No Child Left Behind
(NCLB) is a reauthorization of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act (ESEA), passed by Congress in 2001. President
Bush signed the legislation into law in January 2002.
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NCLB aims to help every student
cross the Digital Divide, “by ensuring that every student is
technologically literate by the time the student finishes the eighth
grade.”
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To encourage the effective
integration of technology resources and systems with teacher training
and curriculum development.
Guidance on Enhancing
Education Through Technology
(Ed Tech) Program section of the bill (ESEA, Title II, Part D,
Subpart 1)
www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/esea/edtechguidance.doc
