U.S. Department of Education
         Office of Educational Research and Improvement
            National Education Bulletin Board System   

1-800-222-4922 (4 lines)

or: 202-219-1511
    202-219-2011

The OERI Toll-Free Electronic Bulletin Board System (EBBS) is designed
to provide individuals and organizations interested in education with
access to research and statistical findings of the U.S. Department of
Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI).
Users of the Bulletin Board can obtain research reports, statistical
tables, and other information of interest to educational researchers,
policymakers, and practitioners.  In addition, educators who access the
bulletin board can share information with other educators, discuss
education topics and issues through an electronic messaging system, and
distribute their own research papers, announcements, and software for
educators and the general public.  The System is managed by the Office
of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI).

The bulletin board's focus is education.  It was developed to provide
professional educators and educational organizations with the
opportunity to exchange information, ideas and data.  However, anyone
with the appropriate equipment may access the bulletin board and
download files, but they will not be able to enter messages, upload, or
join the conferences since these functions are available to professional
educators only.

The term professional educator includes teachers, educational
administrators, educational policymakers, educational researchers, and
other closely related occupations.