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Academy for Educational Development (AED)
www.aed.org
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AED
is an independent, nonprofit organization committed to solving critical
social problems in the U.S. and throughout the world. Major areas
of focus include health, education, youth development and the environment.
The AED website provides information about multiple approaches to
addressing educational issues. Features include sponsored links to
community youth resources mapping and recent publications and studies.
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AFL-CIO Working for America Institute (AFL-CIO WAI)
www.workingforamerica.org
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The
AFL-CIO Working for America Institute promotes education, training
and economic development to advance the interests of working families
and their communities. Working in partnership with employers, government
and community groups, the WAI fosters "high-road" approaches to worker
training, technology development and job creation. This website provides
information and service strategies for public workforce, partnerships
and individual capacity building. |
Afterschool Alliance
www.afterschoolalliance.org
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The
Afterschool Alliance is a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising
awareness of the importance of afterschool programs and advocating
for quality, affordable programs for all children. It is supported
by a group of public, private and nonprofit organizations that share
the Alliance's vision of ensuring that all children have access to
afterschool programs by 2010. Their website features a comprehensive
resource guide that lists over 30 funding opportunities for afterschool
programs. |
America's Career Information Network-Career OneStop (ACINet)
www.acinet.org
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ACINet
operates as a federal-state partnership under the U.S. Department of
Labor's vision for America's Labor Market Information System, the
CareerOneStop portal. They offer several tools to assist workforce
development interests including America's Job Bank, America's Career
InfoNet, and America's Service Locator. This website can be used to:
learn about typical wages and employment trends across occupations
and industries, check education, knowledge, skills and abilities against
requirements for most occupations, search nationwide for employer contact information
, cost of living data, and review state profiles with labor
market conditions. |
American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)
www.aacc.nche.edu
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AACC
has been a national voice for two-year associate degree granting institutions
since its inception in 1920. Located in the National Center for Higher
Education in Washington, DC, AACC works with other higher education
associations, the federal government, Congress and other national
associations that represent the public and private sectors to promote
the goals of community colleges and higher education. Among the resources
available on their website are reports on community colleges, including
trends and facts, national news and events, legislative updates and
alerts, publications, and products. |
American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)
www.astd.org/index_IE.html
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ASTD's
mission is to provide leadership to individuals, organizations and
society to achieve work-related competence, performance and fulfillment.
Founded in 1944, ASTD represents more than 70,000 members in the field
of workplace learning and performance. Features of their weebsite
include information and resources on training fundamentals, evaluation,
leadership, performance and consulting. |
American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF)
www.aypf.org
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AYPF
is a nonpartisan professional development organization that provides
learning opportunities for policymakers working on issues related
to youth at the local, state and national levels. The AYPF website
offers several comprehensive reports and publications on topics related
to education, youth development, research and evaluations. |
Arts Education Partnership (AEP)
aep-arts.org/
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AEP
advocates the support of artistic programs in education and provides
resources for research regarding academic achievement as a result
of highly artistic integration in program development. AEP is a good resource
for educators interested in promoting benefits for artistic programs
to students, including improving their academic achievement.
The website contains specific information and resources related to
supporting arts in education programs. |
The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
www.ascd.org
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ASCD is an international, nonprofit, nonpartisan association of
professional educators of all grade levels and subject areas. ASCD
espouses issues of importance to educators and provides a forum in
education issues and professionalism. One of their projects is "First
Amendment Schools". ASCD was initially envisioned to represent
curriculum and supervision issues. Over the years, their focus has
changed, and they now address all aspects of effective teaching and
learning—such as professional development, educational leadership
and capacity building. ASCD offers broad, multiple perspectives—across
all education professions—in reporting key policies and practices.
As representatives of all educators, they are able to focus solely
on professional practice within the context of "Is it good for
the children?" rather than what is reflective of a specific educator
role. In short, ASCD reflects the conscience and content of education.
This website if full of valuable resources that are easily accessed
through their comprehensive database and search options. |
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Bay Area Coalition for Equitable Schools (BayCES)
www.bayces.org
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BayCES
assists urban schools, school districts and community groups in the
work of creating or redesigning their schools. They are committed
to the transformation of education to ensure that all students
can reach high standards and that no student is poorly served due
to her/his race, gender, home language or economic status. BayCES
offers comprehensive professional development and their website provides
information on their equitable and transformative educational framework
and includes a list of their network schools. The website provides
information on their philosophy and approach to working with schools
and educators. It also features information about trainings and workshops. |
Bay Area School-to-Career Action Network (BAYSCAN)
www.bayscan.org
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BaySCAN
is a regional coalition in California that links efforts and leverages
resources of 15 local school-to-career partnerships and their
community, education and workplace partners to create a sustainable
Bay Area school-to-career system. This coalition works to provide
students with powerful learning-in and out of school-that better
prepares them for success in college, careers and life. BaySCAN offers
online resources for statewide network of education and employer partnerships
including careers collaboratives, news and event listings. |
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
www.bls.gov
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BLS
is a fact-finding agency for the federal government in the field of
labor economics and statistics. They collect data relevant to the
needs of the social and economic conditions of the United States’
workers, workplaces and workers' families. Resources on the website
include links to information about: inflation and consumer spending;
wages, earnings and benefits; productivity; safety and health; occupations;
publications and research papers; industries; employment and unemployment;
