PUBLIC LAW 107-110-^AN. 8, 2002 115 STAT. 1683 of the Nation's schools in effectively using technology to provide all students the opportunity to meet challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards, the Secretary shall update and publish, in a form readily accessible to the public, a national long-range technology plan, by not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. "(b) CONTENTS.— The plan referred to in subsection (a) shall include each of the following: "(1) A description of the manner in which the Secretary will promote— "(A) higher student academic achievement through the integration of advanced technologies, including emerging technologies, into curricula and instruction; "(B) increased access to technology for teaching and learning for schools with a high number or percentage of children from families with incomes below the poverty line; and "(C) the use of technology to assist in the implementation of State systemic reform strategies. "(2) A description of joint activities of the Department of Education and other Federal departments or agencies that will promote the use of technology in education. "Subpart 3—Ready-to-Learn Television "SEC. 2431. READY-TO-LEARN TELEVISION. 20 USC 6775. "(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— "(1) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary is authorized to award grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, eligible entities described in paragraph (3) to enable such entities— "(A) to develop, produce, and distribute educational and instructional video programming for preschool and elementary school children and their parents in order to facilitate student academic achievement; "(B) to facilitate the development, directly or through contracts with producers of children and family educational television programming, of educational programming for preschool and elementary school children, and the accompanying support materials and services that promote the effective use of such programming; "(C) to facilitate the development of programming and digital content containing Ready-to-Learn-based children's programming and resources for parents and caregivers that is specially designed for nationwide distribution over public television stations' digital broadcasting channels and the Internet; "(D) to contract with entities (such as public telecommunications entities) so that programs developed under this section are disseminated and distributed to the widest possible audience appropriate to be served by the programming, and through the use of the most appropriate distribution technologies; and "(E) to develop and disseminate education and training materials, including interactive programs and programs
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