ENC Online: Education Headlines ENC works with professional education groups and government agencies to improve mathematics and science Please send suggestions to library@enc.org. http://www.enc.org/educationheadlines/
Extractions: Skip Navigation You Are Here ENC Home Education Headlines Search the Site More Options Don't lose access to ENC's web site! Beginning in August, goENC.com will showcase the best of ENC Online combined with useful new tools to save you time. Take action todaypurchase a school subscription through goENC.com Classroom Calendar Digital Dozen ENC Focus ... Ask ENC Explore online lesson plans, student activities, and teacher learning tools. Find detailed information about thousands of materials for K-12 math and science. Read articles about inquiry, equity, and other key topics for educators and parents. Create your learning plan, read the standards, and find tips for getting grants. Direct links to education and math- and science-related articles from newspapers and other sources around the nation. Brought to you by the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC) in Columbus, Ohio, Monday through Friday. Note: Please note that the Education Headlines will not be done after Wednesday, September 28, 2005. The ENC website (www.enc.org) is going away on September 29, 2005. The new website is at http://www.goenc.com/. K-12 Math, Science, Technology Issues and Practices
Agency American Lung Association of pennsylvania, education, meds, financial Eleanor Bower Agency, budget and finances, adequate housing,pay rent, PO Box 3432 http://www.lchic.org/financial_assistance.asp
Extractions: Category: Financial Assistance Agency Program Description Address City State Zip Telephone Fax Email Website Hours Contact AIDS Resource info,support,case mgmt,food,trans.,housing, meds AIDS Resource is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing culturally sensitive support to those affected by HIV disease and education to prevent the spread of HIV. AIDS Resource provides services in Lycoming County. We provide transportation, helps with dental needs. Services are free and confidential. Volunteering opportunities are available through the Williamsport office. Call Amy @ 322-8448 for more info. 520 West Fourth Street, Suite 2A Williamsport PA AIDSR@epix.net Mon-Fri, 9am - 5pm Kirsten Felix American Cancer Society Cancer Medication(short-term assistance program) 1948 East Third Street Williamsport PA 1-800-ACS-2345 mlandi@cancer.org http://www.cancer.org
Extractions: Austin, Texas The 41st Annual State Conference of the Learning Disabilities Association of Texas is scheduled for November 9-12, 2005, at the Renaissance Austin Hotel, Austin, TX. This is the largest disability conference in the State of Texas and welcomes anyone interested in the many aspects of living and working with individuals with learning disabilities. The numerous sessions related to a variety of instructional methods and behavior management, make this a useful conference for regular educators as well as special educators and for parents and professionals serving students and adults who are "struggling," but may not have been identified as a person with a learning disability. You are invited! This conference will provide helpful information and give parents, educators and other professionals and concerned individuals opportunities to ask questions, be involved in discussions, and leave the conference with a sense of preparedness to meet the challenges ahead.
Pennsylvania Child Care Association TEACH Early Childhood® pennsylvania (Teacher education and Compensation Helps) You can download or request an application at www.pacca.org/TEACH or call http://www.pacca.org/TEACH/
Extractions: education T.E.A.C.H. T eacher E ducation and C ompensation H elps) Early Childhood PENNSYLVANIA works with providers, colleges and child care staff to offer scholarship programs and support systems that improve the education and compensation of child care workers. T.E.A.C.H. obtains its funding through grants from businesses, foundations and government. By helping to increase professionalism, raise wages and reduce turnover of child care staff, this public-private partnership brings higher quality care to Pennsylvanias children. T.E.A.C.H. is administered by the Pennsylvania Child Care Association. invest hers What's New: T.E.A.C.H. Fall 2005 newsletter posted online PDF T.E.A.C.H. Bachelors degree scholarships now available at Indiana University of Pennsylvania Interested in becoming a T.E.A.C.H. participating college or university? Frequently-asked questions for recipients and directors Download or request a T.E.A.C.H. application
Extractions: HOME ALABAMA ALASKA ARIZONA ARKANSAS CALIFORNIA COLORADO CONNECTICUT DELAWARE FLORIDA GEORGIA HAWAII IDAHO ILLINOIS INDIANA IOWA KANSAS KENTUCKY LOUISIANA MAINE MARYLAND MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN MINNESOTA MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI MONTANA NEBRASKA NEVADA NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW JERSEY NEW MEXICO NEW YORK NORTH CAROLINA NORTH DAKOTA OHIO OKLAHOMA OREGON PENNSYLVANIA RHODE ISLAND SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTH DAKOTA TENNESSEE TEXAS UTAH VERMONT VIRGINIA WASHINGTON WASHINGTON DC WEST VIRGINIA WISCONSIN WYOMING DRIVER EDUCATION PENNSYLVANIA DRIVER EDUCATION Recommended Parent Taught Driver Education Program: Completion of a Pennsylvania driver education program is recommended for any new teen driver. Every year, thousands of teens are involved in accidents that could have been prevented if they had more knowledge prior to getting behind the wheel. We recommend Driver Ed in a Box® as the best driver education Visit Driver Ed in a Box® today and find out about their program as well as exactly what new teen drivers need to know about getting a Pennsylvania license.
