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 PUBLIC LAW 107-110—JAN. 8, 2002 115 STAT. 1837 "(ii) A State educational agency, "(iii) An adult and family education program. "(iv) An institution of higher education or a State higher education agency (as that term is defined in section 103 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003)). "(v) A teacher training center or academy that— "(I) provides teacher preservice and inservice training; and "(II) receives Federal financial assistance or has been approved by a State agency; "(vi)(I) A public or private entity with experience and expertise in the planning and operation of a telecommunications network, including entities involved in telecommunications through satellite, cable, telephone, or computer; or "(II) a public broadcasting entity with such experience. "(vii) A public or private elementary school or secondary school. "(3) INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMMING. — The term 'instructional programming' means courses of instruction and training courses for elementary and secondary students, teachers, and others, and materials for use in such instruction and training that have been prepared in audio and visual form on tape, disc, film, or live, and presented by means of telecommunications devices. "(4) PUBLIC BROADCASTING ENTITY.— The term 'public broadcasting entity' has the same meaning given such term in section 397 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 397). "Subpart 8—Ready to Teach "SEC. 5481. GRANTS. 20 USC 7257. "(a) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary is authorized to award grants to a nonprofit telecommunications entity, or partnership of such entities, for the purpose of carrying out a national telecommunications-based program to improve teaching in core curriculum areas. The program shall be designed to assist elementary school and secondary school teachers in preparing all students to achieve challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards in core curriculum areas. "(b) DIGITAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING.— The Secretary is authorized to award grants, as provided for in section 5484, to eligible entities described in subsection (b) of such section, to enable such entities to develop, produce, and distribute innovative educational and instructional video programming that is designed for use by elementary schools and secondary schools and based on challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards. In awarding such grants, the Secretary shall ensure that eligible entities enter into multiyear content development collaborative arrangements with State educational agencies, local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, businesses, or other agencies or organizations.

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