U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings today announced the appointment of Timothy J. Magner as director of the Office of Educational Technology (OET). As director, Magner will coordinate the development and implementation of the Department's educational technology policies.

OET's main goal is to maximize technology's contribution to improving education. OET develops national educational technology policy and implements that policy department-wide, supporting the goals of No Child Left Behind and other initiatives.

Magner returns to the Department after serving as deputy executive director for technology at the Council of Chief State School Officers. Prior to that he served as the Department's deputy director for educational technology, from April 2004 to June 2005.

Magner holds a Bachelor of Arts in Government from The College of William and Mary and a Masters in Education from Harvard University.

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