Archived: Satellite Town Meeting -- Raising Student Achievement: Schools, Communities and Challenging Standards"

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A live, interactive teleconference
about community efforts to improve teaching and learning.

A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n

"Raising Student Achievement:
Schools, Communities and
Challenging Standards"
Tuesday, February 17, 1998
8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (ET)

The February Satellite Town Meeting will look at ways that schools and communities can support high standards in education and achieve quality school improvement. Live from PBS member station KCTS in Seattle, Washington, U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley will welcome a panel of experts from local schools, businesses and service organizations who will discuss:

How can standards transform teaching and learning?
How can schools and communities raise learning standards and help students master the basics and acquire advanced skills?
How can schools and communities implement rigorous assessment systems to find out whether students have met high standards?
How can teachers and administrators engage parents, social service providers and members of the community in planning the academic and cultural life of a school?

To participate, all you need is to locate a facility with satellite downlink capabilities. Or, call your local cable access station or school board channel and give them the satellite coordinates:


C-Band Galaxy 3 Transponder/Channel 21 Horizontal Polarity Downlink Frequency 4120 MHZ Orbital Location 95 degrees West	Ku-Band Telstar 5 Transponder/Channel 12 Horizontal Polarity Downlink Frequency 11936 MHZ Orbital Location 97 degrees West
Audio subcarriers 6.2 (Spanish) and 6.8 (English)

Please note that satellite coordinates are subject to change. Register your participation to ensure you will be notified of any changes by calling 1-800 USA-LEARN, or by e-mail at Satellite_Town_Meeting@ed.gov, or by visiting our web site at http://www.ed.gov/inits.stm/.

The Satellite Town Meeting is produced in partnership with the National Alliance of Business and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce with support from The Bayer Foundation, The Procter & Gamble Fund, and The SC Johnson Wax Fund. Broadcast and cable partners include Discovery Communications, the Public Broadcasting Service, and Channel One. Use of the Satellite Town Meeting is free and unrestricted.

Satellite_Town_Meeting@ed.gov

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Last Updated -- February 9, 1997, (mb)

A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n

"Raising Student Achievement: Schools, Communities and Challenging Standards" Tuesday, February 17, 1998 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (ET)

"Raising Student Achievement:
Schools, Communities and
Challenging Standards"
Tuesday, February 17, 1998
8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (ET)