| * The purpose of the Star Schools Program is to encourage improved instruction in mathematics, science, and foreign languages as well as other subjects, such as literacy skills and vocational education, and to serve underserved populations, including the disadvantaged, illiterate, limited-English proficient, and individuals with disabilities through the use of telecommunications. The Star Schools program is a content-development program, producing a world-wide syllabus of multi-media applications including semester courses, instructional modules, special topic video teleconferences, electronic field trips, and access to online resources. |