State of the States: MONTANA

Smith updates on the status of the educational technology in the state of Montana. The state provides no money to support school districts' instructional technology, resulting to districts such as the Bozeman school district, which recently received $646,000 in federal money to buy Plato Learni...

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Published in:Education Week 2004-05, Vol.23 (35), p.90
Main Author: Smith, Natasha N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academically Gifted
Computers
Education
Educational Legislation
Educational Technology
Elementary Secondary Education
Federal Legislation
Funding
Government grants
Grade 4
Instructional Leadership
Internet
Mathematics Curriculum
Public School Teachers
Public Schools
School Districts
State Departments of Education
States
Students with Disabilities
Technology
Urban Areas
Videoconferencing
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Summary:Smith updates on the status of the educational technology in the state of Montana. The state provides no money to support school districts' instructional technology, resulting to districts such as the Bozeman school district, which recently received $646,000 in federal money to buy Plato Learning software after requesting help from US Sen Conrad Burns to meet the requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, to turn to other sources for help. Meanwhile, the JASON Project, run by Burns Telecommunications Center on the campus of Montana State University, continues to run, serving 71 schools as well as seven American Indian reservations.
ISSN:0277-4232
1944-8333