From: Sarah Nichols
Sent: Tuesday, October 1, 2002 11:28 AM
To: Affiliate Rep List
Subject: [affiliates] OERI Memo Addendum
Memorandum
To: ISTE
From: Leslie Harris & Associates
Date: October 1, 2002
Re: Senate OERI Bill
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee's bill
reauthorizing the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI)
includes a new program in Title II that is intended to provide more
support for the development of data systems in State DOEs. The new
language, included at the request of Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) authorizes a
new competitive program that will be awarded to State educational agencies
to develop statewide, longitudinal data systems. States education agencies
may use funds to develop a statewide, longitudinal data system to track
individual student progress based on a unique student identifier, to more
accurately capture and report student data - a) to comply with No Child
Left Behind; b) to facilitate research to improve student achievement; and
c) to be used for other purposes. The grant program did not have a
specific authorization.
It is not clear that OERI will be reauthorized this year since Congress
is
leaving in about a week and there are significant differences between the
Committee bill and the OERI bill that passed the House. Moreover, even if
this language was enacted this session, there is no money appropriated for
this program this year. Sen. Murray is committed however to including this
program in the OERI authorization next year if necessary and pursuing an
appropriation for the program for the next fiscal year.
Sarah Nichols
ISTE - International Society for Technology in Education
480 Charnelton Street
Eugene, OR 97401-2626
541.434.8900
www.iste.org
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