and a kid’s information section. |
Business Coalition for Education Reform (BCER)
www.bcer.org
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BCER
is made up of 13 national business-led organizations and 400 state
and local business-education coalitions that coordinate their efforts
to increase the academic achievement of all students by promoting
business involvement in education at the national, state and local
levels. To do so, the partners leverage resources and expertise; build
partnerships to help states and communities learn from each other's
experiences; and provide technical assistance to a growing network
of state and local coalitions. Website includes resources for national
partners, state and local coalitions and those interested in learning
more about their specific areas of focus. BCER is a California state-provided
School-to-Career resource. |
Business Education Coalition (BEC)
www.kckacc.com/bec
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BEC
is a partnership of the Kansas City, Kansas Area Chamber of Commerce
and Wyandotte Development Inc. and is funded through the Toward A
New Century economic development campaign. Their goal is to improve
the skills of our future workforce by supporting and developing programs
and resources that utilize the collaborative efforts of business and
education. They aim to make purposeful connections, providing exchanges
between teachers and businesses that result in improved teaching strategies
and an understanding of why students need to learn. Along with BE2
(see listing), BEC has played a significant role in partnership with
the Kansas City School District to develop quality work-based learning
experiences for youth. Their website links to several resources and
tools for developing work-based learning experiences for students. |
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California Academic and Vocational Information Exchange (CA VIX)
www.cavix.org
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CAVIX
provides an online list of resources to assist educators and practitioners
in linking to statewide academic and vocational initiatives. The website
provides a list of organizations and links throughout California that
connect academic and vocational practices. They also feature a list
of School-to-Career partners. |
California Afterschool Partnership
www.afterschoolpartnership.org
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The
California AfterSchool Partnership, a joint effort of the California
Department of Education, the Secretary of Education's Office and the
Foundation Consortium, has launched their new website which includes
a wealth of valuable information for afterschool programs across the
state of California. Website features include information about their
programs and services. |
California Career Development Association (CCDA)
www.ccda-careerdev.org
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CCDA
is a professional organization whose membership is inclusive of all
career development service providers, including counselors, educators,
technicians, paraprofessionals, business professionals and graduate
students. The CCDA community represents a wide array of settings,
including education, private practice, business, public agencies and
private institutions. CCDA is a division of the California Association
for Counseling and Development (CACD). Although this is a membership
organization, the website offers public information about college
and university training programs, scholarships and grants, public
policy, events and resources. |
California County Superintendents Education Service Association/Association of California School Administrators (ACSA/CCSESA)
www.stc-clearinghouse.com/stctaskforce/taskforce.htm
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ACSA/CCSESA
aims to support the implementation and marketing of the School-to-Career (STC)
system, by serving as an advisory for STC partners and as a
resource for educators who are implementing STC programs. ACSA provides
opportunities to discuss challenges, brainstorm solutions and share
successes. Their website posts task force activities including coming
events, agendas, meeting minutes and membership directory. |
California Institute on Human Services (CIHS)
www.sonoma.edu/cihs
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CIHS
is housed within the School of Social Sciences at Sonoma State University.
CIHS is dedicated to improving the quality of people's lives by acting
as a change agent for excellence in education and human services by:
managing innovative research, demonstration and training projects;
and acting as a bridge between "best practice" research
in human services and the real world needs of people with special
needs. Included on their website is information on products and services,
including technical assistance and features of specific projects they
are working on. |
California School-to-Career Action Network (CalSCAN)
www.calscan.org
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CalSCAN
is a coalition of organizations across California dedicated to the
success of School-to-Career efforts. It is a "grassroots"
organization that is the result of teamwork and leveraging of resources
across organizations. Among the services they provide are: convening
meetings and events of statewide partners and stakeholders; maintaining
a statewide peer-to-peer communication system; collecting and disseminating
statewide data documenting School-to-Career success; providing communication
and marketing templates and tools; and coordinating regional employer
engagement and marketing opportunities. Their website features STC
funding opportunities, tools, strategies and membership information. |
California School-to-Career Clearinghouse
www.stc-clearinghouse.com
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The
California School-to-Career Clearinghouse provides resources for educators
and youth service providers to support the School-to-Career initiative.
Visitors can search their online library for specific resources and
if available, may receive a hard or electronic copy for their personal
collection. The website features include a STC resource library, outstanding
practices library, work-based learning toolkit and resources, newsletter
and calendar of events. |
California Student Opportunity and Access Program (Cal-SOAP)
www.csac.ca.gov/doc.asp?id=216
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Cal-SOAP
is a statewide program designed to increase the number of students
attending college. The program serves elementary, middle, high school
and community college students who: 1) are from limited income families;
2) will be the first in their family to attend college; 3) are from
areas or schools with low eligibility or college participation rates.
Cal-SOAP projects operate in seventeen locations throughout the state
by consortia of secondary and postsecondary schools and community
agencies. This website links and provides background information for
all seventeen Cal-SOAP locations across California. Information about
service area for each site includes: school district, associated schools,
colleges and universities, location and contact information. |
California Workforce Association (CWA)
www.calworkforce.org
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CWA
is a nonprofit organization representing the 50 Workforce Investment
Boards, over 200 One-Stop Career Centers and other workforce development
partners in California. CWA’s mission is to promote, enhance
and serve the interests of local workforce development partnerships
in California. While many other associations have an interest in workforce
development, CWA is the only organization that participates in developing
a broad spectrum of workforce development policies. At the state and
federal level, CWA represents the voice of the local system to ensure
that policy and administrative decisions are made with the full understanding
of the implications for implementation. On the local level, CWA works
to support and improve regional and community system building through
the provision of training, technical assistance and access to a peer
network of practitioners around the state.
