61. Planned Parenthood Federation Of America, Inc. - Abstinence-Only Abstinenceonly education is one of the religious right s greatest In montana, the Catholic diocese of Helena received $14000 from the state s http://www.plannedparenthood.org/pp2/portal/files/portal/medicalinfo/teensexualh

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62. U.S. Approved Higher Education Accrediting Agencies - ELearners.com Regional Accrediting agencies Approved by US Department of education Tel. (510) 7489001, Fax (510) 748-9797 E-mail address wascsr@wascsenior.org http://www.elearners.com/resources/agencies.asp

Regional Accrediting Agencies Approved by U.S. Department of Education Site Navigation Home Page Student Resources Accrediting Agencies Student Resources Prospective Students: Student Loans Scholarships Self-Assessments Newsletter ... College Rankings Current Students: Search Tools Reference Tools Virtual Libraries About Online Education: Accreditation Diploma Mills eLearning Assessment eLearning FAQ ... Educational Technology U.S. Higher Education Regional Institutional Accrediting Agencies Relevant News Accrediting Bodies Considering Standards "The six bodies that grant accreditation to colleges and universities in the United States are near agreement on guidelines for evaluating distance education that differ from traditional accrediting standards by focusing on how much students learn. If enacted, the regional accrediting agencies would use the guidelines to set standards for granting accreditation to distance-education programs and institutions." The Chronicle of Higher Education Accrediting Groups Issue Recommendations for Distance-Education Programs "Representatives of the six U.S. regional accrediting bodies have finalized a set of recommendations for building and evaluating online-education programs. But the recommendations won't become accreditation standards, says Charles M. Cook, the director of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges' Commission on Institutions of Higher Education. 'We've always considered them testimonials, not a new set of standards,' he says. 'It's always been the local regions' option of how to adopt them.'"

63. MT Weed Act of local county weed programs include educational programs (39); montana weed managers work cooperatively with all federal agencies in the state. http://www.weedawareness.org/weedact.html

64. Afterschool Alliance State education Agency Contacts. montana Office of Public Instruction miesler_nancy@asdk12.org. State Network Contacts. montana Afterschool Network http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/states/states_facts.cfm?state_abbr=MT

65. Montana montana agencies and Organizations The University of montana EOS (Earth Observing System) education Project http//eoscenter.com http://teachearth.com/states/Montana.htm

66. Montana Tech Library org (searchable member directories and current awareness) Federal Judicial Center The research and education agency of the federal judicial system http://www.mtech.edu/library/resources/govinfo.htm

Mymtech (B lackboard Montana Tech Home Learning Center, COT ... Resources By Subject Last Modified: 04 May, 2005 It's that time again! Download forms and brochures for state and Federal taxes: State Taxes Federal Taxes Index

67. NEA Higher Education - Intellectual Property And Copyright Resources *Janis H. Bruwelheide, Ed.D. is a Professor of education and Library Media. of Borderless Access to Training and education at montana State University. http://www.nea.org/he/abouthe/teachact.html

Contact Higher Ed Higher Ed Conference Guide to HE Site Affiliates ... National Council for Higher Education TEACH Act Highlights and Resources by Janis H. Bruwelheide, Ed.D.* A few highlights: The new, improved 110(2) permits performance and display of almost all types of works. There are some exceptions but the benefits are still substantial. There are still gaps between what we can do in distance learning situations vs. what we can do in a face-to-face teaching situations. For distance learning situations, think "clips and snips" which represent "reasonable and limited portions" for audiovisual works and dramatic, musical works. Read Georgia Harper's material for a more complete explanation and how fair use will be helpful for distance learning needs outside of the TEACH Act. Georgia Harper also covers exclusions from coverage and conditions, which apply. Her checklist is very helpful. The receiving location language has been expanded and no longer limits transmission of content to classrooms devoted to instruction and similar sites. Distance learners may be reached at any site by accredited nonprofit institutions as stated in the language that the benefits apply only to a "government body or an accredited nonprofit educational institution." The "accreditation" for post-secondary education institutions is "as determined by a regional or national accrediting agency recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation or the US Department of Education." As regards elementary and secondary schools status the accreditation "shall be as recognized by the applicable state certification or licensing procedures."

