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Press Releases 2021
- Press Release: EdTech Community Educates Congress on 2021 Policy Priorities
- Press Release: Statement from SETDA on FCC Final Order Distributing $7.1 Billion for Student and Educator Off-Campus Broadband Access
- Press Release: SETDA Names Startups Selected for 2021 Cohort of Emerging Partners
- Press Release: SETDA Names Dr. Karen Richardson the Recipient of the 2021 Candice Dodson Influencer Award
- Press Release: SETDA Names Muzology Winner of the 2021 Emerging Partners EdTech Demo Day
- Press Release: SETDA Names 2021 State Achievement Award Recipients
- Press Release: SETDA Announces 2021-2022 Board Members and Officers
- Press Release: SETDA Commends the U.S. Senate on Passage of Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Package
- Press Release: Statement of the Education & Libraries Networks Coalition on FCC Announcement of Emergency Connectivity Fund Demand and Second Application Window
- Press Release: EdTech Community Continues Conversation on 2021 Policy Priorities
- Press Release: Ed Tech Startups Invited to Apply for SETDA’s Emerging Partners Program
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Press Releases 2020
- Press Release: SETDA Announces Julia Fallon as New Executive Director
- Press Release: SETDA Honors Sandy O’Neil, New Jersey Department of Education, with 2020 State Leader of the Year Award
- Press Release: SETDA Announces 2020-2021 Board Members and Officers
- Press Release: SETDA Launches eLearning Coalition to Support Online Learning
- Press Release: SETDA, CoSN & Classlink Publish Back-to-School Rubric
- Press Release: SETDA Issues Statement Remembering Candice Dodson, Executive Director
- Press Release: Civic, Education Leaders Launch Virtual Hub to Equip Indiana Educators and Families for New Era of eLearning
- Press Release: Over 7,500 Education Leaders Call on FCC to Fund Home Internet Access Amid School Closures
- Press Release: Ed Tech Startups Invited to Apply for Spots Now Open In SETDA’s Emerging Partners Program
- Press Release: SETDA Announces Interim Executive Director
- Press Release: CoSN and SETDA Support Latest Action on the Hill to Close the ‘Homework Gap’ During the COVID-19 Crisis
- Press Release: SETDA Announces New E-Rate Training Series: Ask the State Experts
- Press Release: Senators Markey, Schumer, Cantwell, Van Hollen, Bennet, Hassan, Schatz Lead Colleagues on Legislation to Ensure All Students Have Access to Internet During Coronavirus Pandemic
- Press Release: AT&T Supports SETDA eLearning Coalition Amidst COVID-19 Virus
- Press Release: SETDA Honors New York Congresswoman Grace Meng with 2020 Federal Policy Maker of the Year Award
- Press Release: SETDA Names StartUps Selected for 2020 Cohort of Emerging Partners
- Press Release: SETDA Announces Open Nomination Period for the New Candice Dodson Influencer Award
- Press Release: SETDA Announces Director of Innovation and Design
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Press Releases 2019
- Press Release: SETDA Honors Senator Jacky Rosen of Nevada with 2019 Federal Policy Maker of the Year Award
- Press Release: SETDA Releases The Broadband Imperative III: Driving Connectivity, Access and Student Success
- Press Release: SETDA Honors Julia Fallon, Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, with 2019 State Leader of the Year Award
- Press Release: Students from Mineola, New York Honored Before an Audience of National Education Leaders at SETDA Event in Washington, D.C.
- Press Release: SETDA Joins Ambitious Initiative to “Map the EdTech Genome”
- Press Release: SETDA Board Announces Leadership Transition; Direct Appointment of Candice Dodson as Executive Director
- Press Release: SETDA Announces 2020 Cohort of Emerging Partners Offering Wide Variety of K-12 Education Technology Solutions
- Press Release: SETDA Program for EdTech Startups Now Accepting Applications for New Cohort Launching in June
- Press Release: SETDA Report - State K12 Instructional Materials Leadership Trends Snapshot
- Press Release: SETDA Announces 2019-2020 Board Members and Officers
- Press Release: SETDA Announces Mineola Middle School as 2019 Student Voices Award Winner
- Press Release: 2019 State K12 Broadband Leadership Report - Driving Broadband Connectivity, Access and Student Success
- Press Release: edWeb and SETDA to Host Professional Learning Community on Leveraging Title IIA
- Press Release: SETDA Releases Navigating the Digital Shift 2019
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Press Releases 2018
- Press Release: SETDA Announces 2018-2019 Board Members and Officers
- Press Release: SETDA Releases Updated Online Toolkit Supporting the Selection of Quality Instructional Materials
- Press Release: SETDA Launches Interoperability Resource
- Press Release: SETDA Announces Partnership with EdTech Startups Offering Wide Variety of K-12 Education Solutions
- Press Release: SETDA Releases Navigating the Digital Shift 2018: Broadening Student Learning Opportunities
- Press Release: SETDA 2018 Emerging Private Sector Partners Application Open
- Press Release: SETDA Honors Jerome Browning, Alabama Department of Education with 2018 State Leader of the Year Award
- Press Release: Students from St. Albans City School, Vermont Honored by SETDA Before an Audience of National Education Leaders
- Press Release: SETDA Honors Senator Ed Markey (MA) 2018 Federal Policy Maker of the Year Award
- Press Release: SETDA Honors Rick Snyder, Governor and Brian Whiston, the late Superintendent of Public Instruction, Michigan with 2018 State Policy Maker of the Year Award
- Press Release: SETDA Announces 2018 Student Voices Winner - Vermont's St. Albans City School
- Press Release: SETDA Launches Updated Digital Instructional Materials Acquisition Policies for States (DMAPS) Portal
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Press Releases 2017
- Press Release: SETDA Announces 2017-2018 Board Members and Officers
- Press Release: SETDA & ENA Release State Wi-Fi Leadership for Fostering Digital Learning Ready K–12 Schools Resource
- Press Release: SETDA Announces Mountain Heights Academy – Student Voices Winner
- Press Release: Navigating the Digital Shift II
- Press Release: SETDA Announces New Cohort of Emerging Private Secret Partner Program
- Press Release: SETDA Honors Jillian Balow, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Wyoming
- Press Release: Students from Utah’s Mountain Heights Academy Address National Education Leaders
- Press Release: SETDA Honors Stanley Freeda, New Hampshire Department of Education with 2017 State Leader of the Year Award
- SETDA Releases New Resource: State Procurement Case Studies - Spotlight on Digital Materials Acquisition
- Press Release: SETDA Now Accepting Applications from Educational Technology Startups for Emerging Private Sector Partners Program
- Press Release: Guide to the Selection of Quality Instructional Materials
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Press Releases 2016
- SETDA Announces New Strategic Plan: 2017-2010
- SETDA Honors Students from New Jersey’s Northfield Community Middle School
- Candice Dodson Honored as 2016 SETDA Leader of the Year
- Dale Erquiaga, Nevada Honored as 2016 State Policy Maker of the Year
- Congressman Dave Loebsack (Iowa's 2nd District) Honored as 2016 Federal Policy Maker of the Year
- SETDA Announces 2016 Emerging Partners Cohort
- SETDA Announces Northfield Community Middle School as 2016 Student Voices Award Winner
- SETDA Announces 2016-2017 Board of Directors
- Broadband Imperative II: Equitable Access for Learning
- SETDA Applauds FCC's Modernization of the Lifeline Program
- Press Release: New Report - States Demonstrate K12 Broadband Leadership
- SETDA Announces New Executive Director
- Emerging Private Sector Partner 2016 Applications Open
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Press Releases 2015
- Students from Math, Science & Technology Magnet Academy at Roosevelt High Present at SETDA Leadership Summit
- SETDA Announces State Policy Maker of the Year 2015 - New Jersey Department of Education Leaders
- SETDA Honors Senator Tammy Baldwin as Federal Policy Maker of the Year 2015
- SETDA Leader of the Year 2015: Peter Drescher, Vermont Agency of Education
- Senate Approves Every Student Succeeds Act
- SETDA Announces the Launch of Digital Instructional Materials Acquisition Policies for States (DMAPS)
- SETDA Launches Navigating the Digital Shift: Mapping the Acquisition of Digital Instructional Materials
- SETDA and Common Sense Join Forces to Help Finish The Job of Connecting Every U.S. Classroom and Library to High-Speed Internet
- SETDA and Common Sense Launch E-Rate Modernization Toolkit
- State Digital Learning Exemplars National Report
- Friday Institute and SETDA Release State Digital Learning Exemplars National Report
- SETDA Publishes OER Case Studies
- SETDA Announces New Cohort of Emerging Private Sector Partners
- National Organizations Release Recommendations on the Federal Role in Student Data Privacy.
