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December 19, 2019 ISTE Pleased by Funding Increases for Education for Fiscal Year 2020
November 7, 2019: Wyoming Department of Education Offers Support for Teachers to Lead Digital Age Classrooms
September 10, 2019: North Carolina Adopts the ISTE Standards for Students
June 19, 2019: New OECD Report Shows Major Gap in Preparing Teachers to Use Technology Effectively
April 30, 2019: ISTE Applauds Funding Increases for Education for FY20
April 30, 2019: Utah Now Offering Certification for Educators Mastering Technology in the Classroom
March 11, 2019: ISTE CEO Richard Culatta Statement on Administration's Proposed Budget
November 19, 2018: What do midterm election outcomes mean for education?
September 27, 2018: ISTE Encouraged by Funding for Education, Raises Concerns Regarding Clarity of How Title IV-A Funds Can Be Spent
August 23, 2018: ISTE Strongly Opposes Using Federal Education Funding to Buy Guns for Schools
July 25, 2018: ISTE Optimistic About Focus on Preparing Next-Generation Teachers
May 18, 2018: Washington State Adopts Educational Technology Standards
May 16, 2018: Statement from ISTE CEO Richard Culatta on Senate Net Neutrality Vote
May 3, 2018: Resources You Need to Direct Edtech Finds Your Way! (PDF)
March 21, 2018: "ISTE Says American Students Benefit from Congressional Support of Tech and Teaching in Funding Bill"
March 22, 2018: Funding bill supports edtech, teachers | PDF
February 13, 2018: "ISTE CEO Richard Culatta Disappointed by President Donald Trump’s Proposed Budget for FY 2019 that Eliminates Programs that Support Educators"
February 9, 2018: "Governors’ State of the States Signal the Beginning of New Era for Edtech, Says ISTE"
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Advocacy Blog and Magazine Articles
How Education Leaders Can Build Capacity for Digital Teaching and Learning
03/17/2021
Topics: Advocacy and funding
As the rate of COVID-19 vaccinations accelerate, increasing numbers of students are returning…
Jorge Valenzuela Found His Purpose as a National Education Advocate
09/29/2020
Topics: Advocacy and funding
Working as an instructional specialist in Richmond, Virginia, Jorge Valenzuela knew his mission was to help other educators elevate their work. But it wasn’t until…
Act now: Ask Congress to fund online learning PD!
07/14/2020
Topics: Advocacy and funding
As states and districts continue preparing for the upcoming school year, national data reveal the critical need to support educators’ capacity to deliver effective and equitable online learning experiences. For…
How states can support edtech priorities
04/23/2020
Topics: Advocacy and funding, COVID-19
Professional learning that improves educator practice is supported by ongoing, job-embedded coaching. Therefore, to build educators’ capacities in technology-empowered pedagogy, state leaders can plan…
Take Action: Tips for implementing, advocating for ESSA funds
03/25/2020
Topics: Advocacy and funding, ESSA
In December 2015, the U.S. Congress passed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), a sweeping update to the No Child Left Behind Act that profoundly shaped public education for nearly 14 years. ESSA includes a…
Interview: How Wyoming is reimagining edtech professional learning
02/24/2020
Topics: Advocacy and funding, ISTE Certification, professional learning
State leaders, including Wyoming’s State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow, are learning that access to technology alone doesn’t guarantee improved pedagogy. Access must be matched by efforts…