Not all of censorship's foes are liberals. Community Networks Communet . TeleReaders would be terrific for two-way networking of the local variety. Communet is a mailing list devoted to the concerns of community networkers, including, yes, hardware. It's one of the best ways of keeping up with library-related issues in Congress.
Members promote better-wired schools.
CoSN includes a mix of teachers, independent consultants, and people in industry. Some of the top innovators in K-12 networking belong to CoSN Ednet . The Edupage digest on computers and schools . Well-written summary of news from sources ranging from academic journals to daily newspapers. This is a handy list out of the University of Washington.