June 2007 — News
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House Subcommittee Flat Funds EETT
The ATTAIN bill ("Achievement Through Technology and Innovation") provides for $1 billion to fund education technology initiates to improve student academic achievement and to support teaching technology through professional development programs.
The 2008 LHHS-approved budget for NCLB programs amounts to $25.64 billion, roughly $1 billion more than the Bush administration's proposed budget and $2 billion more than in 2007. The total 2008 LHHS-approved budget for the Department of Education is $61.71 billion, about $5.5 billion more than the administration's proposed DOE budget and $5.3 billion more than the 2007 DOE budget.
Don Knezek, CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education, stated: "The House Appropriations Subcommittee's approval of $272.5 million for FY08 spending on the Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) program is an important step, but only the first one, towards assuring that our nation's students have the technology skills and knowledge necessary to succeed academically and compete in the global economy. Today's action is heartening to the thousands of educators who have weighed-in with Congress this year in support of EETT. Moreover, it sends a strong message to the Administration, which has repeatedly sought to eliminate EETT."
Complete LHHS budget details and related information can be found through the links below.
Read More:
- LHHS 2008 Budget (PDF)
- SETDA
- ISTE
- CoSN
- Related Article: Groups Respond to Proposed EETT Cuts
- Related Article: Ed Tech Groups Support ATTAIN Bill
- Related Article: ATTAIN: The Means for a Mandate (Opinion)
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