Educational Technology And Distance Education

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Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013 [S.1094] [Education ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Libraries ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Data Privacy ] [Economic Development ] [Science ]
Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013 - Revises and reauthorizes programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). Title I: College and Career Readiness for All Students - Part A: Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged - (Sec. 1111) Revises the school improvement program under part A of title I of the ESEA. Maintains the requirement conditioning a state's receipt of funds under part A on its developing and implementing academic content and achievement standards and assessments that are applicable (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Reported By Senator Harkin With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 113-113. Additional Views Filed. on 10/11/2013

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Enhancing Education Through Technology Act of 2013 [S.1087] [Education ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Enhancing Education Through Technology Act of 2013 - Replaces part D (Enhancing Education Through Technology) of title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) with a new part D (Achievement Through Technology and Innovation). Directs the Secretary of Education (under new subpart 1 [Technology Readiness and Access] of part D) to award matching grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to strengthen state and local technological infrastructure and professional development that supports (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. on 06/04/2013

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Expressing support for designation of September 18 as "National Innovation in Education Day". [HR-331] [Education ] [Technology and Innovation ]
Expresses support for the designation of National Innovation in Education Day to recognize the advances that the nation's schools have made incorporating both creative teaching methods and technology into the classroom. Recognizes: (1) the importance of creative teaching methods as a means of engaging students in their education and inspiring more students to pursue higher education; (2) that technological advancements within the classroom prepare students for a more information-driven market, thus closing the gap between education and the workforce (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern Referred To The House Committee On Education And The Workforce. on 08/02/2013

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Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act of 2013 [HB-86] [Cybersecurity ] [Education ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [National Security ] [Grants ] [Funding ]
Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Cybersecurity, to establish, in conjunction with the National Science Foundation, a program to award grants to institutions of higher education for: (1) cybersecurity professional development programs, (2) associate degree programs in cybersecurity, and (3) the purchase of equipment to provide training in cybersecurity for either professional development or degree programs. Requires the Director of the National (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 04/23/2013

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Teaching Geography is Fundamental Act [HB-822] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Teaching Geography is Fundamental Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a geography education grant program under title II (Teacher Quality Enhancement). Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award a grant to a national nonprofit educational organization or consortium, with 75% to be used for matching subgrants to institutions of higher education associated with state geographic alliances, nonprofit educational organizations, or state or local educational agencies. Requires program participants to use their grants and subgrants (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 04/23/2013

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Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2013 [HB-725] [Healthcare ] [Education ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award competitive grants to enable eligible entities to carry out programs that provide adolescents with comprehensive sex education to: (1) replicate evidence-based sex education programs, (2) substantially incorporate elements of evidence-based sex education programs, or (3) create a demonstration project based on generally accepted characteristics of effective sex education programs. Sets forth provisions regarding evaluation of such programs. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 04/23/2013

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ARPA-ED Act [HB-700] [Education ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Science ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
ARPA-ED Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to reserve up to 30% of amounts appropriated for the Investing in Innovation Fund under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to establish and carry out the objectives of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Education (ARPA-ED). Requires the Secretary to appoint to the ARPA-ED, for terms of up to four years, individuals who have expertise in carrying out the Agency's objectives. Requires the ARPA-ED to: (1) identify and promote advances in learning, fundamental and applied sciences, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Polis Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 04/23/2013

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College Affordability and Innovation Act of 2014 [HB-5674] [Education ] [Student Loans ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Budget and Spending ]
College Affordability and Innovation Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Education to award 5-year grants to up to 15 institutions of higher education (IHEs) to carry out new or existing high-quality programs designed to graduate students with certificates or degrees at significantly lower student costs and within shorter time periods than traditional programs. Includes among those programs, those that: use online instruction; use direct assessments rather than credit hours or clock hours as the measure of student learning; integrate experiential (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James Himes Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 11/17/2014

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Online Education Verification Act [HB-5510] [Education ] [Student Loans ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ]
Online Education Verification Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require recognized accrediting agencies or associations that evaluate the quality of distance or correspondence education programs to require those programs to have a secure login and passcode for Internet coursework.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bradley Byrne Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 11/17/2014

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21st Century Classroom Innovation Act [HB-5303] [Education ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Children and Youth ]
21st Century Classroom Innovation Act - Amends part A (Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund) of title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow states to use that portion of their part A grant funds reserved for state activities to award competitive grants to local educational agencies (LEAs), charter schools, or consortia of such entities to carry out blended learning projects. Defines a "blended learning project" as a formal education program that: (1) includes an element of online learning and instructional (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/17/2014

