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Report: States Fill In for Feds in Ed Tech
Figure 3, below, provides details on each state's spending in these categories.
| FIG. 3 | DIRECT STATE FUNDING BY CATEGORY | |||||
State |
Ed Tech Infrastructure |
End-User Technology |
Professional Development |
Data Warehousing |
Total |
Alabama |
$4,000,000 |
$18,320,359 |
$1,352,399 |
$0 |
$23,672,758 |
Alaska |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
Arizona |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
Arkansas |
$16,500,000 |
$2,100,000 |
$0 |
$2,000,000 |
$20,600,000 |
California |
$15,600,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$15,600,000 |
Colorado |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
Connecticut |
$5,000,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$5,000,000 |
Delaware |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
District of Columbia |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
Florida |
$8,840,349 |
$0 |
$0 |
$1,000,000 |
$9,840,349 |
Georgia |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
Hawaii |
$2,375,558 |
$1,428,858 |
$115,237 |
$204,748 |
$4,124,401 |
Idaho |
$0 |
$8,990,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
$8,990,000 |
Illinois |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
Indiana |
$3,500,000 |
$2,500,000 |
$14,000,000 |
$0 |
$20,000,000 |
Iowa |
$0 |
$500,000 |
$0 |
$2,000,000 |
$2,500,000 |
Kansas |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
Kentucky |
$6,277,876 |
$2,379,342 |
$212,452 |
$1,285,592 |
$10,155,262 |
Louisiana |
$0 |
$20,000,000 |
$1,000,000 |
$0 |
$21,000,000 |
Maine |
$3,472,335 |
$5,208,503 |
$1,736,168 |
$500,000 |
$10,917,006 |
Maryland |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
Massachusetts |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$5,200,000 |
$5,200,000 |
Michigan |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
Minnesota |
$3,750,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$3,750,000 |
Mississippi |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
Missouri |
$3,655,000 |
$0 |
$24,643,948 |
$0 |
$28,298,948 |
Montana |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
Nebraska |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
Nevada |
$482,500 |
$2,582,500 |
$1,492,500 |
$600,000 |
$5,157,500 |
New Hampshire |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
New Jersey |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
New Mexico |
$1,500,000 |
$5,000,000 |
$2,400,000 |
$2,000,000 |
$10,900,000 |
New York |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
North Carolina |
$6,000,000 |
$18,000,000 |
$0 |
$13,000,000 |
$37,000,000 |
North Dakota |
$1,700,000 |
$1,825,000 |
$55,000 |
$0 |
$3,580,000 |
Ohio |
$454,998 |
$6,071,296 |
$3,004,673 |
$0 |
$9,530,967 |
Oklahoma |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
Oregon |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$1,800,000 |
$1,800,000 |
Pennsylvania |
$10,000,000 |
$29,000,000 |
$4,000,000 |
$2,000,000 |
$45,000,000 |
Rhode Island |
$1,600,000 |
$2,500,000 |
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
$5,100,000 |
South Carolina |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
South Dakota |
$7,704,832 |
$2,256,450 |
$200,226 |
$759,481 |
$10,920,989 |
Tennessee |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
Texas |
$55,200,000 |
$20,700,000 |
$39,100,000 |
$0 |
$115,000,000 |
Utah |
$20,000,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$20,000,000 |
Vermont |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
Virginia |
$14,582,500 |
$45,683,672 |
$0 |
$7,593,796 |
$67,859,968 |
Washington |
$1,939,000 |
$0 |
$1,959,000 |
$126,000 |
$4,024,000 |
West Virginia |
$1,340,000 |
$9,336,000 |
$2,670,000 |
$0 |
$13,346,000 |
Wisconsin |
$17,000,000 |
$0 |
$40,000 |
$0 |
$17,040,000 |
Wyoming |
$4,800,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$4,800,000 |
| Totals | $217,274,948 | $204,381,980 | $98,481,603 | $41,069,617 | $561,208,148 |
Source: “State Educational Technology Funding Report: State of the States,” released by the State Educational Technology Directors Association, April 2007. |
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The report also detailed several means by which states provide funding for specific programs. Some examples of this, cited from the report, include:
- In Idaho, through the Idaho Technology Initiative, school districts can purchase infrastructure, hardware, and software based upon the school system technology plan.
- The Education and Research Network in Missouri provides subsidized Internet to higher education institutions and K-12 public school districts.
- Minnesota allocates $3.75 million annually to school districts, charter schools, and private schools to offset Internet access costs not covered by E-Rate.
- The Wisconsin Department of Administration provides subsidized bandwidth to Wisconsin schools, as well as access to video distance education via the BadgerNet Converged Network.
- Pennsylvania conducts an annual $10 million competitive E-Fund grant program to assist schools with purchasing broadband services, supporting equipment, technical assistance, and distance education resources.
Further examples are detailed in the report, which can be accessed via the link at the end of this article.
