Secretary Paige and other senior officers from the U.S. Department of Education will discuss President Bush's 2004 budget request for education on Monday, Feb. 3, 2003, at 11:30 a.m. ET.

While this briefing at department headquarters is open to media only, it will be webcast live and broadcast live via satellite. To view the webcast, please visit www.ConnectLive.com/events/deptedu. To see information announced in recent days about the budget, please visit http://www.ed.gov/moreNews.jsp.

To downlink the program via satellite, read the following information:

Ku-band analog satellite: AMC2 (Ge2)
Transponder: K3 Analog
Orbital Position: 85 west
Downlink Frequency: 11760 MHz Vertical

A test signal will be available from 11:15-11:30 a.m. ET. For technical questions about the transmission, contact ConnectLive at 202-513-1000.

Budget information will be available online at http://www.ed.gov/offices/OUS/budnews.html.