PRIMESTAR Goes to School.

Ross, Mary Beth

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ERIC Number: EJ544685

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1997

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PRIMESTAR Goes to School.

Ross, Mary Beth

TECHNOS, v6 n1 p27-28 Spr 1997

A drawback to living in rural areas is that technology can be slow to arrive. Describes a program developed by PRIMESTAR, a digital satellite television service headquartered in Philadelphia, to provide satellite dishes and receivers, at no cost, to schools across the country without access to cable TV. Highlights the experience of Coalcreek Elementary School in Golden, Colorado. (PEN)

Descriptors: Access to Information, Cable Television, Case Studies, Donors, Educational Television, Elementary Secondary Education, Partnerships in Education, Program Implementation, Rural Education, Rural Schools, School Districts, Technological Advancement

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Colorado

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