The "Satellite Town Meeting" is the U.S. Department of Education's monthly television program about improvements in teaching and learning that are happening in schools and communities across the nation. On each 60-minute show, the Secretary of Education invites national experts as well as local educators and community leaders to share their ideas about how schools are preparing all students for the challenges of the 21st century. In panel discussions with parents, teachers, principals, and business experts, as well as videotaped reports on innovative schools, viewer call-ins, and special segments on resources, the "Satellite Town Meeting" focuses on what works. The Secretary and his guests talk about the most important issues facing today's schools and communities--improving reading skills, expanding technology, boosting student achievement, assuring safety, serving children with disabilities, raising mathematics performance, and more. The "Satellite Town Meeting" recorded on this video focused on how technologies such as the Internet, e-mail, and distance learning can be especially powerful tools for helping disadvantaged and under-served students to connect with new learning resources. The panelists addressed such questions as: How can today's education technologies help all students, including disadvantaged students, to meet high academic standards? How can teachers be well prepared to learn and use new education technologies? How can schools and communities create comprehensive technology plans to improve student achievement? and What resources are available to schools and communities to support their education needs? (AEF)