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The April 1, 2004 Achiever from No Child Left Behind contains this message:

A Call to Teachers The U.S. Department of Education has developed a new online resource specifically designed for classroom teachers. This electronic news bulletin aims to make those on education's front line among the first to receive information. Subscribers will receive timely updates on education policy, promising practices and professional development opportunities in a reader-friendly format designed to accommodate the busy teacher's schedule. To sign up, please send an e-mail message to teachers@ed.gov.
Maybe it's the U. S. Department of Education's idea of an April Fool's joke. If you try to sign up at this e-mail address, you receive this message:
Your message To: teachers@ed.gov Subject: sign up Sent: Sat, 3 Apr 2004 17:02:55 -0500 did not reach the following recipient(s): TEACHERS@ED.GOV on Sat, 3 Apr 2004 16:28:56 -0500 The recipient name is not recognized The MTS-ID of the original message is: c=us;a= ;p=usdoed;l=WDCROBCON0104040321282FB2W2TM MSEXCH:IMS:USDOED:USDOED:WDCROBCON01 0 (000C05A6) Unknown Recipient

— U. S. Department of Education
A Call to Teachers
The Achiever
2004-04-01
http://www.ed.gov/news/newsletters/achiever/2004/040104.html#5


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