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 115 STAT. 1680 PUBLIC LAW 107-110—JAN. 8, 2002 "(A) access data and resources to develop curricula and instructional materials; "(B) enable teachers— "(i) to use the Internet and other technology to communicate with parents, other teachers, principals, and administrators; and "(ii) to retrieve Internet-based learning resources; and "(C) lead to improvements in classroom instruction in the core academic subjects, that effectively prepare students to meet challenging State academic content standards and student academic achievement standards. "(4) Assisting recipients of funds under this subpart in providing all students (including students with disabilities and students with limited English proficiency) and teachers with access to educational technology. "(5) Developing performance measurement systems to determine the effectiveness of educational technology programs funded under this subpart, particularly in determining the extent to which activities funded under this subpart are effective in integrating technology into curricula and instruction, increasing the ability of teachers to teach, and enabling students to meet challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards. "(6) Collaborating with other State educational agencies on distance learning, including making specialized or rigorous academic courses and curricula available to students in areas that would not otherwise have access to such courses and curricula. 20 USC 6766. "SEC. 2416. LOCAL ACTIVITIES. " (a) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.— "(1) IN GENERAL.—^A recipient of funds made available under section 2412(a)(2) shall use not less than 25 percent of such funds to provide ongoing, sustained, and intensive, high-quality professional development. The recipient shall provide professional development in the integration of advanced technologies, including emerging technologies, into curricula and instruction and in using those technologies to create new learning environments, such as professional development in the use of technology— "(A) to access data and resources to develop curricula and instructional materials; "(B) to enable teachers— "(i) to use the Internet and other technology to communicate with parents, other teachers, principals, and administrators; and "(ii) to retrieve Internet-based learning resources; and "(C) to lead to improvements in classroom instruction in the core academic subjects, that effectively prepare students to meet challenging State academic content standards, including increasing student technology literacy, and student academic achievement standarJs. "(2) WAIVERS. — Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a recipient of funds made available under section 2412(a)(2) that demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the State educational agency

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