{"id":1438,"date":"2015-02-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-25T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/blog\/inacol-legislative-update-enabling-policies-to-transform-k-12-education\/"},"modified":"2022-11-04T17:31:31","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T21:31:31","slug":"inacol-legislative-update-enabling-policies-to-transform-k-12-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/blog\/inacol-legislative-update-enabling-policies-to-transform-k-12-education\/","title":{"rendered":"iNACOL Legislative Update \u2013 ESEA Suddenly On Hold, Must be Friday the 13th"},"content":{"rendered":"
February 13-19, 2015<\/em><\/p>\n There is still a significant amount of legislation being introduced this session. Some states have already reached, or will reach committee deadlines soon. This means that bills that do not pass out of committee by a certain date will no longer be eligible for consideration. Mississippi has already passed its date, and Iowa\u2019s committee deadline will be coming up within the next couple of weeks. We will continue to keep you updated on the status of bills that are of interest to the field.<\/p>\n The purpose of this blog is to share policy developments in the field of K-12 online learning, blended learning, and competency education \u2013 to highlight recent trends, enablers, identify barriers and provide an issues update. It includes a snapshot of important education policies, regulations, gubernatorial, and legislative affairs.<\/p>\n A summary is below; a more detailed version with additional legislative information is available in the members-only\u00a0iNACOL Member Forums<\/a>. We track policy priorities and issues related to the field\u2019s needs as outlined annually in the\u00a0iNACOL State Policy Frameworks<\/a>. This report provides background information and recommendations for issues on the critical policy shifts needed to transform K-12 education.<\/p>\n ESEA Update<\/strong><\/p>\n The application deadline to apply for E-Rate funds is February 26, 2015. This year, there are new eligible services, new rules, and a new online application for which the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) is asking for more granular data about what is being purchased than they have in the past. Technical assistance and archived webinars are available through\u00a0USAC<\/a>.<\/p>\n The iNACOL Blended and Online Learning Symposium will be held November 8-11, 2015 in Orlando, Florida. We are now accepting proposals for conference sessions through March 26. Access the\u00a0Request for Proposals submission system here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Already a member? Access the more detailed legislative highlights through the\u00a0Membership Forum<\/a>.<\/p>\nSTATE POLICY HIGHLIGHTS<\/h3>\n
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FEDERAL POLICY HIGHLIGHTS<\/h3>\n
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INACOL 2015 BLENDED AND ONLINE LEARNING SYMPOSIUM<\/h3>\n