68. RSA URL http//www.moadvocacy.org/textver.htm. montana College of education and Human Services, montana State UniversityBillings 1500 North 30th Street, http://www.jan.wvu.edu/SBSES/VOCREHAB.HTM

VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION STATE OFFICES By contacting your local vocational rehabilitation office, you will tap into a wealth of resources related to employment options for people with disabilities. Vocational Rehabilitation, a state-supported division of services, assists individuals with disabilities who are pursuing meaningful careers. VR assists those individuals to secure gainful employment commensurate with their abilities and capabilities through local job searches and awareness of self-employment and telecommuting opportunities. Listed in Alphabetical Order by State ALABAMA ALASKA ARIZONA ARKANSAS ... Rehabilitation Services Administration Technical Assistance Circular: TAC-00-02 July 24, 2000 "Self-Employment, Telecommuting, and Establishing a Small Business as Employment Outcomes" URL: http://www.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/rsa/tac-2000.html ALABAMA Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Services 2127 East South Boulevard Montgomery, AL 36116-2455

69. SBSES SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA) And RELATED RESOURCES Family Investment Center, a local onestop education and training agency. URL http//www.mtcdc.org. montana Community Development Corporation http://www.jan.wvu.edu/SBSES/econdevMT.htm

STATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES Listed in Alphabetical Order MONTANA The Abilities Fund 322 South Linn Street, Suite 15, Iowa City, IA 52240 Phone: (866) 720-3863 or Fax: (319) 338-2528 URL: http://www.abilitiesfund.org/ The Abilities Fund is the first and only nationwide community developer and financial institution targeted exclusively to advancing entrepreneurial opportunities for Americans with disabilities. We do this by delivering a unique combination of financial products, training, technical assistance services, and advisory supports to individuals with disabilities and the organizations that support them. Bear Paw Development Corporation PO Box 170/48 2nd Avenue, Havre MT 59501 Phone: (406) 265-9226 or Fax: (406) 265-5602 URL: http://www.bearpaw.org/ Bear Paw Development Corporation is a private, non-profit organization created for the purpose of administering programs to help improve regional economic conditions in Hill, Blaine, Liberty and Chouteau Counties and the Fort Belknap and Rocky Boy's Indian Reservations. Career Training Institute and Women’s Business Center (CTI) 347 North Last Chance Gulch, Helena, Montana 59601

70. National Student Clearinghouse: Guarantors, Lenders & Servicers: Guarantor Parti The guaranty agencies below financially support the Clearinghouse and receive Rhode Island Higher education Asst. Authority; Student Loan Guarantee http://www.studentclearinghouse.org/gls/guarantors.htm

How to Join How it Works Total Enrollment Reporting Guarantors That Participate in TERP Receive 22% Discount read more Participating Guarantors The guaranty agencies below financially support the Clearinghouse and receive enrollment information directly from us. Their financial support allows us to provide service without charge to schools and students. American Student Assistance Massachusetts District of Columbia California Student Aid Commission Colorado Student Loan Program Connecticut Student Loan Foundation Direct Loan Program (William D. Ford) Education Assistance Corporation South Dakota Educational Credit Management Corporation Oregon Virginia Finance Authority of Maine Florida Office of Student Financial Assistance Georgia Higher Education Assistance Corporation Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation Minnesota Ohio Puerto Rico Wisconsin Illinois Student Assistance Commission Iowa College Student Aid Commission Kentucky Higher Education Asst. Authority Kentucky Alabama Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance Michigan Higher Education Assistance Authority MOSTARS - Missouri Student Loan Program Montana Guaranteed Student Loan Program National Student Loan Program, Inc.

71. NWA Sol Hirsch Education Fund Grants The NWA education Committee needs help from all members to spread the word to 2003 Cherie Edwards, Meadowlark Elementary School, Chinook, montana. http://www.nwas.org/solhirsch.html

National Weather Association (NWA) SOL HIRSCH EDUCATION FUND GRANTS 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.

