including those local educational agencies with the highest percentage or number--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) of students from families with incomes below the poverty line;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) of students not achieving at the State proficiency level;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) of student populations identified under section 2406(b)(1)(C); orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(D) of schools identified as in need of improvement under section 1116.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(10) A description of how the State educational agency will ensure that each subgrant awarded under section 2406(a)(3)(B) is of sufficient size, scope, and duration to be effective as required under section 2406(b), and that such subgrants are appropriately targeted and equitably distributed as required under section 2406(b) to carry out the purposes of this part effectively.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(11) A description of how the State educational agency consulted with local educational agencies in the development of the State application.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘SEC. 2408. STATE ACTIVITIES.

‘(a) Mandatory and Permissive Activities-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) MANDATORY ACTIVITIES- From funds made available under section 2406(a)(1), a State educational agency shall carry out each of the following activities:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) Identify the State challenging academic content standards and challenging student academic achievement standards that the State educational agency will use to ensure that each student is technology literate by the end of the 8th grade consistent with the definition of student technology literacy.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) Assess not less than once by the end of the 8th grade student performance in gaining technology literacy consistent with subparagraph (A), including through embedding such assessment items in other State tests, performance-based assessments, or portfolios, or through other means, except that such assessments shall be used only to track student technology literacy and shall not be used to determine adequate yearly progress.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) Publish the results of the State educational agency’s technology literacy assessment administered under subparagraph (B) not less than 3 months after the assessment is administered such that the results are made widely available to local educational agencies, parents, and citizens, including through presentation on the Internet, and transmit such results to the Secretary.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(D) Provide guidance, technical assistance, and other assistance in the priority area identified by the State pursuant to section 2407(b)(3) to local educational agencies receiving subgrants of less than $10,000 under section 2406(a)(3)(A) with a priority given to those local educational agencies with the highest need for assistance described in section 2407(b)(9).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(E) Provide technical assistance to local educational agencies, with a priority given to those local educational agencies identified by the State as having the highest need for assistance under this subpart, including those local educational agencies with the highest percentage or number of (i) students from families with incomes below the poverty line, (ii) students not achieving at the State proficiency level, (iii) student populations described in section 2406(b)(1)(C), and (iv) schools identified as in need of improvement under section 1116, in the following ways:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) Submitting applications for funding under this part.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) Carrying out activities authorized under section 2410, including implementation of systemic school redesigns as described in section 2409(b).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iii) Developing local educational technology plans and integrating such plans with the local educational agency’s plans for improving student achievement under sections 1111 and 1112, and, if applicable, section 1116.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(F) Provide guidance, technical assistance, and other assistance to local educational agencies regarding the local educational agency’s plans to assess, and, as needed, update the computers, software, servers, and other technologies throughout the local educational agency in terms of the functional capabilities, age, and other specifications of the technology, including to ensure such technologies can process, at scale, new applications and online services such as video conferencing, video streaming, virtual simulations, and distance learning.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) PERMISSIVE ACTIVITIES- From funds made available under section 2406(a)(1), a State educational agency may carry out 1 or more of the following activities:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) State leadership activities and technical assistance that assist local educational agencies that receive subgrants under this subpart in achieving the purposes and goals of this part.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) Assist local educational agencies that receive subgrants under this subpart in the development and utilization of research-based or innovative strategies for the delivery of specialized or rigorous academic courses and curricula through the use of technology, including distance learning technologies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) Assisting local educational agencies that receive subgrants under this subpart in providing sustained and intensive, high-quality professional development pursuant to section 2410(b)(1)(A), including through assistance in a review of relevant research.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(b) Activities Relating to Research- From funds made available under section 2406(a)(2), a State educational agency shall carry out 1 or more of the following activities:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) Conduct scientifically based or other rigorous research to evaluate the impact of 1 or more programs or activities carried out under subsection (a) in meeting the purposes and goals of this part.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) Provide technical assistance to local educational agencies in carrying out evaluation research activities as required under section 2410(a)(1).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) Create 1 or more evaluation research protocols, designs, performance measurement systems, or other tools to assist local educational agencies in carrying out evaluation activities as required under section 2410(a)(1).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(4) Collect and disseminate the findings of the evaluation research activities carried out by local educational agencies under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘SEC. 2409. LOCAL APPLICATIONS.