The CWA website includes information about the organization’s
conferences and workshops, workforce investment area directory, an
events calendar and information on membership services such as advocacy,
appropriations and business services. They also have an extensive
"members only" section of policy and workforce practice
information. |
California Workforce Investment Board (CalWIB)
www.calwia.org
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CalWIB
was established to advise and assist in planning, coordinating and
implementing the provisions of California's workforce development
programs and services. The Board members represent many facets of
workforce development, business, labor, public education, higher education,
economic development, youth activities, employment and training, as
well as the Legislature. The State Youth Council, a subcommittee of the Board is charged with developing a comprehensive
youth development system that serves all youth and builds on existing
programs and networks.
This site provides background on CalWIB, information about their projects
and services and posts a calendar of events and recommended resources
and reports. |
Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
www.clasp.org
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CLASP
is a national, nonprofit organization that conducts research, policy
analysis, technical assistance and advocacy on issues related to economic
security for low-income families with children. Among the services
and resources CLASP provides are:
- Comprehensive reports and policy briefs
- CLASP Update, a monthly newsletter on the latest development
in family and social policy issues
- Audio teleconferences on topical policy issues, which reach
hundreds of policymakers, program administrators, and advocates
around the country
- Tracking of federal and state family and social policy affecting
low-income families
Use the website to search for publications and to sign up for email
updates, which provide information on legislative issues and new publications. |
Center for Workforce Preparation-
US Chamber of Commerce (CWP)
www.uschamber.com/cwp
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CWP
deals with workforce issues affiliated with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
They work to establish the U.S. Chamber as a leader in workforce development
strategies by working to ensure that the employees of its members
are fully equipped to compete in the 21st century economy. They promote
and support effective local education and training initiatives concerning
workforce excellence, conduct and support research that will develop
more effective worker training programs, and initiate and document
promising education and workforce preparation programs that can be
replicated by chambers of commerce and small businesses at the local
level. Their website features information about their membership;
government and legal links and issues index; news and events; resources
including business tools, research and statistics; and programs and
affiliates. |
Center for Youth Development and Policy Research (CYDPR)
cyd.aed.org
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CYDPR
was established in 1990 at the Academy for Educational Development
in response to growing concern about youth. Like many organizations,
the Center is dedicated to contributing to better futures for all
youth in the United States. CYDPR shares with many the conviction that
too many children and youth are at the risk of poor outcomes because
opportunities are too few, too fragmented, too problem-focused, and
too distant from family and neighborhood. The website features resources
and publications related to youth development. |
Children, Youth and Families Education and Research Network (CYFERnet)
www.cyfernet.org
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CYFERnet
is designed to be used by anyone who needs comprehensive children,
youth, or family information including: educators, researchers, parents,
youth agency staff, community members, human services and health care
providers, students, policy makers, youth and media. CYFERnet can:
provide tools and information for working with youth, parents, families
and communities; share practical research-based tools, curricula and
activities with a national audience; help locate experts in the areas
of children, youth, and family across the country; involve youth with
online activities such as Cyber Camps and virtual 4-H clubs; provide
access to the latest research, statistical, and demographic information;
locate funding opportunities and grant writing information; provide
resources and instruments for program evaluation; and provide information
on 3000 community-based State Strengthening programs targeting at-risk
audiences. This website brings together the children, youth and family
resources of all the public land-grant universities in the county.
Materials are carefully reviewed by college and university faculty. |
Children's Defense Fund (CDF)
www.childrensdefense.org
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The
mission of CDF is to Leave No Child Behind® and to ensure every
child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and
a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the
help of caring families and communities. The executive director, Marion
Wright Edelman, is the author of the "Act to Leave No Child
Behind" adopted by the U.S. government. CDF provides a voice
for all children in the nation through policy reform and implementation
strategies and efforts. This website provides links for services and
legislative policy related to CDF’s mission. Information includes
access to research on policies affecting children and youth. |
Coalition of Essential Schools (CES)
www.essentialschools.org
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CES
is a national network of over 1,000 schools and 24 regional support
centers. It is a decentralized network of regional centers that provide
technical assistance and personalized support to schools. CES National
supports the work of regional centers that coach schools through systematic
changes at the school site. This organizational structure allows CES
to maintain both a national vision and a strong commitment to local
implementation.
The CES website defines the philosophy behind CES schools and provides
information on how to become a CES National Affiliate. |
Committee for Economic Development (CED)
www.ced.org/about/chairman.shtml
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CED
is an independent, nonpartisan policy research group of business leaders
and educators committed to a stronger and more productive economy,
a freer global trading system and greater opportunity for all Americans.
The Trustees of CED - chair, presidents and senior executives of
major American corporations and university presidents - dedicate
their time and expertise to the research of national economic and
social public policy issues and the implementation of their policy
recommendations. The CED website includes information about their
organization, projects and several free publications to download online. |
Commonwealth Corporation
www.commcorp.org
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Commonwealth
Corporation is a quasi-public organization providing a range of services
to workers, businesses, youth, educators and the workforce development
system. Commonwealth Corporation administers and delivers a wide range
of public and privately funded initiatives. These initiatives are
designed to meet the labor needs of businesses; improve current and
emerging workers’ skills; foster career success through lifelong
learning; and retain, sustain, improve and create job-generating businesses.
Their website includes detailed information about their projects,
programs and services. Each project includes resources and tools specific
to the content area of each project. |
www.cnyd.org
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CNYD is a nonprofit intermediary organization which works to strengthen the field of youth development in the San Francisco Bay Area. CNYD works at the community level, providing youth-serving agencies with technical assistance, training and resources to strengthen programming and practice; and at the systems level, works with funders and policymakers to align resources to more effectively support community-based youth development efforts. |
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Developing Educational Standards (DES)
www.edstandards.org
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Standards
have received a new emphasis over the last decade at the national,
state, and local levels. This site indexes sources of information
about standards and serves as a repository for information about educational
standards and curriculum frameworks from all sources (national, state
and local). This website lists California (and other states') educational
standards and includes an extensive listing of California organizations
and governmental agencies. Among the features are 18
abstracts and links for associated organizations. |
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Editorial Projects in Education Inc.
www.edweek.org
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Editorial
Projects in Education Inc., a nonprofit organization based in Washington,
DC, publishes both Education Week and Education Week on the Web. Their
mission is to help raise the level of awareness and understanding
among professionals and the public of important issues in American
education. The website provides information and resources in topics
related to education reform, schools and the policies that guide them.
They also feature online news and research articles, and daily or
weekly updates on topics related to K-12 education. |
Education Data Partnership (Ed-Data)
www.ed-data.k12.ca.us
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Ed-Data
offers data rich comparisons of schools and districts. They also feature
district-to-district comparisons on a wide variety of criteria. Ed-Data
offers comparisons by enrollment, percent charter schools, percent
minority or English learners, percent with free meals, percent of
schools with API ranks of 6 to 10, average class size, percent fully
credentialed teachers, annual Average Daily Attendance and average
cost per ADA. This user-friendly website offers data-rich profiles
of both schools and districts covering such areas as students, staffing,
finances and performance rankings. The information is updated annually
after CDE certifies and releases it. |
Educational Resource Information Center (ERIC)
www.eric.ed.gov
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ERIC
is a national information system designed to provide users with ready
access to an extensive body of education-related literature. Their
resources and information and resource services are organized under
three portals: database search; website clearinghouse; and resources.
The website features access to all three portals of information related
to education including journal articles, research reports, curriculum
and teacher guides, books, virtual libraries, directories, subject
links, resources for parents, conference calendar, and an online question-answering
service. |
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Federal Commons
www.cfda.gov/federalcommons/index.html
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The
Federal Commons is an internet grants management portal serving the
grantee organization community. This portal offers all grantees (state
and local governments, universities, small businesses, etc.) full
service grants processing across all functions in the grant life cycle.
The Federal Commons provides both public information, such as grant
programs and funding opportunities, as well as the secure processing
of e-grant transactions. Search the website by topic to see listed
government departments that focus on particular content areas. The
website also links directly with departments for specific grant information
and guidelines for their department/organization. |
Forum for Youth Investment (FYI)
www.forumforyouthinvestment.org
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FYI
is a national initiative dedicated to increasing the quality and quantity
of youth investment and youth involvement in the U.S. by promoting
a "big picture" approach to planning and policy development.
Designed to add value to existing efforts to improve youth outcomes
by finding or creating tools, vehicles and opportunities for reaching
across fields and systems to bring researchers, policy makers, practitioners,
media and philanthropists together to identify common messages and
agendas. FYI has a comprehensive website with resources for educators
and youth practitioners including position papers, public policy information,
best practice examples, tools for strategy development and a newsletter. |
The Foundation Center
www.fdncenter.org
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The
Foundation Center collects, organizes, and communicates information
on U.S. philanthropy; conducts research on trends in the field; provides
education and training on the grantseeking process; ensures public
access to information and services through the web; provides print
and electronic publications; and hosts five library/learning centers
and a national network of cooperating collections. Their five library/learning
centers are throughout the U.S., including San Francisco and Washington
D.C. Their website features a comprehensive search engine for easy
access to specific information. They also post a list of trainings,
conferences and events for people involved in philanthropy and nonprofits.
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Give Kids Good Schools
www.givekidsgoodschools.com
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GiveKidsGoodSchools.com
believes that every child has a right to a world-class education.
Given the vital role teachers play in the lives of young people, they
believe the best way to start is to put a good teacher in every classroom.
Public education is a cornerstone of a successful democracy, and the
key to the future strength of our communities. Providing every child
with access to the best possible education means making sure each
child gets a good teacher. GiveKidsGoodSchools.com is a project of
Public Education Network (see listing), which seeks to build public
demand and mobilize resources to provide quality public education
for all children. GiveKidsGoodSchools.com features monthly news/policy
briefs, including information about important issues related to educational
policy and how to take action if you wish to do so. |
GPO Access
www.gpoaccess.gov/index.html
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GPO
Access disseminates official information from all three branches of
the federal government. The information includes listings of federal
resources, publications available at local libraries and an online
government bookstore.
This website features an option to select any of the branches of government
to receive a list of resources including congressional bills, laws
and federal regulations. Users are able to obtain copies of legislative
bills in both Senate and the House of Representatives by entering
the bill number. |
Groundhog Job Shadow Day
www.jobshadow.org
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Groundhog
Job Shadow Day organizes a national initiative to support job shadowing.
This organization connects youth to businesses and organizations
offering job shadows as well as providing resources to support teachers and
workplace partners in developing job shadow day activities. This website
features all the resources needed to sign up and implement a job shadow
program in businesses or organizations. They also include success
stories and best practices. |
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Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL)
www.iel.org
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IEL
is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization based in Washington, DC that
has worked to achieve better results for children and youth. IEL's
mission is to build the capacity of individuals and organizations
in education and related fields to work together - across policies,
programs and sectors. IEL is building and supporting a cadre of diverse
leaders, strengthening the capacity of education and related systems
and informing the development and implementation of policies. Their
efforts are focused through three "Programs of Work": Developing
Leaders, Strengthening School-Family-Community Connections and Connecting
and Improving Systems that Serve Children and Youth. IEL's projects
are focused on youth both inside and outside of education and includes
focus on technical assistance for the juvenile justice system. Their
website features information on all of their programs and includes
access to publications and additional information about their initiatives. |
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Jobs for the Future (JFF)
www.jff.org
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Through
partnerships with states and communities, national and local foundations
and other organizations, JFF accelerates opportunities for people
to advance in education and careers through: research, analysis and
policy development; practical, on-the-ground projects; and advocacy,
communications, and peer learning. This website provides background
information regarding youth development and employment systems and
includes a variety of resources, papers and publications related to
youth. |
Just For The Kids (JFTK)
www.just4kids.org
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Just
For The Kids aims to raise academic standards and increase student
achievement. Their primary functions are to: analyze state test data
to identify how well individual schools are performing; study the
highest-performing schools to find out what works; and develop tools
and instruction to help others replicate educational best practice.
Their comprehensive website offers detailed information and tools
to assist educators and evaluators in identifying best practice and
provides tools for evaluation based on research. |
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Keep the Change, Inc.
www.keepthechange.org
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Keep
the Change, Inc., is dedicated to coaching communities and giving
them the tools to make system-wide, sustainable changes in workforce
development and education reform. J.D. Hoye, the President of Keep
the Change, is the former Director of the National School-to-Work
Office in Washington, D.C. There she addressed the necessity for relevant
education in our schools, a cause she continues to champion on a national
level. The website features information about Keep the Change services
including leadership and counseling, events and resources. |
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The Learning Exchange
www.lx.org
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The
Learning Exchange is a not-for-profit educational consulting agency
providing services and resources to educators, parents and children,
as well as businesses and learning organizations. The Learning Exchange
is recognized as a leading provider of consulting services in the
areas of experiential learning curriculum, strategic planning, coaching,
training and staff development. Their website provides information
on their services, school-to-career and charter schools. |
Leonard Resource Group (LRG)
www.lrginc.org
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LRG
is focused on community and business development, strategic planning,
public policy analysis, program development and implementation, marketing
and communications, and training and technical assistance. LRG works
with both public and private sector clients. LRG offers services and
skill sets in the following resources areas: government relations,
communications and marketing, business partnerships and association
management. Their website features information on all their areas
of content as well as youth council resources. They also produce a
monthly newsletter called Youth Works! |
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Manpower Demonstration and Research Corporation (MDRC)
www.mdrc.org/index.html
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MDRC
is a nonprofit, nonpartisan social policy research organization. It
is dedicated to learning what works to improve the well-being of low-income
people. Through its research and the active communication of findings,
MDRC seeks to enhance the effectiveness of public policies and programs.
The MDRC website offers several publications based on comprehensive
research of issues related to workforce development. |
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National Alliance of Business
www.nab.com
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NAB
heads the corporate community's efforts to increase achievement at
all levels of learning. NAB partners with policymakers and educators
to raise public awareness, inform policy and stimulate action. NAB
focuses public attention and discourse on improving education systems,
impacting public policy and partnering with educators in communities
across the country to stimulate action. NAB is the voice of business
in the effort to ensure education is a national priority. As to a
membership initiative, the website offers members-only resources,
but also provides information about their organization, coalitions
and resources. |
National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA)
www.naswa.org
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NASWA
is a national organization of state administrators of unemployment
insurance, employment and training services and labor market information
programs. The mission of NASWA is to strengthen the National Workforce
Development Network through information exchange, liaison and advocacy.
The Center for Employment Security Education and Research is the education
and research arm of NASWA devoted to improving government services
to America's workers and employers. This website offers information
about the WIA system, national legislative news, calendar of events,
and a subject resource browser with several workforce development
topics. |
National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB)
www.nawb.org
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NAWB
represents business-led Workforce Boards that plan and oversee state
and local workforce development and job training programs. Workforce
Boards consist of public and private sector members who are leading
the way in workforce development so that America can remain competitive
in the global marketplace. NAWB supports and promotes the work of
its members through a comprehensive program of advocacy, technical
assistance, and communications activities. This website offers information
on membership and services, workforce advocacy and briefs, publications,
announcements and grants. |
National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP)
www.nawdp.org
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NAWDP
is a national voice for workforce development professionals and works
to meet the individual professional development needs of the membership.
Their website features information about conferences and workshops,
membership newsletter and membership applications and services. |
National Center for Research in Vocational Education (NCRVE)
ncrve.berkeley.edu
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NCRVE's
mission is to strengthen education to prepare all individuals for
lasting and rewarding employment and lifelong learning. They created
a national center for research, development, dissemination and outreach
in work-related education. This organization closed in 1999. The website
maintains an archive of research and reports between 1988 and 1999. |
National Center on Education and the Economy (NCEE)
www.ncee.org/index.jsp?setProtocol=true
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NCEE,
a nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC, believes that
almost everyone can learn far more and develop far higher skills than
most of us have thought possible. NCEE’s work is focused primarily
on standards-based reform. NCEE believes that education and training
systems work best when clear standards - standards that match the
highest in the world - are set for student achievement; accurate
measures of progress against those standards are devised; and the
people closest to the students are given the authority for figuring
out how to get the students to the standards and are then held accountable
for student progress. NCEE concentrates on helping states and localities
build the capacity to design and implement their own education and
training systems, suited to their history, culture and unique needs.
Their website includes information about their areas of focus, including
research, policy forums and training opportunities. Specific content
areas featured online include school design, school leadership and
workforce development. Their online bookstore offers textbooks and
curriculum related to their areas of focus. |
National Clearinghouse for Youth Development Practitioner Apprenticeship
(YDPA)
www.levitan.org/ydpa
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The
National Clearinghouse was established by the U.S. Department of Labor
to facilitate the development and implementation of YDPA Programs
across the nation. The Clearinghouse is dedicated to improving the
quality and increasing the quantity of registered YDPA Programs through
a variety of means, including information dissemination and marketing,
technical assistance and acting as the repository for related instruction
curriculum. The website links to resources and program information. |
National Governor's Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices
www.nga.org/center
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The
NGA Center for Best Practices helps governors and their key policy
staff develop and implement innovative solutions to challenges facing
their states. Among the areas of best practices they share are the
fields of education and employment. The website offers access to a
multitude of research papers, reports and other publications on issues
related to education and youth. |
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html
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The
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is the
federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations
for the prevention of work-related disease and injury. The Institute
is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This
website covers hundreds of topics related to workers health and safety.
The site index allows search by topic to identify areas of interest
and to access papers, publications and resources related to workers
health and safety. |
National League of Cities (NLC)
The Institute of Youth, Education and Families
www.nlc.org
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NLC’s
Institute of Youth, Education and Families focuses on five core program
areas: education, youth development, early childhood development,
safety of children and youth and family economic security. The website
offers many comprehensive resources including research papers and
publications, tools and additional information about their programs
and services. |
National Mentoring Partnership (MENTOR)
www.mentoring.org
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MENTOR/National
Mentoring Partnership is an advocate for the expansion of mentoring
and a resource for mentors and mentoring. The MENTOR website provides
information on how to become a mentor, including national sites in
need of mentors, contact information and supportive materials for
successful mentorships. |
National Youth Development and Information Center (NYDIC)
www.nydic.org
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NYDIC
provides information about youth development to national and local
youth-serving organizations at low or no cost. Their primary concentration
is on materials related to: research and evaluation (demonstrating
the value and impact of youth development programs; projects and
programs (best practices); policies and regulations impacting development
of youth; foundation and federal funding opportunities; and career
development information. Their comprehensive website provides access
to reviewing research, literature and frameworks from a variety
of perspectives. |
National Youth Employment Coalition (NYEC)
www.nyec.org
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NYEC
is a national organization dedicated to promoting policies and initiatives
that help youth succeed in becoming lifelong learners, productive
workers and self-sufficient citizens. Members have access to a range
of special benefits including a newsletter, conference calls, retreats
and coalition building. Educators, youth practitioners and the public
have access to research, policies, strategies, and system focus
and development related to youth and youth serving systems. Among
NYEC's projects are PEPNet and the New Leaders Academy. They publish
monthly
"Youth Notes" and "Advocacy Notes" for members.
Extensive information available on-line includes position papers,
strategies for system development, and educational and public policy
information to assist educators and youth practitioners in their
work. The public can also access the PEPNet database to review promising
practices in youth workforce and youth development organizations
and programs across the country. |
NonProfit Pathfinder
www.independentsector.org/pathfinder/innovations/index.html
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The
NonProfit Pathfinder: The Global Gateway to Civil Society Research
and Innovation is an online collaboration between Independent Sector
and the University of Maryland Civil Society/Community Building Initiative.
The goal of the website is to organize research sources on the nonprofit
sector and to provide scholars and practitioners with descriptions
and links to the best of them. |
Northwest Regional Education Laboratory (NWREL)
www.nwrel.org
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NWREL
is one of ten regional education labs across the U.S that works to
improve educational results for children, youth and adults by providing
research and development assistance in delivering equitable, high-quality
educational programs. They provide research and development assistance
to education, government, community agencies, business and labor.
Their website offers resources on educational topics in four categories:
administration and management, community and family, education reform,
and teaching and learning. They also offer products and publications
and information about their programs and projects. |
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Occupational Information Network (O*NET)
online.onetcenter.org
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O*NET
OnLine is an application that was created for the general public to
provide broad access to a database of occupational information. The
O*NET database includes information on skills, abilities, knowledges,
work activities and interests associated with occupations. Information
in O*NET is available for over 950 occupations. Each occupational
title and code is based on the most current version (2000) of the
Standard Occupational Classification system. This website allows the
user to search by occupation key words, job families or by complete
list. They have a survey that matches skills to careers that best
suit skill sets. |
Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH)
www.bls.gov/oco
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OOH
is a source of career information, designed to provide assistance
to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. Revised
every two years, the handbook describes what workers do on the job,
working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings and
expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations. This website
provides information about the handbook as well as links to related
information and resources. |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
www.osha.gov
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OSHA
adopts and enforces workplace safety and health standards to protect
workers from work-related injuries and illnesses. The Compliance Office
conducts inspections in response to employee complaints or as part
of a targeted inspection program initiated by OSHA to ensure that
workers and the public are protected from safety hazards. OSHA also
has compliance assistance specialists who can provide general information
about OSHA standards and compliance assistance resources. The OSHA
website features information and tools to assist workplaces in meeting
compliance, understanding law and regulations, and creating safe and
healthy environments for workers. They also have a special link to
support for teen workers. |
Office of Youth Services (OYS)
www.doleta.gov/youth_services
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OYS
is primarily responsible for coordinating all youth-related workforce
activities, providing leadership, policy direction, program administration,
technical assistance and guidance and support activities for the following
major youth programs authorized under the Workforce Investment Act
(WIA) of 1998: state formula-funded grants, Youth Opportunity grants,
Job Corps and other discretionary programs. The OYS website features
information and resources to support workforce experiences and activities,
as well as support for federally funded programs. They also publish
a bimonthly newsletter, Youth Resource Connection, which provides
updates on papers and publications, legislation, funding opportunities
and calendar of events on topics related to youth. |
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Project 540
www.project540.org
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Project
540 gives 100,000 students nationwide the opportunity to talk about
issues that matter to them and to turn these conversations into real
school and community change. This website features interactive dialogue
for youth, updates on youth involvement in change and critical research
based on youth report and feedback. |
Promising and Effective Practices Network (PEPNet)
www.nyec.org/pepnet
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PEPNet
is a system and information source based on practice and research
for identifying and promoting what works in youth employment and development.
The PEPNet criteria is used to measure the effectiveness of agency
programs in the field. Organizations/initiatives can complete an extensive
self-assessment and application for recognition as promising practices.
A group of professional peers review the applications and award organizations
for fulfilling all PEPNet criteria. Each of the awardee organizations
are posted on their website and publicly recognized. PEPNet is a project
of NYEC (see listing). The PEPNet section of the website has a comprehensive
search engine and data base filled with all the practices of the PEPNet
awardees. The database allows you to search by organization or particular
criterion. |
Promising Practices
www.promising-practices.org
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Promising
Practices is a research and reference resource for innovative and
continuous improvement practices in workforce development. They offer
effective workforce development practices, documents, videos and events
through their online database. Promising Practices features a comprehensive
search engine, which can be browsed by topic, population, state, and
many other fields. Their list of programs and organizations modeling
promising practices may be linked and investigated through their extensive
list of links. Users may also register their promising practices. |
Promising Practices in Afterschool
www.afterschool.org
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This
website provides youth workers with a valuable resource that covers
all aspects of creating or improving after-school programs. The site
is managed by the Center for Youth Development and Policy Research
(see listing) at the Academy for Educational Development. |
Public Education Network (PEN)
www.publiceducation.org
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The
mission of PEN is to create systems of public education that result
in high achievement for every child. PEN is a national association
of local education funds (LEFs) advancing school reform in low-income
communities across the country. The network advocates for significant
changes in how school systems are funded, overhauling curriculum and
assessment practices, ensuring authority and decision making at the
school level, providing ongoing professional development for teachers
and engaging the public in building relationships between citizens,
schools and the communities they serve. PEN's website provides opportunities
to learn about the work of Local Education Funds (LEFs), and reports
proven strategies for improving student achievement in America's public
schools. |
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Rough & Tumble
www.rtumble.com/
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Rough
& Tumble provides a snapshot of California public policy and politics
on any given day. Rough & Tumble is used by public policy professionals
in California and Washington, reporters and editors at major new organizations
as well as students, teachers and politically engaged voters. In short,
the people who move public policy - who make and influence public
policy decisions - use this site as a guide to what’s
going on.
This website features headlines and excerpts of daily articles from
newspapers with links to the full articles. They also maintain a weekly
archive of posted articles. |
Rubistar
rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php
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Rubistar
is a tool to help the teacher who wants to use rubrics but does not
have the time to develop them from scratch. This website is a resource
for creating rubrics for project-based learning activities. Areas
covered and pre-created include: Oral Projects (interview, storytelling,
puppet show, class debate, oral presentation, video-talk show, historical
role playing); Research and Writing (story writing, letter writing,
group planning – research project, research report, 6+1 writing
model); Work Skills (collaborative work skills); Multimedia (web site
design, multimedia project, HyperStudio design, storyboards, digital
storytelling); Products (timeline, map, game, poster, brochure, newspaper,
public awareness campaign, collection or display); Science (lab report,
science fair, building a bridge); Math (graphing, problem solving);
Reading (analyzing information, elementary independent reading); Music
(instrumental music performance – individual, classical concert
etiquette); and Art (analysis of a work of art, stage design). |
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School and Beyond
www.schoolandbeyond.org
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School
and Beyond is a School-to-Career website developed for the California
Federation of Teachers (under contract to the state). The goal of
this project is to provide professional development for educators,
including teachers, counselors, career guidance staff and other youth
services staff, in the concepts of “School-to-Career”
and “authentic learning”. The website offers a comprehensive
and easy to navigate resource guide, toolkit and a great deal of information
related to all aspects of school-to-career. Features include tools
and resources to assist in integrating rigorous school-to-career pedagogy
into curriculum and practice. |
School Wise Press
www.schoolwisepress.com
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School
Wise Press provides “consumer reports” on schools and
school districts. Designed and operated by parents, their resources
are aimed at educating and advocating for active involvement of parents,
although their resources are valuable for anyone. This website is
full of easy to access information and comparative data of schools
in California. Offers comparative data on meeting California University requirements,
student enrollment, ethnicity, income, teacher experience levels,
key resource levels and much more! Specific detailed
profiles of individual schools are available for $6 each. |
Search Institute
www.search-institute.org
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The
Search Institute generates, synthesizes and communicates new knowledge,
convenes organizational and community leaders, and works with state
and national organizations. At the heart of the Institute’s
work is the framework of 40 developmental assets, which are positive
experiences, relationships, opportunities and personal qualities that
young people need to grow up healthy, caring and responsible. Services
include research, communication, networking, community supports and
training. This website provides information about the Search Institute
including their 40 developmental assets framework and compatible tools.
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Struggling Teens
www.strugglingteens.com
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This
resource for troubled adolescents and their parents is designed to
help them find programs, schools and support for handling behavioral
problems. The site includes a listing of specialized education options.
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Strumpf Associates and the Center for Strategic Change
www.strumpfassociates.com
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The
Center for Strategic Change helps human resource organizations improve
the quality of their delivery systems and services by ensuring the
connection to workplace skills. They provide technical assistance,
leadership training, partnership facilitation, creative problem solving
and practical research – all designed to improve customer satisfaction.
Their website provides information about the Center for Strategic
Change and access to their surveys with membership. |
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U.S. Department of Education
www.ed.gov
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The
U.S. Department of Education’s mission is to: Strengthen the
Federal commitment to assuring access to equal educational opportunity
for every individual; Supplement and complement the efforts of states,
the local school systems and other instrumentalities of the states,
the private sector, public and private nonprofit educational research
institutions, community-based organizations, parents, and students
to improve the quality of education; Encourage the increased involvement
of the public, parents, and students in Federal education programs;
Promote improvements in the quality and usefulness of education through
Federally supported research, evaluation, and sharing of information;
Improve the coordination of Federal education programs; Improve the
management of Federal education activities; and Increase the accountability
of Federal education programs to the President, the Congress, and
the public. The Department of Education’s website provides information
on topics such as funding opportunities, research and statistics,
news and events, programs and services, publications, products and
on-line educational resources. The website also links important information
about the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, including research, implementation
and background. Pages designed to help you find grants and contact,
or keep up with your existing grant or contract can be found at www.ed.gov/topics/topics.jsp?&top=Grants+%26+Contracts. |
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ® Family and Youth Services Bureau
www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/fysb/youthdeve.htm
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FYSB
supports local communities in providing services and opportunities
to young people, particularly runaway and homeless youth. FYSB does
so by awarding funding that enables communities to offer services
to young people and their families and to test new approaches to helping
youth. The FYSB website provides resources for developing a positive
youth development approach within organizations, policy reform and
communities. |
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
www.dol.gov
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The
Department of Labor (DOL) fosters and promotes the welfare of the
job seekers, wage earners and retirees of the United States by improving
their working conditions, advancing their opportunities for profitable
employment, protecting their retirement and health care benefits,
helping employers find workers, strengthening free collective bargaining
and tracking changes in employment, prices, and other national economic
measurements. In carrying out this mission, the Department administers
a variety of federal labor laws including those that guarantee workers’
rights to safe and healthful working conditions; a minimum hourly
wage and overtime pay; freedom from employment discrimination; unemployment
insurance; and other income support. The Department's website provides
information on government and service agencies, laws and regulations,
statistics and data, news, programs and services and related sites.
Easy navigation by topic or audience to identify specific information
related to youth health and safety and federal child labor laws. |
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What Kids Can Do (WKCD)
www.whatkidscando.org
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WKCD
is a national nonprofit organization that documents the value of young
people working with teachers and other adults on projects that combine
powerful learning with public purpose for an audience of educators
and policy makers, journalists, community members and students. Their
website offers several great papers and feature stories related to
youth organizing, leadership, activism and civic participation. |
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Young Workers' Health and Safety Website
www.youngworkers.org
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The
Young Workers’ Health and Safety website is a project of California's
statewide Resource Network for Young Workers' Health and Safety. The
Resource Network is funded by the California Department of Industrial
Relations, and coordinated by UC Berkeley's Labor Occupational Health
Program. The California Resource Network website includes information
on workplace rights and responsibilities, work hours and job restrictions,
hazards on the job and ways to prevent injuries on the job. There
are also educational resources, fact sheets and ideas for how to work
with others in your community to keep young workers healthy and safe
on the job. |
Youth Development and Research Fund (YDRF)
www.ydrf.com
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YDRF
was formed in response to the need to reclaim the lost economic fortunes
of at-risk young adults, a multicultural group of young professionals
with expertise in youth programming, research and policy. YDRF’s
mission is to improve programs, policies and opportunities for youth
through research, training and culture. YDRF takes their programs
and strategies to juvenile justice systems, schools, community-based
organizations, foundations, corporations and government agencies to
help maximize successful outcomes for youth and youth service providers.
The YDRF website offers several tools and reports, many of which are
aimed at guiding youth practitioners in increasing Youth Cultural
Competence in their organizational structure and framework. Information
about YDRF training, professional development, curriculum resources
and guidance through workshops and events. |
Youth on Board
www.youthonboard.org
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Youth
on Board helps young people and adults think differently about each
other so that they can work together to change society. Their work
is focused on preparing youth to be leaders in their communities and
strengthen relationships between youth and adults by providing publications,
customized workshops and technical assistance.
The Youth on Board website offers information about training and professional
development opportunities, as well as several tools and publications
to help organizations launch or enhance youth participation in organizational
development and implementation. |
Youth Policy Action Center
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More than 30 of the country’s leading
national advocacy organizations have joined forces for improving policies
and programs for children and youth. The new Youth
Policy Action Center, generously supported by the award-winning
technology of Capitol Advantage, will help youth and concerned adults
contact elected officials about important programs and initiatives.
The Youth Policy Action Center gives young people a platform on which
to stand and be counted in national debate and dialogue. It gives
national advocates a way to come together and act as one. And it gives
all citizens — concerned parents, proud grandparents, dedicated
teachers — political power which used to be the exclusive providence
of entrenched special interest lobbyists. |
Youth Today
www.youthtoday.org
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Youth
Today is an independent, national newspaper geared to people who work
with young people. It includes an extensive calendar of workshops
and conferences related to professional development and youth issues,
reviews of books and videos for use with staff and kids, grants awarded
in the youth field and analysis of legislative issues concerning youth.
Youth Today is connected to The Forum for Youth Investment (see listing).
This website allows you to access their issues online as well as subscription
information. They also feature highlighted abstracts of current issues. |
YouthBuild USA
www.youthbuildusa.org
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YouthBuild
USA is the national nonprofit support center and intermediary for
the YouthBuild movement. It is also the home of the YouthBuild Coalition
and the YouthBuild USA Affiliated Network. The goal of the YouthBuild
movement is to create and sustain a broad-based national movement
in support of policies and programs that enable young people to assume
leadership in order to rebuild their communities and lead responsible
lives.
Their website features a wide range of materials and services, including
training curricula, manuals, newsletters and national trainings for
staff and participants in youth employment programs, especially in
the housing construction field. |
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New Ways to Work
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San Francisco, CA 94129
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