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Looks at five education goals on the national agenda and shows how schools are using technology to meet these reform challenges. Instituting new math standards; Increasing high school graduation rate; Literacy for all students; Reforming the science curriculum; Engaging young at-risk learners. INSET: America 2000: Are the goals attainable?; Not without....

Examines how schools in every state use various technologies to participate in distance learning projects--saving district's money and providing curricula not available by other means. Reasons schools use distance learning; How distance learning works; Tapping into the TI-IN Network Inc., a private satellite network for physics instruction; Satellites in Kentucky. INSET: Satellites for education.;Findings are scant on distance....

Offers an extensive look at multimedia--the combination of video, sound, text, animation and graphics with a computer to tie these components together. Benefits; Costs; Products; Research; Professional development; Resources. INSET: Multimedia probably improves instruction but no conclusive....

Looks at four teacher education programs where technology is a constant, and future teachers are encouraged to become agents of change. MESTEP (Math English Science Technology Education Project) in Massachusetts; Michigan State University's College of Education, East Lansing; George Mason University, Fairfax, Va.; Penn State, University Park, Pa. INSET: Texas journal: The importance of accreditation..

Presents the results of `Electronic Learning's' third computer coordinator survey of district-level and single-school coordinators. Profiles of schools and districts; Top job duties; Compensation; Budgets; Education and experience; Job outlook. INSET: Five most common grievances (about computers, and what to do....

Presents the responses of 15 educators when asked for their version of the `ideal' classroom for the upcoming decade and for a `wish list' of technologies that they would like to see used in education in the 1990s. INSET: Snapshot of the 21st century (excerpt of a scenario from an NFIE.

Presents a report on the issues discussed at this year's `Electronic Learning' Technology Leadership Conference which focused on the issue of training teachers to use technology effectively. INSET: Focus on: New Orleans in-service teacher training.;Workshop....

Presents an interview with Geoffrey Fletcher, director of the Division of Educational Technology at the Texas Education Agency, about the measures taken and those still necessary for the effective use of technology in schools.

Presents survey results from a study conducted of all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico to provide a national assessment of the level of interest and commitment to educational technology in K-12 schools, and also reports on the educational technology initiatives and projects the states embrace. INSET: Keep it clean (how the states deal with repairs to educational....

Profile of Samuel H. Ritchie, the `Electronic Learning' 1989 Educator of the Year, from the Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Prairie View, Ill. Educational philosophy and achievements. INSET: Recipients of EL's distinguished achievement award.;How it was....

Looks at the Williston Central School in Vermont, a facility made up of `houses' with `families' of learners focusing on individual development. Districtwide educational changes; Adult facilitators; Restructuring of Williston.

Discusses how South Pointe Elementary, Miami Beach, Florida, is a new public school that behaves like an independent private firm. The Tesseract approach; Technology; Each child's style; Student Communities; Concerned adults.

Part II. Looks at how schools nationwide are restructuring and the role technology plays in their efforts. Details on an innovative program in Tupelo, Miss. called Underwriting the Entrepreneurs that pays teachers to travel to other schools to find new models for change.

Explains how Steve Ketcham, principal of University Terrace Elementary in Baton Rouge, La., is transforming the K-5 school into a community-based service center. How he is providing a series of enrichment programs designed to encourage community involvement in the school.

Discusses how some of the largest school districts handle technology training. New York City; Los Angeles; Houston; Philadelphia.

Reports that Jostens Learning Corp., America's largest integrated learning systems company, and ILS vendor Wicat Systems Inc. have announced plans to merge. Brief details on the agreement.

Gives details on the School of the Future in New York City, a recent addition to the growing list of Coalition of Essential Schools. Goal to teach children skills that are essential for the 21st century; Curriculum.

Discusses how Pine Grove Elementary in Hood River, Oregon, is making great strides in engendering a love for reading in its students. Comments by computer coordinator Sharlene Wilkin.

Gives details on Playing to Win Inc., created in 1980 to offer computer education for prison inmates. How PTW has evolved into a community computer center offering technology access and education to the socially and economically disadvantaged in East Harlem, New York City.

Offers results of an informal survey of 142 Washington, D.C. public school principals to determine how and how well technology was being used. Key factors contributing to the effective use of computers in schools; On-site training.

Reports that a workbook to help guide K-12 administrators and teachers in the selection of integrated learning systems has been published by the Texas Center for Educational Technology (TCET). Details on the workbook, called Assessment and Evaluation of Integrated Learning Systems: A Kit for School Districts.

States that only five software companies, of more than 60 listed, had 10 or more programs receive a `Highest' rating from `Only the Best 1992,' an annual guide to the highest rated educational software. Grading details; List of publishers with highest ratings.

