The Star Schools Program is a

United States government The Federal Government of the United States of America (U.S. federal government or U.S. government) is the Federation#Federal governments, national government of the United States. The U.S. federal government is composed of three distinct ...

program created to honor schools. Established as part of the

United States Department of Education The United States Department of Education is a cabinet-level department of the United States government, originating in 1980. The department began operating on May 4, 1980, having been created after the Department of Health, Education, and ...

in 1988, the purpose of this program is to: * Encourage improved instruction in mathematics, science, foreign languages, and other subjects. * Serve underserved populations, including disadvantaged, non-reading, and limited English proficient populations and individuals with disabilities. Star Schools grants are made to eligible telecommunications partnerships, to enable such partnerships to: ** develop, construct, acquire, maintain, and operate telecommunications audio and visual facilities and equipment; ** develop and acquire educational and instructional programming; and ** obtain technical assistance for the use of such facilities and instructional programming.

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Star Schools Program
Education in the United States United States Department of Education Schools programs

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