From AERA:
"ACTION ALERT
ED Web Information Disappearing
Background Information
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) issued an internal memo, Criteria and
Process for Removing Old Content from www.ed.gov? on May 31, 2002. The memo
established ?Criteria for Keeping Information on the Web? dated prior to
February 2001. One concern cited as reason for removal was that some content
?runs counter to current Administration priorities.? Later in the memo this
reason was reiterated in the section under ?Current Challenges? which states
?Content is either outdated or does not reflect the priorities, philosophies,
or goals of the present administration.?
Items would be removed unless they meet the following criteria: needed for
legal reasons; supports Administration priorities and initiatives; important
for historical perspectives; important for policy reasons identified by an
Assistant Secretary; or useful or valuable to parents, students, or educators
and is consistent with the Administration?s philosophy. There have been
estimates that as many as 13,000 documents of the more than 50,000 total on
the Web site would be in jeopardy due to their content. In addition, others
deemed ?outdated? would also have no links under the plan."
Read more:
http://www.aera.net/communications/news/federal.htm
http://www.aera.net/communications/news/021121.htm
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