Describes a small television network set up by four southeast Iowa school districts that uses microwave transmission to allow full interaction between a teacher in one school and students in that school and three others. Notes the savings realized and gives the reactions of students, teachers, and administrators. (RW)

The purpose of this report is to provide both formative and summative results concerning the 1990 academic year operation of the Eastern Iowa Community College District's (EICCD) Televised Interactive Education (TIE) system. The TIE system is composed of a two-way microwave connection whereby two colleges and one university are able to produce and…