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Teachers,
The EETT program is the sole education technology program that provides states and school districts with funds to purchase hardware and software, engage in professional development, develop database systems, operate online assessments, and conduct outreach to parents. Also, EETT funding is federal money that funds a majority of the technology coordinators for Mississippi Schools. If this funding is cut, it is really going to hurt MS schools.
If you have time, please send a letter to our members of congress. Sending a letter is easy – all you have to do is go to http://www.edtechactionnetwork.org/ and click “Click Here to Take Action.” Then, complete the form and click “Edit/Print” your letters. The letters are written for you and all you have to do is sign and send.
Please pass this information on to anyone who benefits from this funding. Thanks and I hope you have a great day!
Robin Parker Research and Curriculum Unit Instructional Design Specialist Email: rab3@ra.msstate.edu Web Address: http://rcu.msstate.edu Phone: 662.325.2510 Fax: 662.325.3296 From: ISTE Membership
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Budget Update from DC, Urgent Call to Action Congress is poised to vote on a final appropriations bill that would cut funding for the Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) program by 45%, and fund the EETT program at $275 million for FY 06 (EETT was funded at $496 million in FY 05). Programs under NCLB are slated to be cut by $780 million. Please contact your U.S. Senators and Representative and ask them to oppose H.R. 3010, the education appropriations bill, because it slashes funding for education technology. ISTE has made it easy for you to contact your members of Congress. The Ed Tech Action Network (ETAN, http://www.edtechactionnetwork.org/) has posted an alert and provides a simple online connection to Members of Congress. Thank you to those who've already heeded our call to action. Now is the time to contact your senators and representative AGAIN. Let them know the education appropriations bill as currently crafted is unacceptable. The EETT program is the sole education technology program that provides states and school districts with funds to purchase hardware and software, engage in professional development, develop database systems, operate online assessments, and conduct outreach to parents. If you have further questions about how you can be involved, please contact Hilary Goldmann, ISTE's Director of Government Affairs, at 1.202.861.7777. The International Society for
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