THANK YOU FOR A GREAT 2011 ED TECH GOVERNMENT FORUM
Speaker Presentations and Session Summaries are now available! Check out the Forum photo album!
Thank you to our speakers, partners, sponsors and SIIA member attendees for making the SIIA Ed Tech Government Forum another great success in 2011! The Forum brought some 100 SIIA members together with 150 local, state and national education leaders. With federal programs, national initiatives and state policies all fundamentally shaping education practice, this is a must-attend annual forum for meeting with education leaders and policy makers and gaining the information you need to translate government programs and regulations into actionable market intelligence.
Forum COMMENTARY 
SIIA Applauds President Obama and Senator Rockefeller for Proposal to Enhance E-Rate School Connectivity
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:12
The Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee held a hearing today on the nomination of Mr. Thomas Wheeler to be Chairman, Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (WV) used the occasion to highlight the priority of ensuring that the nation’s students and schools have access to digital learning opportunities through expansion of Read More
Momentum Growing for Federal Investment in Digital Learning
Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:53
Educators and public officials are no longer asking “if” technology, but instead “how” can they best support and leverage the modernization of schools and teaching through technology and digital learning. That effort has received several boosts this month, including today when President Obama will announce the ConnectED initiative. Most significantly, “The President is calling on the Read More
Pending Senate Immigration Bill Advances High Tech Workforce Policies
Wed, 15 May 2013 20:50
The information technology industry, as well as the nation’s students and workforce, received an important policy boost this week when the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee passed an amendment to the pending immigration reform bill investing in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education. The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) views this support as a core Read More
