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The U.S. Department of Education (ED) offers a wide array of information and technical assistance services that can inform whole school restructuring and reform. The entries here have been adapted from a variety of sources, including Educational Resources and Information Center (ERIC), the Academy for Educational Development's Federal Resource Center for Special Education, and several online Web sites. Service providers listed are: (1) Comprehensive Centers; (2) Desegregation Assistance Centers; (3) Eisenhower Regional Consortia for Mathematics and Science Education; (4) Goals 2000 Parent Centers; (5) Regional Educational Laboratories; (6) the Regional Resource and Federal Center Program; (7) the Regional Technology in Education Consortia; (8) the National Center for Research in Vocational Education; (9) the National Early Childhood Technical Assistance System; (10) the National Parent Information Network; and (11) the Office of Educational Research and Improvement's National Research and Development Centers.
Funded under the Improving America's School Act (IASA) of 1994, the Comprehensive Centers (CCs) strive to help recipients of IASA funds improve teaching and learning for all students by encouraging high standards, quality professional development and the use of effective practices based on the latest research.
The Desegregation Assistance Centers help district and school personnel create safe, positive and bias-free educational environments for all students. These centers also focus on school districts that experience conflicts arising from efforts to desegregate and remove barriers to equal educational opportunities.
Funded through the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI), the Eisenhower Consortia disseminate exemplary mathematics and science education instructional materials and provide technical assistance in the areas of teaching and assessments.
Use the map at http://www.enc.org/partners/index.htm to access information about the Consortium, Demonstration Site, or Access Center that serves your region.
Based on the premise that increased parental involvement is an integral part of increasing the academic achievement of children, the Goals 2000 Parent Centers provide another link in the network that helps families and schools work together to support high-quality teaching and high standards for all students.
Alabama
SPECIAL EDUCATION ACTION COMMITTEE, INC.
P.O. Box 161274, Mobile, AL 36616-2274
Phone: (334) 478-1208
Fax: (334) 473-7877
E-mail: seacofmobile@Zebra.net
Arkansas
JONES CENTER FOR EFFECTIVE PARENTING
800 Marshall Street, Slot 512
Little Rock, AR 72202
Phone: (501) 320-7580 ? TTY: (501) 320-1184
Fax: (501) 320-2480
E-mail: longnicholas@exchange.uarns.edu
California
NATIVE AMERICAN PARENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Ahmium Education, Inc.
P.O. Box 366, San Jacinto, CA 92583
Phone: (909) 654-2781
Fax: (909) 654-3089
Colorado
COLORADO PARENT INFORMATION AND RESOURCE CENTER
Center for Human Investment Policy
1445 Market Street, Suite 350
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: (303) 820-5634
Fax: (303) 820-5656
E-mail: hn3781@handsnet.org
District of Columbia
GREATER WASHINGTON URBAN LEAGUE
3501 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20010
Phone: (202) 265-8200
Fax: (202) 265-9878
E-mail: luwgdbs@aol.com
Web site: http://www.nul.org/gwul
Florida
FLORIDA CENTER FOR PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT
Center for Excellence
7406 Dixon Avenue, Tampa, FL 33604
Phone: (813) 974-4858
Fax:(813) 974-6115
Georgia
PARENTAL TRAINING RESOURCE ASSISTANCE CENTER
Albany/Dougherty Community Partnership for Education
P.O. Box 1726, Albany, GA 31702-1726
Phone: (912) 888-0999
Fax: (912) 888-2664
E-mail: lborders@surfsouth.com
Web site: http://www.adpartnership.org/
Guam
SANCTUARY, INC.
P.O. Box 21030, G.M.F., Guam 96921
Phone: (671) 735-140
Fax: (671) 734-1415
E-mail: sanctuar@ite.net
Hawaii
HAWAII STATE FAMILY CENTER ASSOCIATION
Parents & Children Together
1475 Linapuni Street, Room 117-A
Honolulu, HI 96819
Phone: (808) 841-6177
Fax: (808) 841-1779
E-mail: tnt@aloha.net
Illinois
ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
121 N. Kickapoo Street, Lincoln, IL 62656
Phone: (217) 732-6462
Fax: (217) 732-3696
Indiana
THE INDIANA PARENT INFORMATION NETWORK, INC.
4755 Kingsway Drive, Suite 105
Indianapolis, IN 46205
Phone: (317) 257-8683
Fax: (317) 251-7488
E-mail: ipin@indy.net
Web site: http://www.state.in.us/ipin/
Iowa
IOWA PARENT RESOURCE CENTER
The Higher Plain, Inc.
