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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 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 March 15, 2010 David Nagel	Obama's ESEA Blueprint Continues Emphasis on Assessment President Obama has released his new "Blueprint" for reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, calling for the transformation of American K-12 education into a "world-class" system.
T.H.E. Journal January 2004 Weaver & Fernley	Tips for Getting Your Educational Technology Projects Funded Two points are important no matter what grant or source of funding you are looking at.
T.H.E. Journal April 2006	Online Education News Nimble Press has launched Grant Wrangler and Grant Wrangler Bulletin to help teachers, principals, and parents find available funding for K-12 schools in the US.
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 October 1, 2010 Susan McLester	Where's the Money? Four Places to Find Tech Funding We point the way to four distinct areas to take your search.
T.H.E. Journal July 2004 Frances Bryant Bradburn	Professional Development: Preloading Professional Development to Ensure Potential Success For North Carolina's IMPACT Model School Grant applicants, professional development started long before a single dollar was ever awarded.
T.H.E. Journal October 2007 Charlene O'Hanlon	Follow the Money Federal largesse only goes so far. So to support their technology programs, districts are pursuing funding sources in the state, local, corporate, and taxpayer ranks.
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
HHMI Bulletin May 2011	HHMI Announces $60 Million Competition for Colleges Challenging colleges and universities to think creatively about how they teach science, HHMI has invited 215 undergraduate-focused institutions across the country to apply for a total of $60 million in science education grants.
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T.H.E. Journal May 2004	State-Level Studies The U.S. Education Department made grant awards to 10 State Education Agencies who met the criteria to increase the capacity of states to design, conduct and procure high-quality evaluations of educational technology.
T.H.E. Journal July 2006 Timothy D. Snyder	Colorado: Unlimited Learning With its many small and remote districts, Colorado is using online learning to educate kids in every nook and cranny in the state.
T.H.E. Journal May 2004 Douglas Brooks	How to Write GRANTS: The Best Kept Secret in the School Business How do school districts, buildings or classroom teachers fund the products they need to improve student learning? The answer is through external grants. Here are some vital skills that will help when it comes to writing and applying for grants.
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 October 13, 2009 Dan Thompson	K-12 Grant To Award Classroom Clickers The Turning Foundation, Study Island, and Performance Matters have launched a new grant to award teachers with student response systems, also knows as classroom clickers.
T.H.E. Journal February 2007 Charlene O'Hanlon	1-to-1 Computing :: A Measure of Success The first rounds of data are in, and districts are evaluating the impact of their 1-to-1 programs. With the results showing a revolution in teaching and learning, the task now is to find ways to keep the funding alive.
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 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 July 2004 Brenda Williams	Leadership & Advocacy: Integrating Technology to Improve Student Learning West Virginia works to create a statewide technology infrastructure with student achievement as the ultimate focus of leadership.
Reason May 2009 Lisa Snell	Overstimulating K-12 The final version of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 -- a.k.a. "the stimulus bill" -- called for allocating about $115 billion for K-12 education. That's the largest transfer of funds from the federal government to local schools in U.S. history.
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 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 October 2007	Technology + Online + Industry + Partnerships NCLB Draft a Boost for ed Tech... Grant Moves STEM Experts to Teach... Metametrics Launches Lexile Framework for Writing... etc.
T.H.E. Journal February 1, 2010 John K. Waters	Now What? We put the question to a host of K-12 IT leaders: If you had a one-shot chance to spend a big sum of technology money, where would you begin? Here are their shopping lists.
InternetNews April 15, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Regulatory Tug-of-War for Broadband Stimulus With more than 1,400 comments for how the broadband stimulus grants should be awarded, agencies have their hands full in setting rules for application period.
T.H.E. Journal September 30, 2009 David Nagel	States Look To Raise Reading Proficiency in Title I Schools The United States Department of Education is awarding $6.61 million in grants to eight states to help improving reading achievement among poorer students.
T.H.E. Journal October 29, 2009 David Nagel	Q&A: iNACOL's Susan Patrick on Trends in eLearning At last count, there were more than 1 million enrollments in K-12 online schools in the United States.
