This article describes a new program designed to prevent the marginalization of educational
dissemination within the context of national education reform efforts. In 1991, the Subcommittee
on Select Education in the U.S. House of Representatives recommended establishment of a
District Education Agent program comparable to the agricultural extension service. This article
discusses the initiative and explores how such a community-based dissemination program might
incorporate new technological capabilities.
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