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In 1984, this was reauthorized as the Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Education Program under Title II, Part A of the ESEA, and funding for the program began in 1985. [6] It was developed in the wake of the Nation at Risk Report of 1983 to allocate funds to educational agencies and non-profits through the states.
ITEST engages students and teachers in authentic, hands-on learning experiences in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (commonly referred to as 'STEM' or 'SET' [more common in the U.K.]). As of early 2012, the program is in its ninth year. Over 195 individual projects across 43 states have been funded. It has impacted:
During its first ten years, the foundation awarded grants of approximately $15.3 million. [22]The foundation's endowment kept growing considerably, with Flora Hewlett's estate bolstering it to more than $300 million in 1981 and the foundation's assets reaching more than $800 million by the 1990s, an increase of more than 30 times.
NCWIT's AspireIT K–12 Outreach Program consists of national girl-serving organizations, professional educator associations, academic institutions, and businesses all dedicated to giving access to a computer science education for girls in grades K-12. The alliance members work to advance more girls into computing nationwide.
On May 22, 2012, the Department of Education proposed draft criteria for a district-level Race to the Top program. On December 19, 2013, six additional states (Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Vermont) were awarded a total of $280 million from the 2013 Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC) fund.
In 1989 ICCE changed its name to the present name, International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). Shortly after, in 1990, The Computing Teacher was retitled Learning and Leading with Technology. [2] In 2019, ISTE acquired EdSurge, a for-profit news company, which focuses on technology and education, and converted it to a non-profit. [3]
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The Perkins Act provides $1.2 billion in federal support for career and technical education programs in all 50 States, including support for integrated career pathways programs. [2] The law was extended through 2024.