View source for US: Federal: H.R. 521 Transforming Education Through Technology Act

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|OER Policy Title=US: Federal: H.R. 521 Transforming Education Through Technology Act
|OER Policy URL=link to the Bill is at the bottom of the page : http://democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/bill/transforming-education-through-technology-act
|Description=The Act would help schools, districts, and states transform learning systems by utilizing innovative technology. Specifically the legislation would:

1. Support teachers and principals in using technology to increase college and career readiness, close achievement gaps, and engage all students
2. Help school districts build a technology infrastructure to make sure schools take full advantage of what technology has to offer
3. Help states improve student learning, upgrade assessments, and improve educator preparation and support
4. Seed innovation to create the learning environment of tomorrow using the best technology of today

Moreover, the legislation includes prominent roles for OER in two explicit ways. First, all U.S. states would be required to "consider making content widely available through open educational resources when making purchasing decisions with funds received" under the Act and OER is explicitly called out as an efficiency/productivity strategy that grantees could pursue to extend the 'reach of of high-quality materials, tools, curriculum, instruction, or teachers".
|Author=Rep. George Miller
|OER Policy Date=2013/02/05
|OER Policy Status=Proposed
|Language code=en
|OER Policy Jurisdiction=National
|Country=United States of America
|OER Policy Institution=House
|Tag=K-12
|License short name=copyright
}}
Link to the Bill is at the bottom of the page