‘(a) In General- Each local educational agency desiring a subgrant from a State educational agency under this subpart shall submit to the State educational agency an application containing a new or updated local long-range strategic educational technology plan, and such other information as the State educational agency may reasonably require, at such time and in such manner as the State educational agency may require. The application shall contain each of the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) A description of how the local educational agency will align and coordinate the local educational agency’s use of funds under this subpart with--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) the school district technology plan;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) the school district plans and activities for improving student achievement, including plans and activities under sections 1111 and 1112, and sections 1116 and 2123, as applicable; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) funds available from other Federal, State, and local sources.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) An assurance that financial assistance provided under this subpart will supplement, and not supplant other funds available to carry out activities assisted under this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) A description of the process used to assess and, as needed, update the computers, software, servers, and other technologies throughout the local educational agency in terms of their functional capabilities, age, and other specifications, in order to ensure technologies can process, at scale, new applications and online services, such as video conferencing, video streaming, virtual simulations, and distance learning courses.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(4) Such other information as the State educational agency may reasonably require.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(b) Competitive Grants; Systemic School Redesign Through Technology Integration- In addition to components included in subsection (a), a local educational agency submitting an application for a subgrant under section 2406(a)(3)(B) shall submit to the State educational agency an application containing each of the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) A description of how the local educational agency will use the subgrant funds to implement systemic school redesign, which is a comprehensive set of programs, practices, and technologies that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) collectively lead to school or school district change and improvement, including in the use of technology and in improved student achievement; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) incorporate all of the following elements:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) Reform or redesign of curriculum, instruction, assessment, use of data, or other standards-based school or classroom practices through the use of technology in order to increase student learning opportunity, student technology literacy, student access to technology, and student engagement in learning.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) Improvement of educator quality, knowledge and skills through ongoing, sustainable, timely, and contextual professional development described in section 2410(b)(1)(A).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iii) Development of student technology literacy and other skills necessary for 21st century learning and success.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iv) Ongoing use of formative assessments and other timely data sources and data systems to more effectively identify individual student learning needs and guide personalized instruction, learning, and appropriate interventions that address individual student learning needs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(v) Engagement of school district leaders, school leaders, and classroom educators.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(vi) Programs, practices, and technologies that are research-based or innovative, such that research-based systemic redesigns are based on a review of the best available research evidence, and innovative systemic redesigns are based on development and use of new redesigns, programs, practices, and technologies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) An assurance that the local educational agency will use not less than 25 percent of the subgrant funds to implement a program of professional development described in section 2410(b)(1)(A).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) A description of how the local educational agency will evaluate the impact of 1 or more programs or activities carried out under this subpart in meeting 1 or more of the purposes or goals of this part.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(c) Formula Grants; Improving Teaching and Learning Through Technology- In addition to components included in subsection (a), a local educational agency that submits an application for a subgrant under section 2406(a)(3)(A) shall submit to the State educational agency an application containing each of the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) An assurance that the local educational agency will use not less than 40 percent of the subgrant funds for--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) professional development described in section 2410(b)(1)(A); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) technology tools, applications, and other resources related specifically to such professional development activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) A description of how the local educational agency will implement a program of professional development required under paragraph (1)(A).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) A description of how the local educational agency will employ technology tools, applications, and other resources in professional development and to improve student learning and achievement in the area of priority identified by the local educational agency pursuant to paragraph (4).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(4) A description of the priority area upon which the local educational agency will focus the subgrant funds provided under this subpart, such that such priority area shall be identified from among the core academic subjects, grade levels, and student subgroup populations in which the most number of students served by the local educational agency are not proficient.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(d) Combined Applications- A local educational agency that submits an application to the State educational agency for subgrant funds awarded under section 2406(a)(3)(B) may, upon notice to the State educational agency, submit a single application that will also be considered by the State educational agency as an application for subgrant funds awarded under section 2406(a)(3)(A), if the application addresses each application requirement under subsections (a), (b), and (c).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(e) Consortium Applications- For any fiscal year, a local educational agency applying for a subgrant described in section 2406(a)(3) may apply as part of a consortium in which more than 1 local educational agency jointly submits a subgrant application under this subpart, except that no local educational agency may receive more than 1 subgrant under this subpart.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘SEC. 2410. LOCAL ACTIVITIES.

