Access to Education [Documents + Online Resources]
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A national policy, research and advocacy organization acting on behalf of millions of at-risk, low-performing secondary school students. It promotes high school transformation so that every student graduates prepared for postsecondary education and success in life.
Club programs and services promote and enhance the development of boys and girls by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging and influence. Boys & Girls Clubs are a safe place to learn and grow – all while having fun. They are truly The Positive Place For Kids.
The Center on Education Policy is a national, independent advocate for public education and for more effective public schools. The Center produces publications, convenes meetings, makes presentations, and, upon request, provides expert advice. The Center works jointly with many other education, business, state, and civic organizations.
Educators for Social Responsibility (ESR) helps teachers create safe, respectful, and productive learning environments and helps young people develop the social skills, emotional competencies, and qualities they need to succeed in school and beyond. The website posts free lesson plans and discussion guides about the war in Iraq and other conflicts, plus a monthly electronic newsletter and other helpful resources about conflict resolution.
This new WKCD website includes hard facts about college access, motivational quotes and books, extensive tips from the first-generation college students, grade-by-grade planning checklists, and online resources.
This project, with roots in North Philadelphia, brings forward—through video, newsletters, and stories—the first-person experiences of students in Philadelphia high schools as they struggle to get to college.
Nov 19, 2008 9:34 AM
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National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME) [website] View
The National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME) is a network of educators from preschool through higher education committed to cultural pluralism and multicultural education. The website posts position papers, resolutions, and a calendar of events; it also hosts a listserv. Its extensive online resources link to articles, journals, publishers, film festivals, curriculum, grant opportunities, and more.
Public Education Network (PEN) is a national association of local education funds (LEFs) and individuals working to advance public school reform in low-income communities across the country. PEN recently launched an ambitious national campaign called Give Kids Good Schools, which provides Americans with the information and resources they need to take action in their communities and improve their public schools.
The Milwaukee-based Rethinking Schools is an education journal with a focus on equity, written by and for teachers, parents, and students. Balancing classroom practice with educational theory, the activist publication believes public education is central to the creation of a humane, caring, multi-racial democracy. The website posts excerpts from the current issue, an index of articles, archives, and order information for other books and publications. An extensive online resource section links to helpful education sites, with a special collection on school vouchers.
A Washington, DC based non-profit, Teaching for Change provides teachers and parents with tools to transform schools into socially equitable centers of learning. The website offers a calendar of events, an online catalogue of books, videos, and posters for the classroom, and resources on terrorism, the war on Iraq, and socially relevant curriculum and school reform. “Behind the Headlines” links to sites and stories with critical analysis about current events typically missing from the mainstream media.
The Education Trust works for the high academic achievement of all students and for the permanent closure of the achievement gap through advocacy backed up by policy, research and analysis, and direct assistance to school districts. The Education Trust believes that all children will learn at high levels when they are taught to high levels.
The KnowledgeWorks Foundation aims to increase the number and diversity of people who value and access education, by creating and improving educational opportunity at pre-kindergarten through high school and post-high school institutions, and through community organizations.
Nov 19, 2008 9:35 AM
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The Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) [website] View
The Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) is a private, non-profit corporation particularly focused on educational improvement in the Northwest region of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. NWREL posts a variety of online research, including Kathleen Cotton's ground-breaking 1996 study on Small Schools, School Size, School Climate, and Student Performance, as well as her December 2001 literature review, New Small Learning Communities: Findings from Recent Literature.
