Extractions: Florida Atlantic University was the first comprehensive university-based Community Education web site to go online. It focuses on Community Education-related initiatives at FAU and provides an overview of the publications in the National Community Education Publication Series that can be ordered online. It has over 20 links to state and national sites related to parent and community involvement, partnerships, and lifelong learning. Colorado Parent Information Resource Center CPIRC is one of the 28 parent assistance centers across the country funded by the U.S. Department of Education. It is a well-organized site with comprehensive information for parents and those who work with parents. The site includes over 100 tip sheets and reviews of state and national projects, and parent involvement research with direct links to original sites. Communities in Schools
Brave Kids - Disease And Conditions Resources 3. Phone 202727-1839 City Washington, district of columbia, 20005 Disease Offerschild education and development, social services, health services(medical http://www.bravekids.org/cond/detail.html?detail=1
Extractions: The Children's Defense Fund exists to provide a strong and effective voice for all the children of America, who cannot vote, lobby, or speak out for themselves. They pay particular attention to the needs of poor, minority, and disabled children. Their goal is to educate the nation about the needs of children and encourage preventive investment in children before they get sick, drop out of school, suffer family breakdown, or get into trouble. CDF is a private nonprofit organization supported by foundations, corporations, and individuals. CDF never has accepted government funds. The CDF holds national conferences, distributes information, and funds advocacy efforts on the behalf of children.
Moses Lake Education Works-Parent Resources What type of education/training did you need to prepare for Moses Lake School DistrictJob Shadowing Dates for the 200203 February 7 columbia Basin Job Corps. http://www.mleducationworks.org/parents_careertw.htm
Extractions: Did you know that your child has the opportunity to explore firsthand a career that may interest him or her? They can, through the Moses Lake School District Career Job Shadowing Program! This program gives the student an "up close and personal" look at a career in their field of interest. Job Shadows are available for high school students as well as eighth grade middle school students. Students visit work sites and "shadow" employees to gain a better understanding of the skills and education needed to be successful in that particular career. Some of the questions students may ask while on their job shadows would be: What is a typical day like in your business? What types of skills are particularly important in your business? What do you like the most about your job? The least? What type of education/training did you need to prepare for your job? How is math/science/communication/technology used in your job? What is the future of your particular job market? There is a wealth of information just waiting for your child through the Job Shadowing Program. If you have any questions about the Job Shadowing Program, please contact Bonnie Eagar at 766-2666, ext. 2915. Moses Lake School District Job Shadowing Dates for the 2002-03 School Year: November 19: Moses Lake High School Students December 18: Alt. Middle School and Alt. High School Students
Extractions: Pro-Gay Resolutions The people who control America's public schools gathered in Minneapolis over the Fourth of July weekend and set off their own brand of fireworks. Some 8,544 delegates to the National Education Association's annual Convention approved dozens of resolutions presented by the professionals who run this highly political union. At least five resolutions indicate the NEA's antagonism toward parents who make private school or homeschool choices. One resolution attacks homeschooling directly, claiming that it is tolerable only if parents are licensed by the state and use a curriculum approved by the state education department. The NEA even opposes renting or selling abandoned public schools to a private school. The NEA passed a strong resolution against what it calls "deleterious programs." Those words do not mean violence on television or in the movies. The "deleterious programs" are "privatization, performance contracting, tax credits, vouchers, and evaluations of public schools by private groups." The NEA resolutions cater to the NEA Gay and Lesbian Caucus. The Convention passed at least 15 resolutions addressing the sexual orientation issue. The NEA demands "awareness" instruction about diverse sexual orientation "whenever sexuality and/or tolerance of diversity is taught." This means the NEA wants teaching about homosexuality always to be part of sex education, and uses "diversity" as a code word for gay-lesbian teaching.
Fall Forum 2002 Speaker Bios enhancing the efficiency of statelevel education functions and ensuring equitabledistribution of education resources to district of columbia residents. http://www.essentialschools.org/pub/ces_docs/fforum/2002/speakers/speaker_bios.h
Extractions: Howard Dean, M.D., has served as Governor of the state of Vermont since 1991. Over the past decade, Governor Dean has led Vermont with a firm fiscal discipline, an unwavering commitment to childrens health care and education, and a strong focus on environmental protection. During his tenure, Vermont has emerged as a national leader in the areas of childhood health and wellness, national health care reform, and innovative school improvement and assessment. He has served on the National Education Goals Panel, as Chair of the National Governors Association in the 1994-1995 term, and continues to lead the NGA's efforts to improve the coordination of children's health care, education, and social services programs. Governor Dean has recently announced his intention to run for President in 2004. Deborah Meier is currently the principal of Mission Hill Elementary School in Boston. She has spent more than three decades working in public education as a teacher, writer, and public advocate. She was the founder and teacher-director of a network of highly successful public elementary and secondary schools in East Harlem and the founder-principal of Central Park East Secondary School. Meier is the author of The Power of Their Ideas: Lessons for America from a Small School in Harlem Will Standards Save Public Education?