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Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2014 [HB-5294] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Science ] [Veterans ] [Criminal Justice ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Safety ] [Data Privacy ] [Disabilities ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Poverty ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Children and Youth ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Crime ]
Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Social Security Act to expand the collection and analysis of data in programs of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Sets forth provisions to improve cultural competence in federal health care programs and services, including by establishing the Robert T. Matsui Center for Cultural and Linguistic Competence in Health Care. Requires the Secretary of HHS (Secretary) to engage in activities to improve health workforce diversity, including by: (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 11/17/2014

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Investing for Tomorrow's Schools Act of 2014 [HB-5259] [Education ] [Libraries ] [Infrastructure ] [Construction ] [Energy ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ] [Grants ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ] [Environmental ] [Community Development ]
Investing for Tomorrow's Schools Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into cooperative agreements with states to establish state and multistate infrastructure banks that make loans to local educational agencies, public libraries, and charter schools or their developers to construct or renovate public elementary or secondary schools and public libraries. Requires loans also to community learning centers to connect and improve broadband services. Grants congressional consent to states for interstate compacts to establish (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Huffman Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/17/2014

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Supporting Afterschool STEM Act [HB-5217] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Children and Youth ]
Supporting Afterschool STEM Act - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish an afterschool STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) grant program awarding competitive grants to afterschool or STEM networks to: develop quality standards for STEM programming in afterschool programs and provide those programs with technical assistance in implementing such standards, work with state education stakeholders to define and promote appropriate measurable outcomes for afterschool programs that include STEM (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Capuano Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 09/12/2014

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Transforming Education through Technology Act [HB-521] [Education ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Transforming Education through Technology Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to strengthen state and local technological infrastructure and professional development that supports digital learning. Allocates grant funds among states in proportion to each state's share of school improvement funds under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965. Requires states to use at least 90% of their grant to award subgrants to LEAs. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 04/23/2013

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Core Opportunity Resources for Equity and Excellence Act of 2014 [HB-5001] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Children and Youth ]
Core Opportunity Resources for Equity and Excellence Act of 2014 - Amends the school improvement program under part A of title I of the the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require states to adopt student achievement standards that lead to college and career readiness by high school graduation. Requires each state school improvement plan to ensure that the state's public school system enables students to meet those standards by providing them with fair and equitable access to the core resources for learning. Includes among (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/17/2014

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Computer Science Career Education Act of 2014 [HB-4929] [Education ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Science ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Small Business ] [Cybersecurity ]
Computer Science Career Education Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to consortia composed of at least one local educational agency, at least one institution of higher education (IHE), and community representatives for the development and operation of four- or six-year computer science career education programs. Requires each program to include the development of computer science programs for both secondary and postsecondary education that: are aligned with rigorous computer science standards for kindergarten (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/17/2014

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Achievement Through Technology and Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2014 [HB-4913] [Technology and Innovation ] [Education ]
Achievement Through Technology and Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Amends title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to rename part D (Achievement through Technology and Innovation) as the Achievement Through Technology and Innovation Act of 2014 or the ATTAIN Act and to reauthorize it through FY2020. Requires states to use a portion of their allotted funds under subpart 1 (State and Local Grants) of part D to develop challenging academic content and achievement standards to ensure that students are technologically literate (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/17/2014

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School Modernization and Revitalization Through Jobs Act [HB-4826] [Education ] [Construction ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Disaster Relief ] [Manufacturing ] [Infrastructure ] [Children and Youth ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
School Modernization and Revitalization Through Jobs Act, the SMART Jobs Act, or the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act - Requires the Secretary of Education to make grants to states for the modernization, renovation, or repair of public schools, including early learning facilities and charter schools, to make them safe, healthy, high-performing, and technologically up-to-date. Allocates grant funds among states on the basis of the relative portion of school improvement funds provided to local educational agencies (LEAs) (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/17/2014

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Getting into Researching, Learning, & Studying of STEM Act of 2014 [HB-4515] [Science ] [Education ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Children and Youth ]
Getting into Researching, Learning, & Studying of STEM Act of 2014 or the GIRLS-STEM Act of 2014 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to local educational agencies that serve underrepresented or low-income students to enable their elementary and secondary schools to establish and implement programs that: encourage the ongoing interest of female students in careers requiring science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) skills at all levels of the career pathway; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 06/13/2014

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Learning Opportunities With Creation of Open Source Textbooks (LOW COST) Act of 2014 [HB-4455] [Education ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Learning Opportunities With Creation of Open Source Textbooks (LOW COST) Act of 2014 - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop high quality, college freshman-level, open source materials that: (1) contain, at minimum, a comprehensive set of textbooks or other educational materials covering topics in physics, chemistry, and calculus; (2) are posted on the Federal Open Source Material Website (Website); and (3) are free of copyright violations. Requires the Director to establish and maintain the Website. Requires (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 06/13/2014

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