Victor Rivero reports briefly on the Obama administration's push for a federal edtach agency in a posting on his edtechdigest.com blog. From the recent posting:

President Obama is requesting fiscal 2012 funding for an edtech agency within the Department of Education, along with a $2 billion grant program to fund sharable, web-based tools. Advanced Research Projects Agency – Education would support research on breakthrough technologies to enhance learning.

The post includes some excellent links for further analysis and more information. Click HERE to link to Victor's full post.