George Miller Marks Digital Learning Day With New EdTech Bill
When it comes to education, the role and effects of technology has been a tough nut to crack. As tomorrow'sDigital Learning Day approaches, education groups and officials are offering up their recommendations.
Congress is marking the event with a bill. On Tuesday afternoon, Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), the senior Democrat of the House education committee, introduced legislation that aims to make schools' transition to integrating technology into their lessons and operations a little bit smoother. According to a memo from Miller's office, the Transforming Education through Technology Act aims to "help speed adoption of innovative digital tools to improve student outcomes, close achievement gaps, boost educator skills and improve efficiency and productivity." Under the law, states and school districts would have to "develop plans and policies that put the best technology" to use in classrooms.
"Technology provides us an opportunity to tackle chronic education challenges in new ways thanks to increasing use and access, constant innovation, and falling costs. Technology can be a tool to drive equity and to help
Congress is marking the event with a bill. On Tuesday afternoon, Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), the senior Democrat of the House education committee, introduced legislation that aims to make schools' transition to integrating technology into their lessons and operations a little bit smoother. According to a memo from Miller's office, the Transforming Education through Technology Act aims to "help speed adoption of innovative digital tools to improve student outcomes, close achievement gaps, boost educator skills and improve efficiency and productivity." Under the law, states and school districts would have to "develop plans and policies that put the best technology" to use in classrooms.
"Technology provides us an opportunity to tackle chronic education challenges in new ways thanks to increasing use and access, constant innovation, and falling costs. Technology can be a tool to drive equity and to help