The Feds Are Coming! Computer Education Could Be a Hot Federal Issue in an Election Year.

Watt, Dan

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ERIC Number: EJ301659

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Publication Date: 1984

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The Feds Are Coming! Computer Education Could Be a Hot Federal Issue in an Election Year.

Watt, Dan

Popular Computing, v3 n8 p91-92,94 Jun 1984

Discusses fluctuating federal support for education, and the recent renewed interest in education by support of emerging computer technologies via such congressional bills as the Computer Literacy Act and Computer Education Assistance Act. Provisions of several bills, their potential impact, and prognosis for their passage are also discussed. (MBR)

Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government, Federal Legislation, Financial Support, Futures (of Society), Government Role, Higher Education, Microcomputers, Opinions, Political Issues, Public Agencies, Teacher Education

Publication Type: Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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