1025 Penkridge Drive, Iowa City, IA 52246
Phone: (319) 354-5606
Fax: (319) 354-5345
E-mail: ronmirr@inav.net
Web site: http://www.higherplain.org
Kentucky
LICKING VALLEY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM
203 High Street, Flemingsburg, KY 41041
Phone: (606) 845-0081
Fax: (606) 845-0418
Louisiana
YWCA OF GREATER BATON ROUGE, INCORPORATED
250 S. Foster Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Phone: (504) 926-3820
Maine
PROJECT FREE
Maine Parent Federation
P.O. Box 2067, Augusta, ME 04338-2067
Phone: (207) 582-2504
Fax: (207) 582-3638
Maryland
THE FAMILY WORKS
Child Care Connection
332 W. Edmonston Drive, Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: (301) 424-5666
Fax: (301) 294-4962
Massachusetts
MASSACHUSETTS PARENT TRAINING AND EMPOWERMENT PROJECT
218 Holland Street, Somerville, MA 02144
Phone: (617) 628-4070 Fax: (617) 628-8632
E-mail: hn5767@handsnet.org
Michigan
FAMILIES UNITED FOR SUCCESS
Life Services System of Ottowa County, Inc.
272 East Eighth Street, Suite B
Holland, MI 49423
Phone: (616) 396-7566
Fax: (616) 396-6893
E-mail: 1ss-cis@iserv.net
Minnesota
FAMILES AND SCHOOLS TOGETHER (FAST) FORWARD
PACER Center, Inc.
4826 Chicago Avenue, South
Minneapolis, MN 55417-1098
Phone: (612) 827-2966
Fax: (612) 827-3065
E-mail: nmpacer@edu.gte.net
Web site: http://www.pacer.org
Mississippi
MISSISSIPPI FORUM ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
737 N. President Street, Jackson, MS 39202
Phone: (601) 355-4911
Fax: (601) 355-4813
E-mail: mississippiforum@teclink.net
Missouri
MISSOURI PARTNERSHIP FOR PARENTAL ASSISTANCE
Literacy Investment for Tomorrow
500 Northwest Plaza, Suite 601
St. Ann, MO 63074
Phone: (314) 291-4443
Fax: (314) 291-7385
E-mail: list@icon-stl.net
Web site: http://literacy.kent.edu/~missouri
Nebraska
BLUE VALLEY COMMUNITY ACTION, INC.
P.O. Box 273, Fairbury, NE 68352
Phone: (402) 729-2278
Fax: (402) 729-2801
New Hampshire
BUILDING FAMILY STRENGTHS
Parent Information Center
P.O. Box 2405, Concord, NH 03302-2405
Phone: (603) 224-7005
Fax: (603) 224-4365
E-mail: picnh@aol.com
New Jersey
Prevent Child Abuse?New Jersey
35 Halsey Street, Suite 300
Newark, NJ 07102-3031
Phone: (973) 643-3710
Fax: (973) 643-9222
E-mail: preventchildabuse@worldnet.att.net
New York
CONNECTIONS
Geneseo Migrant Center, Inc.
P.O. Box 545, Geneseo, NY 14454
Phone: (716) 246-5681
Fax: (716) 245-5680
Nevada
CENTER FOR HEALTHY FAMILIES
Sunrise Children's Hospital Foundation
3196 S. Maryland Parkway #307
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Phone: (702) 731-8373
Fax: (702) 731-8372
E-mail: sunrise1@vegas.infi.net
North Carolina
PARENTS IN PARTNERSHIP PROJECT
Exceptional Children's Assistance Center
P.O. Box 16, Davidson, NC 28036
Phone: (704) 892-1321
Fax: (704) 892-5028
E-mail: ecac1@aol.com
North Dakota
Pathfinder Service of North Dakota
1600 Second Avenue, SW, Minot, ND 58701
Phone: (701) 852-9426
TTY: (701) 852-9436
Fax: (701) 838-9324
E-mail: NDPATH01@minot.ndak.net
Web site: http://www.ndcd.org/pathfinder
Ohio
Ohio Parent Information and Resource Center
5812 Madison Road #3, Cincinnati, OH 45227
Phone: (513) 272-0273
Fax: (513) 527-2485
Oklahoma
Parents as Partners in Education
401 NE 70th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73111
Phone: (405) 478-4078
Fax: (405) 478-4077
E-mail: papie@icon.net
Oregon
Albina Head Start
3417 NE Seventh, Portland, OR 97212
Phone: (503) 282-1975
Fax: (503) 282-1986
Pennsylvania
SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA PARENTAL ASSISTANCE CENTER PROJECT
Community Action Southwest
22 W. High Street, Waynesburg, PA 15370
Phone: (412) 852-2893
Fax: (412) 627-7713
E-mail: casw@greenepa.net
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Parent Information Network, Inc.
