Duncan Discusses Rural Districts' Technology Funding Issues

The Merced (CA) Sun-Star (9/19) presents a Q&A with Education Secretary Arne Duncan about the challenges facing rural schools attempting to implement and upgrade classroom technology. Asked about the potential for Federal funding to aid such districts, Duncan said, "There are programs through the FCC, the Department of Agriculture (and others). We're continuing to invest, but there's still more work to do." Duncan expressed the concern that teacher training programs may not be adequately preparing educators to take full advantage of such technologies. He also discussed potential future funding models for technology upgrades.