‘(a) Competitive Grants; Systemic School Redesign Through Technology Integration- From subgrant funds made available to a local educational agency under section 2406(a)(3)(B), the local educational agency--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) shall use not less than 5 percent of such subgrant funds to evaluate the impact of 1 or more programs or activities carried out under the subgrant in meeting 1 or more of the purposes or goals of this part as approved by the State educational agency as part of the local application described in section 2409(b)(3); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) shall use the remaining funds to implement a plan for systemic school redesign, which may take place in 1 or more schools served by the local educational agency or across all schools served by the local educational agency, in accordance with section 2409(b)(1), including each of the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) Using not less than 25 percent of subgrant funds to improve teacher quality and skills through support for the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) Professional development activities, as described in subsection (b)(1)(A).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) The acquisition and implementation of technology tools, applications, and other resources to be employed in the professional development activities described in clause (i).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) Acquiring and effectively implementing technology tools, applications, and other resources in conjunction with enhancing or redesigning the curriculum or instruction in order to--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) increase student learning opportunity or access, student engagement in learning, or student attendance or graduation rates;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) improve student achievement in 1 or more of the core academic subjects; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iii) improve student technology literacy.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) Acquiring and effectively implementing technology tools, applications, and other resources to--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) conduct ongoing formative assessments and use other timely data sources and data systems to more effectively identify individual student learning needs and guide personalized instruction, learning, and appropriate interventions that address those individualized student learning needs;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) support individualized student learning, including through instructional software and digital content that supports the learning needs of each student, or through providing access to high-quality courses and instructors, including mathematics, science, and foreign language courses, often not available except through technology and online learning, especially in rural and high-poverty schools; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iii) conduct such other activities as appropriate consistent with the goals and purposes of research-based and innovative systemic school redesign, including activities that increase parental involvement through improved communication with teachers and access to student assignments and grades.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(b) Formula Grants; Improving Teaching and Learning Through Technology- From funds made available to a local educational agency under section 2406(a)(3)(A), the local educational agency shall carry out activities to improve student learning, student technology literacy, and achievement in the area of priority identified by the local educational agency under section 2409(c)(4), including each of the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) The local educational agency shall use not less than 40 percent of subgrant funds for professional development activities that are aligned with activities supported under section 2123 to improve teacher quality and skills through support for the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) Training of teachers, paraprofessionals, library and media personnel, and administrators, which--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) shall include the development, acquisition, or delivery of--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(I) training that is ongoing, sustainable, timely, and directly related to up-to-date teaching content areas;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(II) training in strategies and pedagogy in the core academic subjects that involve use of technology and curriculum redesign as key components of changing teaching and learning and improving student achievement;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(III) training in the use of technology to ensure every educator is technologically literate, including possessing the knowledge and skills--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘(aa) to use technology across the curriculum;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘(bb) to use technology and curriculum redesign as key components of innovating teaching and learning and improving student achievement;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘(cc) to use technology for data analysis to enable individualized instruction; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘(dd) to use technology to improve student technology literacy; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘(IV) training that includes ongoing communication and follow-up with instructors, facilitators, and peers; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) may include--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(I) the use of instructional technology specialists, mentors, or coaches to work directly with teachers, including through the preparation of 1 or more teachers as technology leaders or master teachers who are provided with the means to serve as experts and train other teachers in the effective use of technology; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(II) the use of technology, such as distance learning and online virtual educator-to-educator peer communities, as a means for delivering professional development.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) The acquisition and implementation of technology tools, applications, and other resources to be employed in the professional development activities described in subparagraph (A).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) The local educational agency shall use the funds that remain after application of paragraph (1) to acquire or implement technology tools, applications, and other resources to improve student learning, student technology literacy, and student achievement in the area of priority identified by the local educational agency, including through 1 or more of the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) Conducting ongoing formative assessment and using other timely data sources and data systems to more effectively identify individual student learning needs and guide personalized instruction, learning, and appropriate interventions that address those individualized student learning needs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) Supporting individualized student learning, including through instructional software and digital content that supports the learning needs of each student served by the local educational agency under the subgrant, or through providing access to high-quality courses and instructors, including mathematics, science, and foreign language courses, often not available except through technology such as online learning, especially in rural and high-poverty schools.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) Increasing parental involvement through improved communication with teachers and access to student assignments and grades.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(D) Enhancing accountability, instruction, and data-driven decisionmaking through data systems that allow for management, analysis, and disaggregating of student, teacher, and school data.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(E) Such other activities as are appropriate and consistent with the goals and purposes of this part.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(c) Multiple Grants- A local educational agency that receives a grant under subparagraph (A) and subparagraph (B) of section 2406(a)(3) may use all such grant funds for activities authorized under subsection (a).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘Subpart 2--National Activities

‘SEC. 2411. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

‘From the amount made available to carry out national activities under section 2404(b)(1) (other than the amounts made available to carry out subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 2404(b)(1)), the Secretary, working through and in coordination with the Director of the Office of Educational Technology and collaborating, as appropriate, with the National Center for Achievement Through Technology authorized under section 2412, shall carry out the following activities:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) NATIONAL REPORT- The Secretary shall annually conduct and publish a national report on student technology literacy to determine the extent to which students have gained student technology literacy by the end of the 8th grade. In conducting the study, the Secretary shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) consult first with experts and stakeholders, including educators and education leaders, education technology experts from education and industry, and the business and higher education communities seeking secondary school graduates with student technology literacy; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) employ a random stratified sample methodology of student technology literacy performance using a cost-effective assessment that is a readily available, valid, and reliable assessment instrument.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) STUDENT TECHNOLOGY LITERACY- The Secretary shall publish each year the results of the State technology literacy assessments carried out under section 2408(a)(1)(C).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) NATIONAL EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY PLAN- Based on the Nation’s progress and an assessment by the Secretary of the continuing and future needs of the Nation’s schools in effectively using technology to provide all students the opportunity to meet challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards, the Secretary shall update and publish, in a form readily accessible to the public, a national long-range technology plan not less often than once every 5 years, and shall implement such plan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(4) OTHER NATIONAL ACTIVITIES- From the funds remaining after carrying out paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), the Secretary shall carry out 1 or more of the following activities:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) Support efforts to increase student technology literacy, including through outreach to education, business, and elected leaders aimed at building understanding of the knowledge and skills students need to succeed in the 21st century through the use of technology for life-long learning, citizenship, and workplace success.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) Support the work of the National Center for Achievement Through Technology in serving as a national resource for the improvement of technology implementation in education through identification and dissemination of promising practices and exemplary programs that effectively use educational technologies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) Support efforts to increase the capacity of State and local education officials to budget for technology acquisition and implementation, including taking into account the long-term costs of such acquisition and implementation, how technology investments may increase effectiveness and efficiencies that ultimately save other educational costs or provide improved outcomes, and how spending for technology in education shall be considered in a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis and not simply as a supplemental expense.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(D) Support staff at the Department and other Federal agencies in their understanding of education technology, the role of technology in Federal education programs, and how Federal grantees can be supported in integrating education technologies into the grantees’ programs as appropriate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(E) Convene stakeholders in an effort to outline and support a national research and development agenda aimed at supporting public-private partnerships to leverage evolving technologies to meet evolving educational needs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(F) Convene practitioners and leaders from local and State education, business and industry, higher education, or other stakeholder communities--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) to carry out the activities under this paragraph, including convening an annual forum on leadership and classroom technology best practices;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) to otherwise address challenges and opportunities in the use of technology to improve teaching, learning, teacher quality, student achievement, student technology literacy, and the efficiency and productivity of the education enterprise; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iii) to otherwise support school innovation and our Nation’s competitiveness.