Illustrates public television's early commitment to children's programming, discussing the popularity of "Sesame Street" and noting other shows launched under Joan Ganz Cooney, president of CTW from 1970 until 1988. Discusses the erosion of television network ratings by cable television in the mid '80s, and concludes by posing questions…

The third in a series on the history of distance education, this article suggests that a historic look at educational television can provide lessons for a newer medium--the Internet. Discussion includes early attempts in higher education to use instructional television; early funding of educational programs; and an experiment that involved a DC-6…