ExcelinEd and Digital Learning Now! Congratulate Stephen Bowen on New Position ~ Maine Education Commissioner to Become Director of Innovation for CCSSO ~ Washington, D.C. – Today, the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) announced that Maine Commissioner of Education Stephen Bowen will lead the organization’s work on innovative practices in education starting in…
In Plain English: ME LD 1057
An Act Related to Public Funding of Charter Schools Summary LD 1057/HP750 (LegiScan or Maine Legislature) was vetoed by Gov. LePage on July 8. The legislation established new provisions to fund public charter schools authorized by the Maine Charter School Commission. This would have ended the transfer of money from school districts to charters and…
16 Aug 2013
DLN State Report 7.18.13
Top Highlights Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) began the rulemaking process to overhaul the E-Rate program at a meeting of the Commissioners. With Commissioner Pai’s proposal, released earlier this week, all three FCC Commissioners have put forth ideas to help reform the current E-Rate. Here is a brief overview of the three Commissioner’s proposals….
19 Jul 2013
DLN State Report 7.12.13
Top Highlights Maine Bill: LD 1533 Status: 07/08/2013 – Vetoed by the Governor Relevant Elements: 1, 2, 7 Maine LD 1533, as amended by Committee Amendment A, passed the Senate on June 27 and was vetoed by Republican Gov. Paul LePage on July 9. The veto was later sustained. The bill would have established the…
12 Jul 2013
1:1 Technology choices in Maine
June 14, 2013 The Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI) will be giving districts the option to use PC computers, rather than Apple laptops for the first time since its inception in 2002. Two dozen districts decided to switch to the HP laptop. The opt-in program will serve more than 69,000 students and educators as of…
14 Jun 2013
DLN State Report 5.16 and 5.23
Georgia Georgia Governor Nathan Deal released an executive order on May 15 re-affirming state sovereignty in regards to education. The order affirms that Georgia will maintain its sovereignty in deciding educational standards, including decisions on curriculum and instruction. In addition, all standards in Georgia will be up for public review and comment for sixty days…
24 May 2013
DLN State Report 4.19.13
Alabama Bill: SB 430 Status: 04/11/2013 – Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education Relevant Elements: 2 Alabama SB 430, sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Vivian Figures, D-Mobile, was read for the first time and referred to the Senate Education Committee on April 11. It would: Allow the state…
19 Apr 2013
DLN State Report 4.5.2013
Alaska Bill: HB 190 Status: 04/05/2013 – (H) EDC AT 8:00 AM CAPITOL 106 Relevant Elements: 4, 8 Alaska HB 190, sponsored by Rep. Paul Seaton, R-Homer, was read a first time March 28 and referred to the House Education Committee, where it is scheduled for a hearing on April 3 at 8 am. It…
5 Apr 2013