This document consists of ten issues of the newsletter "Community Update," containing articles on community and family involvement in education. Article topics include: a college education is necessary and possible; math and science study points out problems and positive solutions; the "America Reads Challenge"; meeting the Department of Education's Technology Challenge; Senate budget resolution eliminates needed education investments for America's students; the FREE (Federal Resources for Educational Excellence) World Wide Web site provides new resources for teaching and learning; supporting America's students as they go back to school; House subcommittee eliminates key education investments; public supports mainstream investments in education; preparing for college; a national symposium on designing schools for the 21st century; America Links Up--a campaign to promote online safety for children; community partnerships help create safe and drug free schools; Reading Summit launches crusade for child literacy; new initiatives help students prepare for college early; the E-rate benefits schools and libraries; America Counts helps students master challenging mathematics; First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton launches the Mars Millennium Project; excerpts from the 1999 State of American Education address; and President Clinton's fiscal year 2000 education budget. Each issue includes an insert on family involvement, "Partnership for Family Involvement in Education." (DLS)