I have the ASCII text version of this report available on The SPECTRUM 
BBS for download.  It is located in the "Education" filearea and is 
available to new users on their first call.  The report is also 
available by File Request (FREQ) with any fido compatible mailer as:
 
                               NATATRIS.ZIP
 
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   _An Open Letter
   to the
   American People_
   
                               A NATION AT RISK:
                                       
The Imperative for Educational Reform
 
   A Report to the Nation
   and the Secretary of Education
   United States Department of Education
   by
   The National Commission on Excellence in Education
   
   April 1983
 
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Dale
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