Federal funding for technology in schools The Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF)1is the FCC $7.17 billion program to help provide relief to the millions of Americans who currently lack adequate Internet access to support their educational endeavors. Together with the Samsung Grants Support Program, the...
It has two types of grants for schools: Formula grants: Grants given by preset formulas governed by Congress. It’s non-competitive and requires a school district to fill out a basic application. As long as you meet the formula, you’ll receive the grant. Discretionary grants: Grants that ...
What if, instead of purchasing hard copies of computer texts, school districts license the books from the publisher at a cost of $5 per user? When a new version of the software is purchased, the publisher simply replaces the obsolete material with updated digital copies of the text. Digital...
Plan to Zero Out U.S. Technology Grants Draws FireThis article reports that a $272 million program to help states and school districts use technology for education would be axed under U.S....
One part of the equity question is spending, and on this front the federal technology grants coming through the "Goals 2000: Educate America Act" could be something of an equalizer. (The act, signed into law by President Clinton last March, allocates grant money for states that design plan...
Grants can be applied to small-scale projects that further a certain unit or lesson in a classroom. They can also be on a larger scale, advancing technology access across an entire school or district. If you feel that technology would give your students more opportunities to learn, chances ar...
In our district, Smith said, technology is valued a great deal and is supported with funds from the general budget and from grants. For the past three years, our school board has supported level funding, which has allowed us to operate in a timely manner in regard to scheduling upgrades an...
Our Collaboration with Esy-Labs GmbH, the winner of one of our research grants in 2021, is being continued and is now part of the Electrifying Technical Organic Syntheses (ETOS) Cluster, a cluster initiative founded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. Products 94 ...
The Fab School Labs contest is open to public middle schools and will make five grants of up to $100,000 available to five winning schools to fund a school lab makeover. Northrop Grumman Foundation Launches Middle School Contest to Promote STEM Innovation Beginning May 4 and continuing through...
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