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 108 STAT. 3660 PUBLIC LAW 103-382-OCT. 20, 1994 provide significant and specific assistance to States and local educational agencies undertaking systemic education reform; "(2) will provide services to programs serving adults, especially parents, with low levels of literacy; "(3) will serve schools with significant numbers of children counted for the purposes of part A of title I; "(4) ensure that the eligible entity will— "(A) serve the broadest range of institutions, programs providing instruction outside of the school setting, programs serving adults, especially parents, with low levels of literacy, institutions of higher education, teacher training centers, research institutes, and private industry; "(B) have substantial academic and teaching capabilities, including the capability of training, retraining, and inservice upgrading of teaching skills and the capability to provide professional development; "(C) provide a comprehensive range of courses for educators to teach instructional strategies for students with different skill levels; "(D) provide training to participating educators in ways to integrate telecommunications courses into existing school curriculum; "(E) provide instruction for students, teachers, and parents; "(F) serve a multistate area; and "(G) give priority to the provision of equipment and linkages to isolated areas; and "(5) involve a telecommunications entity (such as a satellite, cable, telephone, computer, or public or private television stations) participating in the eligible entity and donating equipment or in-kind services for telecommunications linkages. "(d) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.—In approving applications for grants authorized under section 3204, the Secretary shall, to the extent feasible, ensure an equitable geographic distribution of services provided under this part. 20 USC 6897. "SEC. 3207. LEADERSHIP AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES. "(a) RESERVATION.— From the amount appropriated pursuant to the authority of section 3204(c)(1) in each fiscal year, the Secretary may reserve not more than 5 percent of such amount for national leadership, evaluation, and peer review activities. "(b) METHOD OF FUNDING. — The Secretary may fund the activities described in subsection (a) directly or through grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements. "(c) USES OF FUNDS.— "(1) LEADERSHIP. — Funds reserved for leadership activities under subsection (a) may be used for— "(A) disseminating information, including lists and descriptions of services available from grant recipients under this part; and "(B) other activities designed to enhance the quality of distance learning activities nationwide. "(2) EVALUATION. —Funds reserved for evaluation activities under subsection (a) may be used to conduct independent evaluations of the activities assisted under this part and of distance learning in general, including—

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