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No Child Left Behind Act
ESEA Title II, Part D - General Information
President George W. Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act into law on January 8, 2002. This legislation reauthorizes the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and is the primary federal funding program supporting K-12 education. The
reauthorized ESEA establishes the Enhancing Education Through Technology (Ed Tech) Program, which consolidates the
previous Technology Literacy Challenge Fund (TLCF) Program and the Technology Innovative Challenge Grant Program (TICG)
into a single State formula grant program providing $700.5 million to the States in FY2002 directly supporting technology
purchases.
Purposes of the Education Technology Program include:
- Assist States and localities in implementing and supporting a comprehensive system that effectively uses technology in elementary and secondary schools to improve student academic achievement.
- Support initiatives that enable school personnel and administrators to integrate technology effectively into the curriculum and instruction that are aligned with State standards, through such means as high-quality professional development programs.
- Enhance ongoing professional development for teachers, principals, and administrators by providing constant access to training and updated research in teaching and learning through electronic means.
- Support the development and use of electronic networks and other innovative methods, such as distance learning, to provide specialized or rigorous courses or curricula to students who would not otherwise have access to such information, particularly to those in geographically isolated regions.
Education Technology Program - Requirements and Accountability
The primary goal of the Education Technology Program is improving student academic achievement, including technology literacy, through the effective use of technology in classrooms. State Education Agency (SEA) and Local Education Agency (LEA) strategies to achieve this goal must include:
- Improving the capacity of teachers to integrate technology effectively into curricula and instruction.
- Developing goals, aligned with State standards, for using advanced technology to improve student academic achievement.
- Incorporating the requirements of the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA).
Activities funded under the Ed Tech Program must be effective in:
- Enabling students to meet challenging State standards.*
- Improving student achievement.*
- Integrating technology into curricula and instruction.*
- Increasing the ability of teachers to teach.*
- Facilitating technology literacy.
- Meeting and enforcing Internet safety policies.
*Key themes
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