- SETDA Announces 2015-2016 Board of Directors
- SETDA applauds Senate Approval of the Every Child Achieves Act of 2015
- SETDA Supports Federal Action to Safeguard Student Data & Privacy
- SETDA Names Melissa Greene as Director of Strategic Partnerships
- SETDA Now Accepting Applications from Education Technology Startups for Emerging Private Sector Partners Program
- SETDA Publishes Brief on the Quality of Digital Content for Learning
- SETDA Announces Interim Executive Director
- SETDA Applauds Presidential Budget Request for State Technology Grants to Improve Instruction & Personalize Learning
- SETDA Praises Senate Legislation to Update the Enhancing Education through Technology Program
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Press Releases 2014
- SETDA Applauds New FCC Investments in School Broadband Capacity
- SETDA Launches The Guide to Implementing Digital Learning
- National Organizations Applaud FCC Chairman Wheeler’s Announcement to Increase Funding for E-Rate
- Laurence Cocco of New Jersey Honored as SETDA 2014 State Leader of the Year
- SETDA Honors Congressman Jared Polis of Colorado with Federal Policymaker Award
- SETDA Announces Partnership with New Cohort of Ten Startups Focused on Serving K-12 Education Needs
- Coalition of Education Organizations: FCC Chairman’s E-Rate Modernization Proposal Is “Critical First Step” Toward Providing All Students with Access to High-Speed Broadband
- SETDA Now Accepting Applications from Educational Technology Startups for Emerging Private Sector Partners Program
- SETDA Comment on FCC Vote on E-Rate Modernization
- SETDA Launches The Guide to Technology Requirements
- Indiana Students Showcase Digital Leadership for National Education Leaders
- Achieving ConnectED Goals Remains Urgent Priority
- SETDA Publishes Brief on Ownership of Teacher-Created Instructional Materials for State and District Leaders
- SETDA Announces 2014-2015 Board Members and Officers
- SETDA Launches New Website: Building the Capacity of Leaders to Improve Education through Technology
- SETDA Events to Showcase $2 Billion in K-12 Technology ConnectED Commitments
- SETDA Publishes Brief on Accessibility of Instructional Materials in a Digital Age for State and District Leaders
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Press Releases 2013
- 2013 SETDA Leadership Summit to Feature State and Federal Educational Technology Leaders, Teacher and Student Voices
- State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) Releases Tools for Next Generation Standards Alignment of Digital Education Resources
- State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) Announces New Resource on Technology Readiness for Online Assessment
- State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) Announces 2013-2014 Board Members and Officers
- SETDA Statement on FCC Action on E-Rate
- SETDA Unveils New Logo and Branding
- SETDA Statement on ConnectED Initiative Announcement
- SETDA Welcomes Inaugural Cohort of Startup Partners
- Transforming Data to Information in Service of Learning
- SETDA Launches New Program for Startups
- K-12 Education Technology Leaders and Policymakers Convene in Washington
- Analysis of Popular School Speed Test Tools Released to Inform Education Leaders, Policymakers
- K-12 Education Leaders Hail Introduction of the Transforming Education Through Technology Act
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Press Releases 2012
- Policymakers, K-12 School Leaders Must Address Technology Needs for College and Career Ready Teaching, Learning and Assessment
- SETDA Honors U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe of Maine with Federal Policymaker Award
- Dr. Wayne Hartschuh of Delaware Honored as SETDA’s 2012 State Leader of the Year
- The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) Announces Launch of the State Education Policy Center
- The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) Announces New Strategic Plan
- Out of Print: Reimagining the K-12 Textbook in a Digital Age
- State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) Announces 2012-2013 Board Members and Officers
- Students Prepared for College and Careers through Innovative Learning Models
- Broadband Imperative Recommendations to Address K-12 Education Infrastructure Needs
- Innovative Programs Boost Student Achievement and More
- Education Technology Summit Participants Call for Renewed Federal Commitment to Ed Tech
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Press Releases 2011
- Stephen Sanders of the Wisconsin Department of Instruction Honored as SETDA’s 2011 State Leader of the Year
- SETDA Honors Dr. Patricia I. Wright, Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction, with 2011 State Policy Maker of the Year Award
- SETDA Leadership Summit Features U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Marks a Decade of State Educational Technology Leadership
- SETDA Names Dr. Jennifer Fritschi as Director of Strategic Partnerships
- Technology in America’s Schools: What Do We Need to Power Next Generation Assessment Systems?
