The following message appears on the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse web site.
The staff of the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC) regrets to inform you that the U.S. Department of Education will not continue funding for a national mathematics and science education clearinghouse beyond ENC???s current contract year ending September 30, 2005. We believe that ENC has provided a valuable service to the nation???s K-12 mathematics and science teachers over the past 13 years, and we look forward to continuing that work. We are currently developing plans to deliver ENC???s products and services through subscriptions to schools, organizations, and individuals beginning in October 2005.
I think ENC is a quality site, but I wonder how many schools will be interested in subscription access. If there are enough schools interested in subscription access, I wonder which schools will be interested. Will it be the schools most in need of support? This may be the wave of the future. Many of the organizations making resources available to educators and schools without commercial bias were likely receiving support from somewhere. Will the Dept. of Education invest in providing such resources and which organizations will be given this opportunity?