Springfield School District Online Lesson Plan Resources Springfield School district Springfield, PA 19064. columbia education Center's MiniLessons lessons listed and Environmental education Australia - providing http://www.springfieldsd-delco.org/Webpages/lessonplansresources.html
Special Education News -- District Of Columbia Stats And Links Special Ed Coordinator button to outside web pageOffice of Special education. andEmployment button to outside web pageDistrict of columbia Public Schools http://www.specialednews.com/states/dc/dclinks.html
Extractions: Total public school students ages 3-21, including special ed Special ed portion of all public school students in District of Columbia Special ed portion of U.S. public school special ed students District of Columbia student portion of U.S. public school students Actual Federal Spending vs. Authorized Spending Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 1995-2001 Allocation: '95-'01 Authorization: '95-'01 Funds Missed: $32.2 million $119.2 million $87 million 2001 Allocation: Possible 2002 Increase: Possible 2002 Allocation: $6.6 million $12.6 million $19.2 million SOURCES: Council for Exceptional Children reprint of aggregated actual allocations from U.S. Department of Education and full funding estimates derived by Fiscal Planning Services, Inc. based on information from IDEA Funding Coalition data. FY2002 appropriation under Harkin-Hagel plan estimated by American Association of School Administrators Federal and State Government Links
Parent Information And Resource Centers to achieve the statutory goal of funding one center in every State, the Districtof columbia, Puerto Rico Partnership for Family Involvement in education. http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/SST/pirc.html
Extractions: Grant Information Legislation Resources and Related Sites Program: Parent Information and Resource Centers Authorization: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, Title V, Part D, Subpart 16, 20 U.S.C. 7273 et seq. Amount available for awards in FY 2002: $200,000 - $700,000 Number of awards: 43 FY 2002 PIRC Grant Awards Forty-three FY 2002 PIRC Grant Awards are announced. (MS Word document includes contact and funding information.) Eligible Applicants: A nonprofit organization or a consortium of nonprofit organizations and a local educational agency Program Purpose and Description: Parent information and resource centers provide parents with training, information, and support to help them better understand their children's developmental and educational needs and strengthen partnerships between parents and schools to enable children to achieve to high standards. Parent Centers provide services to parents who reside in both urban and rural areas of the State. They place a special emphasis on meeting the needs of parents who are economically disadvantaged or have limited English proficiency. At least 50 percent of the funds provided in each fiscal year must serve areas with high concentrations of low-income families.
Educational Associations And Organizations - About ED - US With members in all 50 states, the district of columbia, and 69 the National educationAssociation, and we hope this site can help public education work for http://www.ed.gov/about/associations.jsp
Advocates For Justice And Education - District Of Columbia centers are funded by the US Department of education under the Individuals with Disabilitieseducation Act (IDEA Geographic Areas Served, district of columbia. http://www.dssc.org/frc/TAGuide/pti/dc.htm
Extractions: Phone Fax E-mail information@aje-dc.org Web Address www.aje-dc.org Target Audiences Parent Centers (Parent Training and Information Centers and Community Parent Resource Centers) work with families of children and young adults from birth to age 22 with all disabilities: physical, mental, learning, emotional, and attention deficit disorders. Parent Centers train and inform parents and professionals, help families obtain appropriate education and services for their children with disabilities, work to improve educational results for all children, resolve problems between families and schools or other agencies and connect children with disabilities to community resources that address their needs. Parent centers are funded by the U.S. Department of Education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Each state has at least one parent center, and states with large populations may have more. There are approximately 100 parent centers in the U.S. Topical Areas IDEA 97, Rights and Responsibilities, Procedural Safeguards, Early Childhood, Transition (these are just a few of the topics covered by parent centers)
Education, Student & Teacher--Reference Resources education PLACE education Place provides K8 five US territories, and the Districtof columbia. Homework Center searches almanacs, columbia Encyclopedia, and http://skyways.lib.ks.us/library/reference/education.html
Extractions: Making Schools Work Better for All Children Charter Schools in District of Columbia Law: Passed in 1996 Rank : 3rd strongest of the nation's 40 charter laws CER Grade : A Schools Students SCORE: Washington, DC boasts one of the strongest charter laws in the nation. With 39 charter schools, and 15% of the student population in charter schools, its success and health underscore the benefits of strong laws. The District, like many states, has its share of challenges with the usual bureaucratic tinkering, but DCs crop has an open hearing from the Districts two chartering authorities, has permitted parents and companies to run schools, is given a substantial amount of funding and is autonomous from government entities. Charter School Laws Across the States: Ranking Scorecard and Legislative Profiles , January 2003. CROWD PLEASIN': More good news comes out of the nation's capital where this year some 15 percent of Washington, DC students are enrolled in the District's 39 charters schools, providing an option to thousands of parents in a system that has been broken for years. Predictably, as the charter school population has steadily grown, enrollment in District schools has declined. The bad news is that some 1,000 students are being prevented from joining them as almost all D.C. charters are full, and lack of facility space is severely stunting charter growth. According to charter operators, dozens of suitable locations, unused school buildings and other similar facilities are not available for consideration or use by the charters, often because D.C. itself won't make them available.
