On the third Tuesday of each month during the school year, U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Roderick R. Paige hosts the Satellite Town Meeting, a free, live, interactive teleconference about community efforts to improve teaching and learning. This is your opportunity to ask a question of the Secretary and his guests -- drawn from communities like yours -- on what works in schools and communities.

Frequently the U.S. Department of Education host special teleconferences on funding, school safety, and other timely topics. ALI will also provide of each of these information opportunities

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See Below for Our Complete Library of past events.

Standards and Accountability
June 2001

Enhancing Education Through Technology
New Tools to Close the Achievement Gap

Faith-Based and Community Organizations:
Partners for Stronger Schools

Keeping Schools and Communities Safe
Collaborating for Healthy Children
March 2001

Ready to Read
Featuring programs with strong parent involvement, well-qualified teachers, language activities, and meaningful ongoing communication between children and adults.
February 2001

Creating High-Quality Preschool
New Ideas for Supporting Early Learning Programs November 15

Learning Everywhere:
After school and Summer Programs for Youth June 20

Under the Sea, Beyond the Star
9th White House Millennium Evening June 12

Title II Reporting Requirements
June 6, 2000

Smart from the Start:
Strengthening Early Learning, From Infants to Preschoolers: January 18, 2000

Powerful Middle Schools:
Influencing Teaching and Learning for Young Adolescents: February 15, 2000

Creating Community:
Engaging Students in Civic and Character Education: November 16, 1999

Back to School:
Rethinking America's High Schools September 21, 1999