HBS Working Knowledge June 16, 2014 Michael Blanding	The Unfulfilled Promise of Educational Technology With 50 million public school students in America, technology holds much potential to transform schools, says John Jong-Hyun Kim. So why isn't it happening?
AFP eWire October 8, 2007	Canadian Funders Placing Huge Burdens on Charities The entire grant/funding process in Canada is becoming increasingly burdensome, time-consuming and complicated, according to a new report by the Wellesley Institute.
T.H.E. Journal July 2007 Deborah L. Lowther	Professional Development :: Tennessee An unconventional initiative embedded full-time technology coaches in Tennessee public schools, resulting in demonstrable boosts in teacher confidence and student engagement.
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 October 2005	Scholastic and the Intel Foundation Are Seeking Nominees for Their Annual Schools of Distinction Awards Scholastic and the Intel Foundation will bestow $10,000 grants to one elementary and one secondary school in each of its 10 categories.
T.H.E. Journal March 2000	Late Breaks - SMARTer Kids & NEC Technologies ...Together, they are launching a new $20 million grant program open to accredited not-for-profit public and private schools, colleges and universities across North America....
HBS Working Knowledge July 14, 2008 Sarah Jane Gilbert	HBS Cases: Reforming New Orleans Schools After Katrina The organization New Schools for New Orleans aims to create networks of schools to receive shared support services while avoiding the dysfunctions of a large urban district.
Information Today February 19, 2015	New Bill Could Increase Students' Technology Access Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) proposed a bill that would allow teachers, principals, and district leaders to upgrade their curricula to emphasize technology as an avenue for student achievement.
T.H.E. Journal June 2009 Dian Schaffhauser	Scale Growing your innovative programs isn't just about adding more users. A new framework requires educators to stretch old notions of what scaling is and how it can be successful.
T.H.E. Journal July 2005 Knudson & Cantrell	A New Competitive Grant Model for Nevada The Nevada Department of Education uses a comprehensive program to measure the benefit to students of a technology package (computer, LCD projector, internet access and web-based instruction) delivered to teachers. Some results were exciting and not expected.
T.H.E. Journal June 2000	Teach America! Offers Grants for Computer Training President Clinton has officially unveiled Gateway's Teach America! program, which aims to bring $7.6 million in technology training grants to 75,000 teachers over the next five years....
T.H.E. Journal October 2004 Chris Rother	Evaluating Technology's Role in the Classroom Teachers are using computers more than ever before for everything from instruction to handling administrative chores and communicating with parents.
AFP eWire February 26, 2007	Panel Recommends Fundamental Reform in Canadian Grant System An independent blue-ribbon panel commissioned by the Treasury Board has recommended substantial changes in how the Canadian government administers its federal grant and contributions program.
T.H.E. Journal April 2003 Wendol & King	Technology for Charter Schools Too: A Team-Based Training Model Charter schools are a growing phenomenon in education. Because of the overwhelming start-up need to address curriculum, staffing, student recruitment, budget and so forth, technology planning and implementation are often forgotten.
Information Today February 25, 2014 Barbie E. Keiser	Evaluating the Laura Bush 21st Century Grant Program Launched in 2003, the grant was designed to address a range of challenges facing libraries throughout the United States.
T.H.E. Journal September 2005	Polycom Enhances Grant Assistance Program Polycom Inc. has enhanced its Grant Assistance Program in order to help its customers purchase the video, voice, data, and Web communication solutions they need.
T.H.E. Journal January 2003 Sue Collins	Filling Educational Gaps With Online Learning: An Educationally, Economically Sound Solution Through innovative budgeting and planning strategies, superintendents and principals everywhere are discovering creative tools for meeting the needs of all students. Online learning is one such tool, offering a cost-effective way to expand a school's educational offerings.
T.H.E. Journal October 2007 Michelle Bowles	A Helping Hand A federal grant program gives school districts the financial support they need to develop updated, comprehensive disaster plans.
Job Journal July 29, 2007 Rich Heintz	Valuable Lessons on Teaching in Private Schools For those considering a career in the classroom, private schools offer teachers an inspirational choice.