Reply #13: Yep, it is called Digital Promise. [View All]

[madfloridian]

http://www.citytowninfo.com/career-and-education-news/articles/white-house-announces-digital-promise-initiative-11091602

""Created by Republicans and Democrats and championed by a coalition of educators and business leaders, Digital Promise is an independent nonprofit that will help spur breakthrough learning technologies," said U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. "And it will help make sure Americans of all ages and races, regions and backgrounds can benefit from them. By harnessing the extraordinary work being done by educators, innovators, and citizens across this country, Digital Promise can help prepare Americans - and America - to succeed in the 21st Century."

The project was actually authorized in 2008 by law, and should be receiving money from the U.S. Department of Education as well as a variety of philanthropies, reported The Hill.

Additionally, TechAmerican Foundation, the nonprofit arm of an industry lobbying firm, is to take steps forward and outline top policy objectives for the first year. Groups such as the Information Technology Industry Council and the Software and Information Industry Association are expected to provide input.

One of the first projects will be to research the potential of so-called "digital" tutors to help students improve in subjects such as math, according to The Hill. Another idea is the creation of a "League of Innovative" schools that would try out new technologies and ascertain the ways to keep costs down, reported USA Today."


I would love to peek behind the funding curtain...