Reports that Whittle Communications L.P. has named the core team to The Edison Project, a long-term private sector effort designed to invent a new cadre of American public schools. Core team members; Edison Project's mission; Design criteria.

Reports that Radio Shack, a division of Tandy Corp., is cutting prices on the Tandy 1000 RLX model in celebration of its introduction of the TRS-80 personal computer 15 years ago. Model features; Price.

Reports that the Age of Exploration and the mysteries of Christopher Columbus are two aspects of a joint venture between Optical Data Corp. and the WGBH Educational Foundation, Boston. Details on `Chronoscope,' an interactive videodisc series.

States that Claris Corp., publisher of a variety of Macintosh software, has announced a new site licensing program which features an individual user license to address home and travel use of Claris programs. Brief details on the program.

Discusses how secondary teachers from all over the country were given the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching last March in Washington, D.C. Prizes; Nominations; Details on Presidential Awards program.

Comments that Apple Computer Corp. has announced the release of the Macintosh LC II, the first upgrade to the Mac LC computer. Features; Price.

States that Wicat Systems Inc. has announced the release of six new adult education products to meet the unique needs of adult learners. Specifics on their computer-based education courseware products; Marketing agreements with South-Western Publishing Co.

Comments that the Logo Foundation, formed earlier this year by Logo guru Seymour Papert, is gathering information about workshops and courses for teachers who use the program. Contact information.

Reports that Interactive NOVA: The Miracle of Life from Scholastic Software, and The Geometer's Sketchpad from Key Curriculum Press, tied the Critic's Choice Award for Best Education program in The Software Publishers Association (SPA) 1991 Excellence in Software Awards. Other winners.

States that Bernard R. Gifford resigned as Apple Computer's vice president of education on March 1. Reasons for leaving; Accomplishments at Apple; Future plans.

Offers results of a survey of teachers that centered on technology training. Type of technology training they get; Curriculum areas of particular importance; Training sessions.

Reports that the Christa McAuliffe Institute for Educational Pioneering and its parent organization, the National Foundation for the Improvement of Education (NFIE) has named five teachers as the 1992 Christa McAuliffe Educators. Brief profiles of the winning teachers.

Reports that Apple Computer Inc. has announced immediate retail price reductions of up to 37 percent on many models of the Macintosh computer, including the new Powerbook 100. Models not affected by price changes; Specific reductions.

Reports that high school teachers in ten New Jersey counties are watching television to learn how computers can enhance mathematics instruction. Production details; Benefits of the program.

Offers findings from `Technology in Public Schools, 1991-92,' a report from Quality Education Data (QED). Computer vendors; Ratio of students to computers; Non-computer technologies in use.

Details how 22 handicapped students from New Jersey participated in a two-day video teleconference to meet their electronic mail pen pals in London this January.

States that in the continuing story of who will buy PC Globe Inc., both Broderbund Software and Intracorp Inc. have filed suits against the Tempe, Ariz., publisher of social studies software. Details of litigation.

Comments on a five-year, two-phase project funded by the US Department of Education and conducted by the Education Development Center (EDC), Newton, Mass. Project's goals; Findings.

States that technology was not listed or included as one of the `Top 10 (Education) News Stories' of 1991, as rated by education writers in the December issue of `EdPress News,' the newsletter of the Educational Press Association. Comments by editor Lloyd Kline; Why the education press doesn't cover technology.

States that IBM Corp. has announced the formation of a new company called EduQuest, the IBM Educational Systems Co. Naming of James E. Dezell as president; Company products and goals.

Reports that Radio Shack and Asymetrix Corp. have agreed to market education editions of ToolBook and ToolBook Multimedia authoring software to the K-12 market at discounted prices. Applications; Product prices.

Reports that satellite and radar weather pictures are now available to schools on Accu-Weather Fax. Features; Cost.

States that the Florida Department of Education's information resource network, known as FIRN, is now accessible to all teachers in the state at no cost. Details on the FIRN Access Menu; Applications.

Gives details on a catalog that lists publications available from the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA), which has conducted innumerable assessments and analyses on a broad range of issues.

States that controlling interest of PC Globe Inc., Tempe, Ariz., was sold to Intracorp. Inc., Miami, Fla., in January. PC Globe has also signed a contract with Etak Inc. to use Etak maps and programming modules in a new geography software product.

Comments that more than 100 third-party products that take advantage of Apple's multimedia system software, QuickTime, were recently introduced at San Francisco's MacWorld convention. Features and requirements of QuickTime.

Presents a comparison of personal computer costs in 1981 and 1991.

Comments that Broderbund Software Inc. and PC Globe Inc., have signed an agreement granting Broderbund exclusive distribution rights in the educational marketkplace for all PC Globe products, including its electronic atlases such as `PC USA' and `PC Globe.' Details of the agreement.