State Support And Incentives The pennsylvania Department of education will utilize NBPTS Candidate Subsidy Please check with individual local education agency liaisons regarding http://www.nbpts.org/about/stateinfo.cfm?state=Pennsylvania
Afterschool Alliance State education Agency Contacts. pennsylvania Department of education pennsylvania Citizens for Children and Youth http//www.pccy.org/ http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/states/states_facts.cfm?state_abbr=PA
Member Agencies CHOICE is a consumer advocacy agency, dedicated to increasing access to reproductive Visit Community Women s education Project online at www.cwep.org http://www.womensway.org/resources-mainpage-member-agencies.asp
Extractions: CHOICE is a consumer advocacy agency, dedicated to increasing access to reproductive and sexual health services, especially among populations who experience barriers to care. Through our hotlines and community education programs, CHOICE empowers teens, women, and families to make informed, responsible decisions about their sexual health, including pregnancy, birth control, prenatal care, adoption, sexually transmitted diseases, HIV/AIDS, and children's health. Founded in 1971, CHOICE has been a unique resource in Philadelphia for more than thirty years. Community Women's Education Project provides secondary and post-secondary education, educational support systems, and connections to the workplace for low income women and their families in their community. Community Women's Education Project also provides quality early learning education for infants and young children. Since the agency's founding in 1977, more than 13,000 adults and children have benefitted from Community Women's Education Project programs, developing the educational skills they need to move into economic self-sufficiency.
Uedge.org: Promoting Genuine Progress In Higher Education uedge.org examining higher education policy issues and choices, uedge.org promoting Click here for links to other state higher education agencies. http://www.bigtenu.org/resources.html
Extractions: The information concerning higher education policy is extensive. The purpose of this page is to provide you with access to original research, studies, journals, and news from an array of U.S. and foreign centers, institutes, and governmental organizations. By clicking on the links in our Resource page, you will leave the UEdge website and enter the websites of other organizations. No endorsement, either explicit or implied, should be made between these external organizations and UEdge. Thank you. Llama@UEdge.org Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Government Higher Education Publications Federal Archives ... Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)
NWA Sol Hirsch Education Fund Grants The NWA education Committee needs help from all members to spread the word to teachers John Schaefers, Ingomar MiddleSchool, Pittsburgh, pennsylvania. http://www.nwas.org/solhirsch.html
Extractions: Five or more $500 grants are available annually from the NWA for teachers in grades K-12 to improve the education of their students in Meteorology. Applications are due by 1 August each year. The NWA Education Committee needs help from all members to spread the word to teachers in grades K-12 that $500 grants are available annually from the NWA to help improve the education of their students in meteorology. The teachers selected will be able to use the funds to take an accredited course in atmospheric sciences, attend a relevant workshop or conference, or purchase scientific materials or equipment for the classroom. Five grants or more are possible each year thanks to the many members who have contributed to this fund in honor of Sol Hirsch who retired in 1992 after being the NWA Executive Director for 11 years. Completed applications are due to the Education Committee by 1 August each year. To Apply for the NWA Sol Hirsch Education Fund Grants Teachers, program directors, school district supervisors and other individuals or groups proposing to improve the education of K-12 students in meteorology may submit an application. The application will consist of a NWA cover form and a two-page proposal.