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(G) Support efforts to ensure teachers and other educators have the knowledge and skills to teach in the 21st century through the use of technology, including by providing assistance to and sharing information with State accrediting agencies, colleges of teacher education, and other educational institutions and government entities involved in the preparation and certification of teachers, to ensure such teachers possess the knowledge and skills prior to entering the teaching force.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(H) Support efforts to assist principals, superintendents, and other senior school and school district administrators in adapting to, and leading their schools with, 21st century technology tools and 21st century knowledge and skills, including the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) Developing a blueprint for the job skills required and the coursework and experience necessary to be prepared for school leadership.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) Supporting the development of professional development and training programs that help education leaders obtain the knowledge and skills, including through collaborative efforts with up-to-date programs and institutions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iii) Developing materials, resources, self-assessments, and other tools to meet the activities described in clauses (i) and (ii).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(I) Undertake other activities that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) lead to the improvement of--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(I) our Nation’s educational system in using educational technologies to improve teaching, learning, and student achievement; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(II) student technology literacy and related 21st century college preparedness and workforce competitiveness; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) complement other such efforts undertaken by public and private agencies and organizations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘SEC. 2412. NATIONAL CENTER FOR ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH TECHNOLOGY.

‘(a) Purpose- The purpose of this section is to establish a National Center for Achievement Through Technology that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) provides national leadership regarding improvement in the use of technology in education, with a focus on elementary and secondary education, including technology’s role in improving--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) student achievement;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) student technology literacy; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) teacher quality;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) serves as a national resource for the improvement of technology implementation in education through identification and dissemination of promising practices and exemplary programs that effectively use educational technologies to improve teaching and learning, teacher quality, student engagement and opportunity, student achievement and technology literacy, and the efficiency and productivity of the education enterprise, including serving as a national resource for the related research and research on the conditions and practices that support the effective use of technology in education; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) provides an annual report to Congress that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) synthesizes the promising practices and exemplary programs that effectively use educational technologies to improve the teaching and learning described in paragraph (2); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) includes the related research and research on the conditions and practices that support the effective use of technology in education described in paragraph (2).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(b) Establishment-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) IN GENERAL- From amounts made available under section 2404(b)(1)(B), the Director of the Office of Educational Technology shall award a grant, on a competitive basis, to an eligible entity to enable the eligible entity to establish a National Center for Achievement Through Technology (in this section referred to as the ‘Center’).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) COORDINATION WITH THE INSTITUTE- The Director of the Office of Educational Technology shall award the grant under paragraph (1) in coordination with the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, but the Director of the Office of Educational Technology shall administer the grant program under this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY- In this section the term ‘eligible entity’ means an entity that is--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) a research organization or research institution with education technology as one of the organization or institution’s primary areas of focus; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) a partnership that consists of a research organization or research institution described in subparagraph (A) and 1 or more education institutions or agencies, nonprofit organizations, or research organizations or institutions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(4) DURATION- The grant awarded under this section shall be not less than 2 years in duration, and shall be renewable at the discretion of the Director of the Office of Educational Technology for not more than an additional 3 years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(5) PEER REVIEW- In awarding the grant under this section, the Director of the Office of Educational Technology shall consider the recommendations of a peer review panel, which shall be composed of representatives of the following stakeholder communities:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) Teachers and other educators who use technologies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) Local and State education leaders who administer programs employing technologies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) Businesses that develop educational technologies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(D) Researchers who study educational technologies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(E) Related education, educational technology, and business organizations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(c) National Center for Achievement Through Technology Activities- The Center shall carry out the following activities:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) PROMISING PRACTICES, EXEMPLARY PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH- The Center shall identify and compile promising practices, exemplary programs, quantitative and qualitative research, and other information and evidence demonstrating--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) the