The centre also notes that effective support for Australian content in new media would require the maintenance of existing cultural support mechanisms and an online industry consumer issues committee should be created. This is a series of newsletters, funded and distributed by the U.S. Department of Education, intended to help school, district, and state leaders explore key topics in improving America's schools. Each issue focuses on a critical education reform element, describes current thinking and activities, and offers sources of additional information. The newsletters share ideas nationwide on how states and school districts are reforming education and how U.S. Department of Education programs and initiatives can help. This website is put together by the U.S. Department of Education with links to many resources on the Internet.
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It is only for students who have world wide web experience. The Scholastic Corporation, one of the largest publishers and distributors of children's books and educational materials in the world, will be launching a new for-fee service on the World Wide Web in September 1996. Included in the service is the Internet Guide, an area in which Web sites are rated by children and teachers. Another area, the Home Page Program, will set up a network of school home pages. The United States Telephone Association has proposed a plan to give schools and libraries free access to the Internet and advanced telecommunications services, to be paid for through a universal service fund that would collect revenues generated through interstate telecommunications services.