The Center For Education Reform: DC's Charter Law district of columbia Board of education and the Public Charter School Board; theDC City Council may designate an additional entity by enactment of a bill. http://edreform.com/charter_schools/laws/District.htm
Extractions: Profile of the District of Columbia's Charter School Law Note : The following ranking and analysis reflects the state's law as of 2001. For the most recent state law profile, please contact the Center for Education Reform or order Charter School Laws Across the States: Ranking Score Card and Legislative Profiles from our Publications page District of Columbia (1996) The 4 th strongest of the nation's 38 charter laws General Statistics Number of Schools Allowed 20 per year: 10 each by the two existing chartering authorities. Number of Charters Operating (As of Fall 2001) Approval Process Eligible Chartering Authorities District of Columbia Board of Education and the Public Charter School Board; the DC City Council may designate an additional entity by enactment of a bill Eligible Applicants Person, group, organization, or post-secondary institution, including public, private, or quasi-private entities Types of Charter Schools Converted public, converted private, new starts (but not home-based schools)
The Snohomish School District: Resources & Links constitute an endorsement by Snohomish School district. Library; University of BritishColumbia Library; University Disney's Family Planet; education Gateway from http://www.sno.wednet.edu/district/StuParentResources.html
Extractions: Links to on-line references including dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauruses, and more; links to libraries; links to museums; links to government resources Libraries Digital Librarian Internet Public Library King County Library System LIBWEB International directory of libraries "lib-web-cats" - A resource of over 4,000 libraries worldwide.
Washington D.C. Homeschooling - A To Z Home's Cool SEO) was created in October 2000 to implement statelevel education functionsthat affect the education of all students in the district of columbia. http://www.gomilpitas.com/homeschooling/regional/WashingtonDC.htm
Extractions: Click on the banner for recommended books and supplies for homeschooling A to Z Home's Cool Homeschooling Regional I am Ann Zeise , your guide to the best and most interesting and useful sites and articles about home education on the web. Search Home Recent Articles Events Join Email List ... Free Newsletter
Washington Lawyers' Committee - Public Education Project education Project, the district of columbia's major link a collaborative effort amongdistrict officials and to bring lawyers into public education by creating http://www.washlaw.org/projects/public_ed/default.htm
Extractions: Mary Levy , Project Director The Public Education Reform Project is the Washington Lawyers' Committee's link to the reform initiatives currently underway in the D.C. Public Schools (DCPS). Project staff studies and reports on DCPS, and has participated intensively in formulating and developing the plans and some of the legislation under which DCPS is now working. The Project is active in:
Education Week - Registration - Access Restricted 1 education Week could not verify information for the district of columbia onschoolcrisis-management plans, class-size reduction district of columbia. http://www.edweek.org/sreports/qc02/templates/state_data.cfm?slug=17qcdc.h21
Extractions: More Resources . . . Yellow Pages for Kids Disability Groups State Dept. Ed. Parent Training International Assessment Terms Free Publications Free Newsletters Special Ed Advocate The Beacon Best School Websites Success Stories ** FETA ** Getting Started Advocacy 101 Parent as Expert Special Ed. Law Home Getting Started Advocacy 101 Parent As Expert ... About the Authors Subscribe Your Email: From Emotions to Advocacy Search wrightslaw.com l fetaweb.com l harborhouselaw.com Select a State . . . State flyers Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Northern Mariana Islands List of All States District of Columbia Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities
DC Campaign To Prevent Teen Pregnancy on health, safety, medicines, staff health, health education activities, illnessesand more skills development for parents in the district of columbia and to http://www.teenpregnancydc.org/engage/engage_H.html
Extractions: Parents want to talk to their children about important issues like love, sex and relationships, but many of them do not feel that they know how. According to Common Sense: Teens and Adults Speak Out About Teen Pregnancy in the District of Columbia , a report of recent opinion research conducted for DC Campaign, 95 percent of District residents agree that parents need programs that help them talk more effectively with their children about sexuality issues. DC Campaign's Parent Peer Educator program has trained 27 adult Parent Peer Educators on how to lead workshops for other parents about talking with their children about love, sex and relationships. The training provides Parent Peer Educators with both information and tools that prepare them to conduct the workshop, How to Talk to Your Child About Love, Sex, and Relationships , for other parents in their neighborhoods, churches and schools. After completing the first phase of the program, Parent Peer Educators have the option of completing an additional training to learn how be a trainer of Parent Peer Educators. This last step is necessary to make the Parent Peer Educator project a self-sustaining community-run program. For more information about the Parent Peer Education Project please email us at jbissell@teenpregnancydc.org