- State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) Announces 2011-2012 Board Members and Officers
- Joint Press Release: Leading Education and Business Groups Welcome Senate Introduction of the ATTAIN Act
- Preparing Students for College and 21st Century Careers
- Congress on Verge of Derailing Innovation in Schools, Threatening America's Competitiveness
- Fostering Innovation in Education Through State Technology Leadership
- Joint Press Release: Education and Business Community Applauds Congressional Efforts to Restore Federal Funding for School Technology
- SETDA Response to Obama Administration Proposal to Launch New Educational Technology R&D Agency (ARPA-ED)
- Joint Press Release: Education and Business Leaders Express Dismay Over Efforts to Defund State Ed Tech Grants Program
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2018
SETDA guide urges educators to focus on the process, not the purchase
Full benefits of edtech can’t be realized until data is interoperable, report finds
SETDA announces new partnerships with emerging edtech startups
OER reaches ‘inflection point,’ and states are leading the charge
2017
- edscoop.com: State leaders focus on digital instruction, Wi-Fi leadership (12/21)
- edscoop.com: Alaska leverages technology to address high turnover rate of teachers (12/18)
- edscoop.com: Oklahoma City schools gear up for massive technology upgrades (12/14)
- edscoop.com: Idaho districts overcome connectivity challenges with federal, state funds (12/11)
- edscoop.com: Indiana educators benefitting from state’s commitment to OER (12/7)
- edscoop.com: Michigan drives efforts to “go open” with statewide OER (12/4)
- edscoop.com: Digital citizenship a top focus in California education (11/30)
- edscoop.com: Wisconsin elevates computer science education, careers in its schools (11/27)
- edscoop.com: Wyoming to build a statewide K-20 learning management system (11/20)
- edscoop.com: Guam must overcome ‘concrete’ challenges to achieve student connectivity (11/16)
- edscoop.com: Utah has made computer science education a ‘key priority,’ Sarah Young says (11/13)
- edscoop.com: Connecticut edtech chief details effort to meet strict student data law (11/9)
- edscoop.com: State edtech specialist highlights what’s next for Utah broadband push (1/3)
- edscoop.com: E-rate coordinator highlights Idaho’s broadband push (1/5)
- edscoop.com: Edtech directors need greater role in ESSA conversation, says Connecticut official (1/18)
2016
- edscoop.com: SETDA’s Christine Fox talks about state broadband, content acquisition initiatives (12/19/2016)
- edscoop.com: Maryland instructional tech director highlights plans for resource repository (12/28/2016)
- edscoop.com: Digital content leader shares plans for managing Washington’s education resources (12/22/2016)
- edscoop.com: Oregon Edtech Leader Talks About Developing K-12 Content for the Digital Age (1
- 2/13/2016)
- edscoop.com: Louisiana Edtech Director Talks About Digital Learning and Assessment Tools (11/29/2016)
- edscoop.com: Wisconsin’s Janice Mertes highlights state’s digital content gains (12/1/2016)
- edscoop.com: Connecticut Edtech Leader Highlights State’s Networking and Data Protection Moves (12/8/2016)
- edscoop.com: SETDA Chief Tracy Weeks on Digital Learning, ESSA and Professional Development (11/1/2016)
2017
- edscoop.com: State leaders focus on digital instruction, Wi-Fi leadership (12/21)
- edscoop.com: Alaska leverages technology to address high turnover rate of teachers (12/18)
- edscoop.com: Oklahoma City schools gear up for massive technology upgrades (12/14)
- edscoop.com: Idaho districts overcome connectivity challenges with federal, state funds (12/11)
- edscoop.com: Indiana educators benefitting from state’s commitment to OER (12/7)
- edscoop.com: Michigan drives efforts to “go open” with statewide OER (12/4)
- edscoop.com: Digital citizenship a top focus in California education (11/30)
- edscoop.com: Wisconsin elevates computer science education, careers in its schools (11/27)
- edscoop.com: Wyoming to build a statewide K-20 learning management system (11/20)
- edscoop.com: Guam must overcome ‘concrete’ challenges to achieve student connectivity (11/16)
- edscoop.com: Utah has made computer science education a ‘key priority,’ Sarah Young says (11/13)
- edscoop.com: Connecticut edtech chief details effort to meet strict student data law (11/9)
- edscoop.com: State edtech specialist highlights what’s next for Utah broadband push (1/3)
- edscoop.com: E-rate coordinator highlights Idaho’s broadband push (1/5)
- edscoop.com: Edtech directors need greater role in ESSA conversation, says Connecticut official (1/18)
2016
- edscoop.com: SETDA’s Christine Fox talks about state broadband, content acquisition initiatives (12/19/2016)
- edscoop.com: Maryland instructional tech director highlights plans for resource repository (12/28/2016)
- edscoop.com: Digital content leader shares plans for managing Washington’s education resources (12/22/2016)
- edscoop.com: Oregon Edtech Leader Talks About Developing K-12 Content for the Digital Age (1
- 2/13/2016)
- edscoop.com: Louisiana Edtech Director Talks About Digital Learning and Assessment Tools (11/29/2016)
- edscoop.com: Wisconsin’s Janice Mertes highlights state’s digital content gains (12/1/2016)
- edscoop.com: Connecticut Edtech Leader Highlights State’s Networking and Data Protection Moves (12/8/2016)
- edscoop.com: SETDA Chief Tracy Weeks on Digital Learning, ESSA and Professional Development (11/1/2016)