Roderic Olvera Young
Headquarters, Washington, DC                         May 11, 1998
(Phone:  202/358-4726) 

NOTE TO EDITORS:  N98-33

NASA ADMINISTRATOR GOLDIN IN WASHINGTON, DC, AND 
FIRST LADY IN PARIS JOIN TRANS-ATLANTIC CLASSROOM

     Using the Internet, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and 
students at the Ecole Nationale de Chimie, Physique et Biologie in 
Paris will talk to NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin and 
students at Kramer Middle School in Washington, DC.  The American 
and French space agencies at 9:00 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, May 13, 
will connect students in Washington, DC, New York, and Paris.

     Students will share groundwater and vegetation data collected 
using the CERES satellite and lead each other on tours of their 
respective cities.

     Building on extensive cooperation in space research, NASA and 
the Centre National d'Etudies Spatiales (CNES) are forging an 
international educational program that capitalizes on the wonder 
and excitement of space.  The First Lady and Goldin also seek to 
address recent studies that show U.S. students lagging behind in 
science and mathematics. 

Event:          First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and NASA 
Administrator Join Students in Trans-Atlantic Internet Classroom
Where:     Kramer Middle School, 1700 Q St., SE, Washington, DC
            Principal, Nancy Berry
            202/645-3520
When:      Wednesday, May 13, 1998
            9 am to 10 am EDT

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