Fighting the Y2K Bug.

Fighting the Y2K Bug. In the media hype over the impending im��pend?intr.v. im��pend��ed, im��pend��ing, im��pends1. To be about to occur: Her retirement is impending.2. year 2000 (Y2K See Y2K problem and Y2K compliant. Y2K - Year 2000 ) bug, educationhas been low on the totem pole totem poleCarved and painted vertical log, constructed by many Northwest Coast Indian peoples. The poles display mythological images, usually animal spirits, whose significance is their association with the lineage. Each figure represents a type of family crest. of national technological worries. Yet ina recent poll of the nation's 50 largest school districts, nearlyhalf reported they were on schedule to replace or fix problematiccomputer systems. However, only 14 percent said they had actually begun testing andusing their new systems, according to according toprep.1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.2. In keeping with: according to instructions.3. the Council of Great City Schools.CGCS CGCS Council of Great City SchoolsCGCS Canadian Government Cataloguing SystemCGCS Centre for Global Change ScienceCGCS Central Gulf Coast Section (ASNE)CGCS Central Gateway Communications Subsystem undertook the poll after President Clinton last July announced aseries of federal initiatives to help America prepare for the possibleeffects of the Y2K bug. The Department of Education itself is behind schedule in addressingthe Y2K problem, according to various education technologyorganizations. The department has increased its efforts, however, tocaution schools against technological glitches that may occur at thedawn of the millenium. CGCS and the DOE are putting together a checklistof Y2K compliance issues to help schools gauge themselves.