3.0.0 1087 2023-01-11T13:24:42Z 2023-01-11T13:24:42Z Senate S S 2013-06-04 113 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2013-06-04T14:41:21Z Transforming Education through Technology Act 113 521 HR 2013-04-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Related bill CRS 2013-06-04 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2013-06-04 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2013-06-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001049 Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC] Kay Hagan D NC R. N M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2013-06-04 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2013-06-04 True Education Academic performance and assessments Computers and information technology Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Educational technology and distance education Elementary and secondary education Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Higher education Performance measurement Public-private cooperation Rural conditions and development School administration Teaching, teachers, curricula Education 00 2013-06-04 Introduced in Senate 2013-07-19T15:19:36Z 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 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 ESEA.

Requires states to use at least 90% of their grant to award subgrants to LEAs.

Requires LEAs to use: (1) at least 40% of those funds to support the acquisition of technology that addresses their technology infrastructure and access needs, and (2) at least 35% of those funds for professional development for digital learning.

Allows states to form purchasing consortia with other states, and allows LEAs to form purchasing consortia with other LEAs, to carry out grant and subgrant activities, including the purchase of technology.

Directs the Secretary (under new subpart 2 [Technology for Tomorrow Fund] of part D) to award renewable, competitive grants to eligible partnerships to improve student achievement, academic growth, and college-and-career readiness through the use of technology and digital learning.

Defines an "eligible partnership" as a partnership that includes at least one high-need LEA and at least one state, LEA or educational service agency, institution of higher education, nonprofit or community-based organization, or business or for-profit organization.

Requires partnerships to use their grants to carry out activities that utilize technology and digital learning to: (1) promote personalized, individualized instruction; (2) improve teacher and school leader preparation, professional development, knowledge, skills, practice, and professional capacity; (3) ensure all students equitable access to high-quality curriculum, instruction, assessments, technology, and digital learning; and (4) improve educational efficiency and productivity.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish partnership performance measures, (2) contract with an outside entity to evaluate the grant program and identify effective practices for improving student outcomes, (3) disseminate and provide technical assistance to LEAs and states on best practices in utilizing technology and digital learning for student advancement, and (4) ensure that the Department of Education applies those best practices to other innovation fund programs.

]]> Enhancing Education Through Technology Act of 2013 Display Title Enhancing Education Through Technology Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced A bill to award grants to encourage State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and schools to utilize technology to improve student achievement and college and career readiness, the skills of teachers and school leaders, and the efficiency and productivity of education systems at all levels. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Enhancing Education Through Technology Act of 2013 Introduced in Senate 2013-06-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s1087is/xml/BILLS-113s1087is.xml 2013-06-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.