Independent Square
500 Prospect Street, Pawtuckett, RI 02860
Phone: (401) 727-4144
TTY: (401) 727-4151
Fax: (401) 727-4040
South Carolina
Alliance for South Carolina's Children
P.O. Box 11644, Columbia, SC 29211
Phone: (803) 256-4670
Fax: (803) 256-8093
South Dakota
BLACK HILLS PARENT RESOURCE NETWORK
Black Hills Special Services Foundation
P.O. Box 218, Sturgis, SD 57785
Phone: (605) 347-4467
Fax: (605) 347-5223
Tennessee
PARENTS FIRST
NashvilleREAD, Inc.
421 Great Circle Road, Suite 104
Nashville, TN 37228
Phone: (615) 255-4982
Fax: (615) 255-4783
E-mail: parentone@aol.com
Texas
FAMILY FOCUS PROJECT
Mental Health Association in Texas
8401 Shoal Creek Boulevard, Austin, TX 78757
Phone: (512) 454-3706 ?Fax: (512) 454-3725
E-mail: hn6649@handsnet.org
Web site: http://austin.citysearch.com/feature/19057/
Vermont
Vermont Family Resource Partnership
P.O. Box 646, Middlebury, VT 05753
Phone: (802) 388-3171
Fax: (802) 388-1590
Washington
CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON
P.O. Box 1997, Auburn, WA 98072
Phone: (253) 850-2566
Fax: (253) 852-3119
E-mail: CHSEHS@aol.com
Wisconsin
PARENTS PLUS
United Health Group?WI
328 Sixth Street, P.O. Box 452
Menasha, WI 54952-0452
Phone: (920) 729-1787
TTY: (920) 725-9422
Fax: (920) 751-5038
The OERI-administered Regional Educational Laboratories work with state and local educators to design research and development-based training programs, processes, and products. The laboratories also offer assistance in evaluating education programs, convening state and regional groups, studying the implementation of state policies, and synthesizing R&D-based information.
Funded through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Regional Resource and Federal Center (RRFC) Program assists state education agencies in improving programs for infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities and their families. ED's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) is the coordinating and funding office for the RRFC Network.
Funded through the Technology for Education Act of 1994, the Regional Technology in Education Consortia (RTEC) help states, local educational agencies, and other education entities integrate technologies into K-12 classrooms, library media centers, adult literacy centers, and other educational settings.
Funded through the ED's Office of Vocational and Adult Education, the National Center for Research in Vocational Education (NCRVE) is the nation's largest center for research and development in work-related education. Headquartered at the University of California at Berkeley, NCRVE's mission is to "strengthen education to prepare all individuals for lasting and rewarding employment, and lifelong learning."
2030 Addison Street, Suite 500
Berkeley, CA 94720
(800) 762-4093
(510) 642-4004
e-mail: askncrve@vocserve.berkeley.edu
url: http://vocserve.berkeley.edu
(NEC*TAS) is a collaborative system funded through the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) of the U.S. Department of Education. NEC*TAS goals are to assist state agencies in developing and implementing comprehensive services for young children, birth through age 8, with special needs, and to assist projects in the Early Education Program for Children with Disabilities (EEPCD). NEC*TAS consists of the Coordinating Office and five collaborating organizations.
NEC*TAS
East Franklin Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
(919) 962-2001
(919) 966-4041 (TDD)
Fax: (919) 966-7463
E-mail: nectas@unc.edu
Web site: http://www.nectas.unc.edu
Federation for Children with Special Needs
95 Berkeley Street, Suite 104
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 482-2915
Fax: (617) 695-2939
E-mail: kidsinfo@fcsn.org
Web site: http://www.fcsn.org
Georgetown University Child Development Center
3307 M Street, NW, Suite 401
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 687-5000
Fax: (202) 687- 8899
E-mail: gucdc@gunet.georgetown.edu
Hawaii University Affiliated Program
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA
1776 University Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96822
(808) 956-6449
Fax: (808) 956-4734
National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE)
1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 320
King Street Station 1, Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 519-3800
(703) 519-7008 (TDD)
Fax: (703) 519-3808
E-mail: nasde@nasde.org
NATIONAL CENTER FOR CLINICAL INFANT PROGRAMS (NCCIP)
734 15th Street, NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 638-1144
ZERO TO THREE PUBLICATIONS
(800) 899-4301
(202) 638-0840
Fax: (202) 638-0851
E-mail: 0to3@zerotothree.org
Website: http://www.zerotothree.org
The National Parent Information Network (NPIN) is sponsored by two ERIC clearinghouses: the ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City; and the ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; all other ERIC system components are also contributors and participants. Many collaborating organizations provide information resources to NPIN and promote use of NPIN among their constituencies. The NPIN is an Internet-based information network for parents and for organizations and individuals who support parents. Services include:
To address nationally significant problems and issues in education, OERI, through its five National Institutes, supports university-based national educational research and development centers. The centers address specific topics such as early childhood development and education, student learning and achievement in English, cultural and linguistic diversity and second language learning, and postsecondary improvement. In addition, each center has collaborating partners, and many work with elementary and secondary schools. Centers may be contacted directly for a catalog of their publications and services.
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