Black Alliance For Educational Options BAEO exists to help parents understand the following educational Options. in schools identified as in need of improvement by State education agencies. http://www.baeo.org/
Extractions: National Philadelphia About Us Join Us Contribute Contact Us ... symposium The ability to choose how your child is educated is a power all parents deserve and, frankly, should have. BAEO exists to help parents understand the following Educational Options. Charter Schools Home Schooling Innovations in Traditional Public Schools Privately Financed Scholarships ... School Choice Glossary UPDATE! A Champion for Choice Symposium Hotline: (202) 429-0038 BAEO is not anti-public schools, but IS for quality schools - public and private. BAEO Leadership Chapters and Their Locations Learn More About Our Annual Symposium Join Us In The Fight ... Lies and Distortions around Parental Choice (PDF) Check out the next BAEO event Parents in a growing number of cities and states have access to privately financed programs that support school choice by offering students partial scholarships. Project Clarion is an outreach campaign designed to give parents facts about the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and help them to exercise their rights in select cities with BAEO chapters. These cities have a high number of low-income black families in at-risk communities with children in schools identified as in need of improvement by State Education Agencies.
Consumer World: Consumer Agencies Gov info from federal agencies for senior citizens Department of Transportation pennsylvania Attorney General s Bureau of Consumer Protection http://www.consumerworld.org/pages/agencies.htm
Centers For Financial Education pennsylvania Center for Financial education, a division of CCCS/MMI, is committed to 3486, First Time Home Buyer, pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency http://www.crediteducation.org/region.php?regionid=10
Pennsylvania State Agencies And Programs State agencies and programs are excellent sources of information that can provide Web site http//www.padohric.org/. pennsylvania Liquor Control Board http://www.alcoholfreechildren.org/en/states/pa.cfm?doc_id=111
Pennsylvania State Agencies And Programs pennsylvania STATE agencies AND PROGRAMS. State agencies and Programs Web site http//www.padohric.org/. pennsylvania Liquor Control Board http://www.alcoholfreechildren.org/en/text/states/pa.cfm?doc_id=111
Surveys Of Enacted Curriculum Method of Selection State education agencies SEA Directory Membership Meetings Profiles of State education Systems for Use with NAEP http://www.ccsso.org/projects/Surveys_of_Enacted_Curriculum/
Extractions: select Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Col... DoDEA Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Marian... Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virgin Islands Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Tools for Aligning Instruction, Standards, and Assessments The Surveys of Enacted Curriculum (SEC) offer a practical method for collecting, reporting, and using consistent data on instructional practices and subject content taught in classrooms. Surveys are now available for English language arts and reading, mathematics, and science (K-12). The survey instruments and reporting tools provide an objective approach for schools, districts, and states to analyze instruction in relation to content standards. Data and reports from the Surveys of Enacted Curriculum system are intended to assist educators and policy makers in several ways: alignment among instruction, standards, and assessments
Children's Aid Society Of Pennsylvania: About Us WELCOME TO THE CHILDRENS AID SOCIETY OF pennsylvania Family Night with communal dinners, parent education groups and children s activities. http://www.caspa.org/
Extractions: About Us Our mission is to help at risk children and their families strengthen their futures through culturally sensitive services that are professional, responsive, child centered and family focused. We offer specialized services for teenage mothers and their children and for families making the transition from welfare to work. Programs like The Family Needs Fund and the Emergency Food and Formula Program help stabilize families in emergencies with short-term assistance. CAS of PA has been selected by the Philadelphia Department of Human Services as one of the agencies offering its SCOH (Services to Children in Their Own Home) program.
K-12 Outreach > Data Service > Data Links > Policy Issues Federal and State agencies with Data on education and Children s Issues pennsylvania education Policy Center at pennsylvania State University http://ed-web3.educ.msu.edu/outreach/k12out/data/policyissuelink.htm
Extractions: Appalachia Educational Laboratory (AEL) : The Regional Lab's work embodies the essence of AEL's mission to be a catalyst for schools and communities to build lifelong learning systems that harness resources, research, and practical wisdom. Laboratory for Student Success (LSS) : The Laboratory learns from and building on their diverse expertise and strategies for student achievement so that their successes are known and utilized by others in widespread efforts in the service of all students in the mid-Atlantic regionDelaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DCand nationally. Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL) : McREL is an organization whose purpose is to improve education through applied research and development. McREL provides products and services, primarily for K-12 educators, to promote the best instructional practices in the classroom.
Neglected - Delinquent.org Center staff recently visited two sites in pennsylvania Loysville Youth Development educational system, and state and local childserving agencies. http://www.neglected-delinquent.org/nd/States/PA.asp?state=PENNSYLVANIA
