ADVISORY/Best Buy and APQC Build an Internet for Educators.

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Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE:BBY), the nation's number one specialty retailer of consumer electronics, and the American Productivity & Quality Center (APQC), a Houston-based knowledge management research firm, have created a computer network that will allow public school educators to share effective teaching tools and techniques.

The network, currently in a pilot phase of development, is scheduled to be finalized this fall. APQC and Best Buy are collaborating with a number of national nonprofit organizations to determine where the system could provide the most impact.

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