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Achieving the Goals--Goal 5- First in the World in Math and Science Technology Resources - November 1996

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE)

Education for the Disadvantaged

The Title I Program, Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Education Agencies (Title I Basic Grants, Concentration Grants and Targeted Grants), provides assistance to improve the teaching and learning of children in high-poverty schools to enable those children to meet challenging academic content and performance standards. Title I is the largest education program for elementary and secondary students who reside in low- income areas. Many local school districts incorporate education technology and training into their Title I programs.

Mary Jean LeTendre
Director, Compensatory Education Programs
Room 4400 Portals Building
U.S. Department of Education
1250 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202
(202) 260-0826
Mary.Jean.LeTendre@ed.gov

Eisenhower Professional Development Program (Title II)

The Eisenhower Professional Development Program (Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended) was enacted in 1994 as part of the Improving America's School Act which supports professional development activities to improve teaching and learning. Under this program, funds are made available on a formula basis to state education agencies (SEAs), local education agencies (LEAs), state agencies for higher education (SAHEs), and nonprofit organizations (NPOs) to support and help shape state and local professional development activities. The reauthorized Eisenhower Program has a direct relation to systemic reform and student achievement that are tied to challenging state content and performance standards. The program expanded and modified its predecessor, the Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Education Program, to include all core subjects.

States may use funds under this program to provide professional development in the effective use of educational technology as an instructional tool for increasing student understanding of the core academic subjects. This includes efforts to train teachers in methods of achieving gender equity both in students' access to computers and other educational technology and in teaching practices used in the application of educational technology.

Audrey M. Smith or Christine Jackson
Eisenhower Professional Development Program
U.S. Department of Education
600 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-6140
(202) 260-2465
e-mail: audrey.smith@ed.gov

Goals 2000

Goals 2000 is a program of support for comprehensive reform of education at state and local levels. This reform asks states and local communities to set challenging academic standards that all children need to attain to be productive citizens in the 21st century; align all facets of the education enterprise toward attainment of those standards; design assessments systems to determine if all children are attaining the high level of academic performance described in the standards; and focus on accountability for results in terms of that student performance.

As a major tool of instruction, technology can play a leading role in helping students reach the level of performance expected of them. Technology can also be used to help teachers manage their instruction, track student progress, and diagnose student needs. Finally, knowledge of technology itself is becoming a goal of instruction, crucial in preparing students for further education for entering the workforce.

Thomas W. Fagan
Director, Goals 2000
U.S. Department of Education
600 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202
(202) 401-0039
e-mail: Thomas.Fagan@ed.gov

Innovative Education Program Strategies (Title VI)

Title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the Improving America's Schools Act, is designed to: (1) support local educational reform efforts that are consistent with and support statewide reform efforts under the Goals 2000: Educate America Act; (2) support state and local efforts to accomplish the National Education Goals; (3) provide funding to enable state and local education agencies (LEAs) to implement promising educational reform programs; (4) provide a continuing source of innovation, and education improvement, including support for library services, instructional materials and technology; and (5) meet the special needs of at-risk and high- cost students.

Zulla Toney
School Improvement Programs
U.S. Department of Education
Room 4509 Portals Building
1250 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202
(202) 260-2551
e-mail: zulla.toney@ed.gov

The Migrant Education Program

These formula grant programs go to state education agencies, which generally subgrant funds to local education agencies or non-profit community-based organizations, to improve educational opportunities for migrant students. Programs offered during the academic year and summer months focus on meeting the unique needs of migrant students to enable them to meet high academic standards. States may use funds to coordinate projects with similar programs and projects within the state and with other states to help reduce the negative effects caused by student mobility. Funds may also be used to acquire technologies and offer relevant training in order to enhance program effectiveness. Up to $4.5 million may be reserved from the total amount available each year to help improve program coordination within and between states.

Kristin Gilbert
Office of Migrant Education
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
U.S. Department of Education
4100 Portals Building
1250 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-6140
(202) 260-1357
e-mail: kristin_gilbert@ed.gov
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