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| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=843faf87-fea7-4371-9572-80acee9d6e1a | 18 Members of Congress Send Letter Urging Robust Education Technology Funding in ESEA | 2015-11-02 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | Washington, DC -- Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Congressman Dave Loebsack (D-IA), Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), and 14 of their Congressional colleagues have sent a letter to House and Senate education leaders urging that a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) maintain strong education technology provisions. The bicameral and bipartisan letter, which was addressed to the Chairs and Ranking Members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee and the House Education and Workforce Committee, asks ESEA conferees to include robust support in their bill for education technology and technology-specific educator professional development, preferably through a stand-alone program. Read the full letter addressed to confereeshere. In addition to Congresswoman Roybal-Allard, Congressman Loebsack, Senator Baldwin, and Senator Hatch, the letter was signed by Senator Angus S. King Jr. (I-ME), Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Congressman David McKinley (R-WV), Congressman Peter Welch (D-VT), Senator Al Franken (D-MN), Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL), Congressman Ryan Zinke (R-MT), Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Congressman Sam Graves (R-MO), Congressman Jared Huffman (D-CA), Congressman Richard Hanna (R-NY), Congressman Rod Blum (R-IA), Congressman Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), and Congressman Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX). In the Senate, we worked closely to develop I-TECH to ensure that technology in the classroom is coupled with teacher support to give students access to a wide-range of personalized learning opportunities. Technology can greatly improve any childs classroom experience, and is most effective when combined with an emphasis on teacher development. By intertwining technology and traditional teaching methods, we can tailor each student's educational journey to his or her individual needs and learning style to boost achievement. I urge my colleagues to consider programs that give states the power to produce demonstrable results, and I-TECH does just that, said Senator Hatch. Ensuring students are prepared to compete in todays global economy starts by providing all students with the opportunity to learn in a connected environment with access to digital tools, content and services, said Brian Lewis, CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). It also means investing in educators and making available new models of professional learning to support effective use of technology. Were encouraged by this letter's strong bipartisan and bicameral support for digital learning and hope that this showing of solidarity will ensure that a separate educational technology program becomes an integral part of the new ESEA. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |