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• The National Assessment Governing Board which oversees the only federal testing program is proposing to change the guidelines that define the content on its mathmatics exams. (Education Week on the Web). www.edweek.com/ew/newstory.cfm?slug=05math.h21
   

• NAEP Board Begins Preparing For Changes. Big changes are looming for the test used to gauge the educational health of the nation's schoolchildren. (Education Week on the Web) www.edweek.com/ew/newstory.cfm?slug=37nagb.h20
   

• Distance Learning Association (www.usdla.org) is a non-profit organization whose purpose it is to promote the development and application of distance learning for education and training.  They serve Pre K- 12, higher education, continuing education, corporate training and more.
   

• Distance Learning Resource Network  (www.dlrn.org) is the dissemination project for the US Department of Education, Star Schools Program, a federally funded distance education program which offers instructional modules, enrichment articles and courses in science, mathematics, foreign languages and more.  DLRN is a project of WestEd, a non-profit research, development and service agency dedicated to improving education with a national focus on assessment.  The section for educators has information on professional development, accreditation and course development and evaluation.
   

• The Gateway to Educational Materials or G.E.M. (www.thegateway.org) is a consortium effort to provide educators with quick and easy access to thousands of educational resources found on various federal, state, non-profit and university Internet sites. GEM is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and is a special project of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology.   Teachers, parents, and administrators can search or browse The Gateway and find thousands of high-quality educational materials, including lesson plans, activities, and projects from over 414 GEM Consortium member sites.