An American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funding Opportunity: Redesigning Remedial and Developmental Education MS Word PDF - This ECS Alert describes the various sources of ARRA funds and offers suggestions for how states and postsecondary institutions might use this funding for one-time investments in education technology and curriculum development. Such investments would help meet the education and training needs of the growing dislocated worker population while also increasing the long-term level of institutional productivity. (Bruce Vandal, Education Commission of the States, June 2009) ...

From the ECS State Policy Database: Technology--Internet Safety - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

The Progress of Education Reform 2006: Technology in Education PDF - This issue of The Progress of Education Reform highlights several of the major influences and consequences of technology on education reform at the school, district and state levels. Included are discussions on the impact of one-to-one computing on teaching and learning, lessons learned from large-scale student-laptop programs and the possibility and proliferation of "digital learning spaces" in the near future. (Suzanne Weiss, The Education Commission of the States, January 2006)...

Investing in K-12 Technology Equipment: Strategies for State Policymakers MS Word - A team of education technology and finance experts looked at the current installed base of technology in the nation’s public schools and identified strategies for future investments. The intent of this report is to focus on investment strategies for technology equipment, notwithstanding the fact that equipment is only one portion of the investment package. (Dixie Griffin Good, Education Commission of the States, January 2001)...

From the ECS State Policy Database: Technology - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

From the ECS State Policy Database: Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

From the ECS State Policy Database: Technology--Equitable Access - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

From the ECS State Policy Database: Technology--Funding Issues - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

From the ECS State Policy Database: Technology--Teacher/Faculty Training - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....