B.E.S.T. : Business and Education for Schools and Technology Welcome! BEST is a coalition of business, education and labor organizations advocating with legislators and other public policy makers for educational technology to enhance teaching and learning in Massachusetts K-12 schools and thereby to strengthen the Massachusetts economy. NEWS : Members of BEST have contacted a number of the members of the Patrick Transition working groups with this letter. BEST supported H.1219, the One-to-one Wireless Learning Initiative for Massachusetts. Here is an update about the Hearing Before the Joint Committee on Education on January 31, 2006. ( Click here for the One to One Campaign Kit  ) The testimony was organized as follows: ‘The Roadmap’ RESEARCH FINDINGS What we have learned and what we still need to know Glenn Kleiman---EDC, Harvard Graduate School of Education Andy Zucker---The Concord Consortium Mike Russell---Boston College, Technology and Assessment Study Collaborative DIFFERENTIATED LEARNING AND TEACHING What it does for all students; what it does for students who have special needs or are English language learners; how it can close the achievement gap Kim Rice---CIO, Boston Public Schools Deb Socia—Principal, Boston Pilot Middle School Confirmed Mary Skipper---Principal, TechBoston Academy James Montepare ---Superintendent, North Adams Public Schools Bob Tucker—Massachusetts Elementary Principals Association (MESPA) SUCCESS STORIES  There have been many different approaches and all with positive results   Paul Facteau---Technology Director, Gateway Regional School District Cheryl Forster---Principal, Ipswich Middle School Chris Power---Social Studies Teacher, Medfield High School Liz Pape— President and CEO,Virtual High School ECONOMIC IMPACT The world is flat; Massachusetts citizens need to be able to compete Mitch Adams---Executive Director, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MTC) Rob Richardson--- East Coast Education Manager, Intel Isa Zimmerman---Director of Professional Education, Lesley University BEST also sent testimony in October 2005 to the Joint Committee on Education during its Listening Tour. Click here to See What Others Are Doing in MA and Beyond : LIST1to1 Projects.