Summary Utah SB 284 (Open States or Utah Legislature) modifies provisions relating to the deployment of whole-school one-to-one educational technology in public schools and appropriates funds to support this legislation. Legislative Analysis UT SB 284 contains several modifications to the Smart School Technology Program. The legislation: removes the repeal date for the program, which was…
In Plain English: OR HB 2426
Summary Oregon HB 2426 (Open States or Oregon Legislature) requires school districts to develop policies to govern the use of personal electronic devices in district schools, to determine whether there are free online resources when adopting textbook lists, and to provide professional development related to online resources for specified district employees. Legislative Analysis OR HB…
28 Mar 2014
In Plain English: ID SB 1200
Summary Idaho SB 1200 (Open States or Idaho Legislature) is the fiscal year 2014 appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program. It contains several specific expenditures for educational technology resources. Legislative Analysis SB 1200 is the FY 2014 appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program. At almost $1.6 billion, it represents a 2.2%…
26 Mar 2014
In Plain English: ID HB 65
Summary Idaho HB 65 (Open States or Idaho Legislature) amends and adds to existing education law. It establishes provisions relating to public school technology and to the funding for this technology, among other actions. Legislative Analysis HB 65 addresses problems in the fiscal year 2013 budget caused by the repeal of SBs 1108, 1110, and…
25 Mar 2014
In Plain English: GA HB 283
Summary Georgia HB 283 (Open States or Georgia Legislature) contains revisions to Title 20 of the Georgia Code, the state’s basic law for education. It establishes a new grant program for technology capital. Legislative Analysis HB 283 authorizes the State Board of Education to establish a grant program to incentivize the adoption of digital learning…
24 Mar 2014
In Plain English: AR HB 1535
Summary Arkansas HB 1535 (Open States or Arkansas Legislature) amends The Free Textbook Act of 1975 to repeal a prohibition on including the equipment needed to use technology-based materials in the definition of instructional materials, among other changes. Legislative Analysis HB 1535 amends and repeals portions of The Free Textbook Act of 1975, which is…
21 Mar 2014
In Plain English: AK HB 65
Summary Alaska HB 65 (Open States or Alaska Legislature) is the state appropriations bill for the fiscal year 2013-2014. It allocates $1.1 million for Alaska’s Learning Network. Legislative Analysis AK HB 65 appropriates $1.1 million for Alaska’s Learning Network, a consortium partnering with all of Alaska’s school districts to offer high-quality online learning opportunities statewide….
21 Mar 2014
Smart Policy in the Age of Disruption
The classroom of the future is not a fixed blueprint. Just like a record producer in 1974 could barely imagine the world of music in 2014, so the future of education is one which will look little as it does now, evolving and morphing along with the needs of the students and the advances in…
7 Jan 2014