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WEB-BASED EDUCATION COMMISSION ISSUES URGENT Call-to-Action To Harness INTERNET'S Power for Learning
Broadest Report To Date On E-Learning Recommends Investment, Regulatory Reform
WASHINGTON - The Web-based Education Commission, chaired by Sen. Bob Kerrey (D-Neb.), today called for an immediate national focus to fulfill the Internet's promise to help transform learning and improve achievement. Unveiling the most comprehensive analysis ever undertaken of education and the Internet, the Commission urged that President-elect Bush and the leaders of the new 107th Congress embrace "e-learning" as a centerpiece of our national education agenda....
Press release and full report on web-based education available from:
http://www.ed.gov/offices/AC/WBEC/FinalReport/
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