[Federal Register: June 14, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 115)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Web-based Education Commission; Hearing
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Education.
SUMMARY: This notice announces the next hearing of the Web-based
Education Commission. Notice of this hearing is required under Section
10 (a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. This document is
intended to notify the general public of their opportunity to attend
this hearing.
DATES: The hearing will be held on June 26, 2000, from 1:00 p.m.-3:30
p.m. in conjunction with the National Educational Computing Conference
in Atlanta, GA. The hearing location is in the Georgia World Congress
Center (Hall G).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Byer, Executive Director, Web-
based Education Commission, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006-8533. Telephone: (202) 219-7045. Fax:
(202) 502-7873. Email: web__commission@ed.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Web-based Education Commission is
authorized by Title VIII, Part J of the Higher Education Amendments of
1998, as amended by the Fiscal 2000 Appropriations Act for the
Departments of Labor, Health, and Human Services, and Education, and
Related Agencies. The Commission is required to conduct a thorough
study to assess the critical pedagogical and policy issues affecting
the creation and use of web-based and
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other technology-mediated content and learning strategies to transform
and improve teaching and achievement at the K-12 and postsecondary
education levels. The Commission must issue a final report to the
President and the Congress, not later than 12 months after the first
meeting of the Commission, which occurred November 16-17, 1999. The
final report will contain a detailed statement of the Commission's
findings and conclusions, as well as recommendations.
The June 26 hearing will cover a range of K-12 technology-related
issues. These issues will include access for underserved populations,
accreditation, evaluation of effectiveness, online courses and schools,
online privacy, professional development, standards and assessment.
The hearing and meeting are open to the public. Records are kept of
all Commission proceedings and are available for public inspection at
the office of the Web-based Education Commission, Room 8089, 1990 K
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006-8533 from the hours of 9:00 a.m. to
5:30 p.m.
Assistance to Individuals With Disabilities
The hearing site is accessible to individuals With disabilities.
Individuals who will need an auxiliary aid or service to participate in
the hearing (e.g., interpreting services, assistive listening devices,
or materials in alternative format) should contact the person listed in
this notice at least two weeks before the scheduled hearing date. We
will attempt to meet requests after this date, but cannot guarantee
availability of the requested accommodation.
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the Washington, DC area, at (202) 512-1530.
Note: The official version of this document is the document
published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the
official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal
Regulations is available on GPO Access at:
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Dated: June 6, 2000.
A. Lee Fritschler,
Assistant Secretary Office of Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 00-14946 Filed 6-13-00; 8:45 am]
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