Barbara Means directs the Center for Technology in Learning at SRI International, an independent nonprofit research organization based in Menlo Park, California. Means collaborated on the original design of the Challenge 2000 Multimedia Project and supervised its evaluation activities. She has directed numerous research projects concerned with the design, implementation, and evaluation of technology-enhanced approaches to education reform. Her recent work includes case studies of technology use in urban high schools, published as The Connected School. Her earlier published works include the edited volumes Technology and Education Reform and Teaching Advanced Skills to At-Risk Students. Contact Means at SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025; phone: (650) 859-4004; e-mail: barbara.means@sri.com.