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Washington adopts professional learning bill

April 5, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee recently signed into law HB 1345, a bill that adopts a definition and standards for educator professional learning. HB 1345, championed by Representatives Kristine…

States assess their readiness for digital learning

March 8, 2016 by Dennis Pierce

Statewide ed-tech inventories are helping state leaders assess their digital learning needs When Ray Timothy, executive director of the Utah ... Read more

Every Student Succeeds Act shifts more power to states

January 28, 2016December 1, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

While a "new and improved" version of the hotly-debated No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) would still require reading and math testing in grades 3-8 and once in…

Buoyed by Congress, STEM and coding are on the rise

December 15, 2015October 22, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

STEM education, while always a national focus, is receiving more attention in recent days, as surveys and legislation reveal awareness of its importance to the nation's success. Three…

Bill would keep schools out of students’ social media accounts

September 30, 2015 by By Trevor Brown, Wyoming Tribune-Eagle

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Digital equity bill targets ‘homework gap’

September 24, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

New legislation introduced in Congress would support "innovative strategies and methods to increase out-of-school access to digital learning resources" in an effort to boost both student and educator…

ESEA rewrite passes Senate, education orgs respond

July 16, 2015 by By Stephen Noonoo, Editor, @stephenoonoo

Voting 81-17, the U.S. Senate has replaced the controversial No Child Left Behind with the Every Child Achieves act, which solidifies a commitment to standardized testing but gives…

New bill would support innovative internet pilots for students

June 23, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

New legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate would support innovative methods to give students access to the internet and digital tools outside of classrooms. The Digital Learning Equity…

Senate to tackle NCLB update

April 14, 2015April 14, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

A proposed updated to the Elemetary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) would strengthen state and local control and end federal test-based accountability. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and…

New bill would renew EETT funding

February 11, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

A new bill proposed in the U.S. Senate would once again fund the Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) Act, which ensures that educators and students have access to…

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