Legislation signed promotes eLearning System for Arizona Teachers and Students, Inc.

eSATS, a 501©(3) organization composed of education stakeholders and civic entrepreneurs, has announced that Arizona Senate President Ken Bennett's Arizona Senate Bill 1512, the elearning centered schools bill, has been signed into law by Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano. SB1512 is the key piece of legislation to begin Arizona’s statewide transformation of K-12 education through eLearning. The new law paves the way for a Digital Curriculum Institute, a statewide cadre of Educational Technologists, an eLearning Teacher Professional Development and Education Institute, a statewide Data Warehouse, full deployment of statewide broadband access, mentor teachers, and tech support on every campus. eSATs leader say Arizona will, in 10 years, catapult itself into the top five states in the country in K-12 education.