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U.S. Department of Education Resources

Twenty-eight Parental Information and Resource Centers have been funded through the Goals 2000: Educate America Act. For more information on these parent centers, call 202-401-0039. Title I of the Improving America's Schools Act, which provides resources to schools needing extra help to strengthen programs in the basics and core academics, encourages the creation of school-parent compacts. For more information on school-parent compacts, call 202-260-0965. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act funds 70 Parent Training and Information Projects across the 50 states to help parents of children with disabilities. To get a copy of "A Directory of Parent Training and Information Projects" and for more information call the National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities at 1-800-695-0285. The U.S. Department of Education supplies two-thirds of all financial aid for families to help students go to college (loans and grants). Call 1-800-4-FEDAID for more information on funding college education.

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