With a total 2001 budget of $6.5 billion, the US Dept of Education has slotted more than $2.8 billion for technology. According to Linda Roberts, White House advisor on educational technology, this will help the Dept follow up on the recommendations of the Web-based Education Commission, "The Power of the Internet for Learning: Moving from Promise to Practice," issued in December. Federal spending on educational technology is up more than 3,500% from 1993, when it was only $23 million. (eSchool News, 26 Dec 00)