broad uses and positive impacts of technology in elementary and secondary education; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) the factors and steps important to technology’s improvement and to the effective use of technology with students so that specific technologies are considered in the context of the comprehensive educational program or practice in which the technologies are used--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) across a curriculum to improve teaching, learning, and student achievement, including in the core academic subjects;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) to support the teaching and learning of student technology literacy;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iii) for formative and summative assessment, including to inform instruction and data-driven decisionmaking, to individualize instruction, and for accountability purposes;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iv) to improve student learning and achievement, including through--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(I) improving student interest and engagement;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(II) increasing student access to courses and instructors through distance learning and expanded student learning time; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(III) individualizing curriculum and instruction to meet unique student learning needs, learning styles, and pace;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(v) to improve teacher quality, including through professional development and timely and ongoing training and support; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(vi) to improve the efficiency and productivity of the classroom and school enterprise, including through data management and analysis, resource management, and communications; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) the policies, budgeting, technology infrastructure, conditions, practices, teacher training, school leadership, and other implementation factors important to improving the effectiveness of technology in elementary and secondary education as outlined in subparagraph (B), including in--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) the knowledge and skills teachers and other educators need to teach in the 21st century through the use of technology, including knowledge and skills necessary--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(I) to use technology and curriculum redesign as key components of changing teaching and learning;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(II) to use technology for data analysis to enable individualized instruction; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(III) to use technology to improve student technology literacy;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) the knowledge and skills principals, superintendents, and other senior school and school district administrators need to effectively lead in 21st century schools using technology, including the job skills required and the coursework and experience necessary to be prepared for school leadership; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iii) the budgeting for technology acquisition and implementation, including taking into account the long-term costs of such acquisition and implementation, how technology investments may increase effectiveness and efficiencies that ultimately save other educational costs or provide improved outcomes, and how spending for technology in education shall be considered in a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis and not simply as a supplemental expense.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) ORIGINAL RESEARCH- The Center may conduct, directly or through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, original research as necessary to fill important gaps in research necessary to address the areas described in paragraph (1) with a focus on the policies, budgeting, technology infrastructure, conditions, practices, teacher training, school leadership, and other implementation factors important to improving the effectiveness of technology in elementary and secondary education.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) OUTREACH- The Center shall consult with appropriate stakeholders, including at least the stakeholders described in subsection (b)(5), in determining priorities for the activities described in paragraph (1), in gathering information pursuant to paragraph (1), and in determining the need for original research pursuant to paragraph (2). The Center shall establish 1 or more informal advisory groups to provide the consultation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(4) DISSEMINATION- The Center shall disseminate widely the information identified and compiled pursuant to paragraph (1) to teachers and other educators, local, regional, State, and Federal education leaders, public and elected officials, the network of federally funded educational resource centers and labs, businesses that develop educational technologies, colleges of teacher education and teacher accrediting agencies, researchers who study educational technologies, other interested stakeholders, and related educator, education leader, and business organizations, including through--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) development and ongoing update of a database accessed through the Internet;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) development, distribution, and delivery of reports, tools, best practices, conference presentations, and other publications; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) partnerships with organizations representing stakeholders, including educators, education leaders, and technology providers.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(d) Center Operations-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS- As appropriate, the Center shall award grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, individuals, public or private institutions, agencies, organizations, or consortia of such institutions, agencies, or organizations to carry out the activities of the Center, including awarding a grant or entering into a contract or cooperative agreement to disseminate the Center’s findings pursuant to subsection (c)(4).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) REPORT- The Center shall submit an annual report on March 1 to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives that provides a summary synthesis of promising and exemplary practices and programs, and related research, that effectively use educational technologies to improve teaching and learning as described in subsection (c)(1), including the conditions and practices that support the effective use of technology in education, in order to inform Federal education policymaking and oversight.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink