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Web
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Alphabetical
Web Listings
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. |
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/
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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. |
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. |
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 Career
Development Association (CCDA)
www.ccdaweb.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 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. |
Casey Family Programs
www.casey.org/Home
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Established by United Parcel Service founder Jim Casey, the Casey Family Programs are a national operating foundation that has served children, youth, and families in the child welfare system. They provide direct services, and promote advances in child-welfare practice and policy. Drawing on four decades of front-line work with families and alumni of foster care, they develop tools, practices, and policies to nurture all youth in care and to help parents strengthen families at risk of needing foster care. They also offer publications, online tools, videos, and training events for child welfare professionals. |
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
issuesAudio 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 Education (CYDE)http://www.commcorp.org/youth/index.html
(Commonwealth Corporation)
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The Center for Youth Development and Education (CYDE) expands learning and career development opportunities for youth. CYDE's goal is to enable young people to make successful transitions to adulthood and become vital contributors to their communities. While working on behalf of all youth, CYDE is especially interested in serving those who are at risk of not completing high school, entering post-secondary education or training, or acquiring the skills necessary for success in the demanding, high-skills economy of the twenty-first century. |
Center for Youth Development
and Policy Research (CYDPR)
www.aed.org/CentersandExperts/acentyouth.cfm
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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. |
Chapin Hall
www.chapinhall.org
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Building knowledge to serve children is the mission of the Chapin Hall Center for Children. Located at the University of Chicago, Chapin Hall is a research and development center that brings the highest standards of scholarship and the intellectual resources of one of the world’s great research universities to the real-world challenges of policymakers and service providers struggling to ensure that children grow, thrive, and take their place in a formidable world. Working behind the scenes with lawmakers and government administrators, as well as on the front lines with program providers, Chapin Hall puts rigorous, non-partisan research in the hands of those who shape the programs and policies that affect all children in their daily lives. The website provides access to the numerous Chapin Hall publications. |
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. |
Community Network for Youth
Development (CNYD)
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. |
Connect for Kids (CFK)
www.connectforkids.org
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CFK is a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing attention to ways public policies can help strengthen families and improve kids' lives. CFK carries out its work by employing communications technologies to disseminate information and opinions related to children’s issues. CFK generates a new edition of its homepage each week, maintains a comprehensive website with links to information and research, conducts civic journalism, publishes e-newsletters that cover the news and views of the child advocacy field, and provides community and strategic communications efforts on specific issues. |
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Developing Educational
Standards (DES)
www.edstandards.org/Standards.html
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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
12.46.245.173/cfda/cfda.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.org
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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. |
The
Job Journey
www.thejobjourney.org
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The
Job Journey Program is designed to launch young
people into career success. The program features
developing job preparedness and self-marketing
skills. It consists of 5 1/2 hours of interactive
in-class programming on a set of 4 DVDs, and
a 150-page hands-on workbook directed toward
understanding the business world; building self-confidence;
knowing employees’ accountability; setting goals;
and developing the “how-to's" of sourcing
for, interviewing for, and obtaining employment.
The web site provides information for students
and for educators on the program as well as ordering
options. |
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 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 Child Welfare Resource Center for Youth Development (NRCWRCYD)
www.nrcys.ou.edu/nrcyd/
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The University of Oklahoma National Child Welfare Resource Center for Youth Development (NCWRCYD) increases the capacity and resources of States and Tribes to effectively help youth in care establish permanent connections and achieve successful transitions to adulthood. The Center can help States incorporate youth into all areas of programs and services, implement services that address legislative requirements, prepare for Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSR) and Program Improvement Plan (PIP) development, and implementation. The Center bases its technical assistance and training around the four core principles of youth development, collaboration, cultural competence, and permanent connections. |
National Clearinghouse
for Youth Development Practitioner Apprenticeship (YDPA)
www.levitan.org/initiatives.html#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 Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth)
www.ncwd-youth.info/
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The NCWD/Youth website is a source for information about employment and youth with disabilities. NCWD/Youth partners with experts in disability, education, employment, and workforce development to provide high quality, relevant information. NCWD/Youth is funded by a grant administered by the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) at the U.S. Department of Labor. |
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 Young Worker Safety Resource Center (YWSRC)
http://ist-socrates.berkeley.edu/~safejobs/nation/index.html
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The National Young Worker Safety Resource Center was established to work with state-level agencies and organizations to share existing training and education resources and help states initiate new activities. The YWSRC provides training, technical assistance, and resource materials to state and community groups throughout the country. The Center is a partnership between the Labor Occupational Health Program at U.C. Berkeley on the west coast and the Education Development Center, Inc. on the east coast. |
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. |
New Ways to Work (New Ways)
www.newwaystowork.org
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New
Ways to Work builds community connections that
prepare youth for success as adults. New Ways pioneered
the All Youth-One SystemSM approach to help communities
build comprehensive youth-serving systems for all
youth, including our most vulnerable young people.
New Ways helps create powerful partnerships among
schools, community organizations, social service
agencies, the private sector, government, and community
partners to ensure better access to quality educational
and career opportunities for youth. For the past
20 years, New Ways has worked across the nation
to ensure that public resources targeted to prepare
youth for their future are used effectively. New
Ways' website includes information about their
projects and includes free tools for building the
capacity of programs and initiatives as well as
a library of publications related to youth development,
supporting vulnerable populations, supporting intermediaries,
and developing comprehensive youth-serving systems.
Their projects include the Youth Transition Action
Teams Initiative, the Youth Council Institute,
the Intermediary Network, Diploma Plus - California
expansion, Engaging Workplace Partners, Quality
Work-Based Learning, and the Sonoma County California
Work Ready Certification Program. New Ways also
offers customized training and technical assistance. |
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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Promising and Effective
Practices Network (PEPNet)
nyec.modernsignal.net/page.cfm?pageID=110
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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. |
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. |
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/
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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. |
The Youth Transition Funders Group (YTFG)
www.ytfg.org/
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The Youth Transition Funders Group is a network of grantmakers whose mission is to help vulnerable youth make a successful transition to adulthood by age 25. The YTFG is dedicated to improving the lives of the 3 million young people, between the ages of 14 and 24, in need of extra support. The YTFG has adopted the theme, "Connected by 25," to describe this mission. They collaborate to change the way that adults work together in order to make sure that every young adult has the education, skills, and supports to be Connected by 25. |
YouthBuild USA
www.youthbuild.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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