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CUE Continues the Call for Distribution of Stimulus (ARRA) Funds

June 2, 2010 UPDATE:
As of now, the EETT/ARRA funds are still being held back by the California Legislature....[but] the issue of the distribution of the EETT/ARRA competitive funding is now to be resolved by the budget conference committee representing the Senate and Assembly Education Finance Committees. Read the details....and send your own letter!

Background:
California's great 'Bait and Switch' trick:
California directed schools and districts across the state to spend millions to support Educational Technology, then failed to distribute the over $72M in stimulus funds to pay for it! Now legislators want to create a whole new program that doesn't conform to state or federal guidelines and would delay getting the money to districts until 2011! CETPA, CCSESA, ACSA, the Children's Partnership and others have joined CUE in this months-long effort to immediately release these funds for their intended purpose. CUE urges its membership, and all Californians to join us by contacting your legislator TODAY and end this reproachable delay in distributing funds to our cash-strapped school districts. Read the letters....
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CUE Lends Support to CETPA's Digital Textbook Symposium

CETPA Digital Textbook Symposium
Governor Schwarzenegger's Electronic Textbook Initiative
August 11, 2009, Orange County Department of Education

CETPA, in collaboration with other agencies, will explore the initiative announced by Governor Schwarzenegger on May 6, 2009.  He launched a proposal to make California the first state in the nation to offer schools free, open-source digital textbooks for high school students. The Governor directed his Secretary of Education Glen Thomas to ensure these resources are available for use in high school math and science classes by fall 2009, a critical first step in helping ensure digital textbooks are widely available to all California students. CUE is proud to be among the sponsors of this important event.

Open Registration: For those who have not already registered, CETPA invites you to attend the August 11 Digital Textbook Symposium. However, space is quite limited and registration is offered on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. Please register to post your name to the attendee list. REGISTER

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CUE names Assemblymember Tom Torlakson 2009 Legislator of the Year

Walnut Creek, CA, March 4, 2009 — Computer Using Educators (CUE, Inc.) announced today they are proud to honor Assemblymember Tom Torlakson (D-Antioch), as the CUE 2009 Legislator of the Year for his work to boost digital literacy in schools and cultivate the scientific and technical talents of our students.

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Proposed Budget-Cut Will Cause California Schools to Lose Millions in Federal Funding for Technology

Mid-year adjustments propose cut of funds that leverage many times the State’s investment!

The Legislature has proposed mid-year budget reductions that include the elimination of funding ($17.6 million) for the California Technology Assistance Project (CTAP) and the Statewide Educational Technology Services (SETS) programs. Cutting these programs would cause California’s schools to lose hundreds of millions of federal dollars each year!




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CUE Representatives Speak out about Online Learning in California

Online Education and Providing Access to Technology to Enhance Student Learning

On August 9, 2007, the Riverside County Office of Education hosted a hearing on online learning in California. CUE, as a member of the Ed Tech Alliance, a California legislative advocacy effort, was highly involved in the development of this hearing. Steven Glyer, Secretary of the CUE Board of Directors, spoke passionately about the need for California to move forward with its online learning programs.
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CUE Takes Stand Against Restrictive Legislation

The Legislative Advocacy Committee of Computer Using Educators (CUE) has released a position statement today urging its members and partners to oppose H.R. 5319, otherwise known as the Deleting Online Predators Act (DOPA). CUE joins the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) and the American Library Association (ALA) in opposition to this legislation, and urges its membership to contact our U.S. Senators to fight passage of this act.  Find out more....


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