72. Welcome To Cold Mountain, Cold Rivers Website; A Non-profit Group Specializing I The state of montana and several federal agencies are spending millions of video support to other nonprofits in their media and educational campaigns. http://www.wildrockies.org/cmcr/

Info: News: Rocky Mountain Front Pulp Mill Pollution Endangered Species Lawsuit Videos ... Links New Book: Anatomy of Disaster Three free chapters Cold Mountain, Cold Rivers PO Box 7941 Missoula, MT 59807 cmcr@wildrockies.org "Dickens couldn't have imagined them. Traveling the West, from one political and ecological grassfire to the next, they have a wonderful instinct for getting to the heart of any story affecting environmental and social (if the two are inseparable) injustice. They can stretch a dollar further than ought to be allowed. They work solely out of a love for wilderness and a love for justice. Cold Mountain, Cold Rivers is incandescent." Author Rick Bass painting by Janet McGahan CMCR is a grassroots group that operates on a modest budget and relies on volunteer help to run its campaigns. Tax-deductible donations, project support, and donations of field or video equipment are always appreciated. Get in touch!

73. NTOY State Program Coordinators http//www.azedfoundation.org/toyabout.html. Arkansas Charles D. Watson State education agencies SEA Directory Membership Meetings http://www.ccsso.org/projects/National_Teacher_of_the_Year/State_Program_Coordin

see all projects National Teacher Of The Year National Teachers News ... Voices for the Future 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 State Program Coordinators Alabama Ann Starks Teacher of the Year Coordinator State Department of Education 5303 Gordon Persons Building 50 North Ripley Street Montgomery, AL 36130 334-242-9702334-353-4682 Fax astarks.alsde.edu http://www.alsde.edu/general/RecognitionPrograms.pdf Alaska Helen Mehrkens Teacher of the Year Coordinator Educational Administrator, Program Division Alaska Department of Education 801 West 10th Street Juneau, AK 99801-1894

74. State Action For Education Leadership Project Lois AdamsRodgers, Director, 202-312-6435, loisar@ccsso.org Method of Selection State education agencies SEA Directory Membership Meetings http://www.ccsso.org/projects/State_Action_for_Education_Leadership/

see all projects State Action For Education Leadership ISLLC Standards National Consortium ... Web Links 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 State Action for Education Leadership Project Leadership not only matters: it is second only to teaching among school-related factors in its impact on student learning Through an established and active partnership with The Wallace Foundation , the Council of Chief State School Officers is working with national organizations and state education policymakers to implement sound policy and practice in the area of education leadership. The State Action for Education Leadership Project (SAELP) is a key lever for the Council’s work in education leadership. The focus of SAELP is to not only develop and support effective leaders in an educational system but change the conditions of leadership at all levels of the state system to improve student achievement. It is anticipated that this systematic approach to advance education leadership will result in the improvement of student achievement throughout a state and produce important lessons learned for application across the nation.

75. National Adult Education Professional Development Consortium - Members A natural resource for adult education state directors and staff members. montana Nevada New Mexico Oregon Utah Washington Wyoming American Samoa http://www.naepdc.org/members/members.html

Members NAEPDC Executive Committee The Executive Committee serves as the Board of Directors for the National Adult Education Professional Development Consortium. NAEPDC Committees National Adult Education Professional Development Consortium committee lists (standing and ad hoc), special interest groups and state leadership collaboratives. General Membership List, by Region * Denotes that the state is not a member of the Consortium during the 2002 Program Year. Area I Eastern Area II Southern Area III Midwestern Area IV Western Connecticut Delaware Washington, D.C. Maine ... Guam Alabama Mr. Robert Romine Director of Adult Education Program Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education PO Box 302130 401 Adams Avenue Montgomery, AL 36103-2130 Phone: (334) 242-2926 Fax: (334) 242-0214 E-mail: romine@acs.cc.al.us Web site: http://slincs.coe.utk.edu/alabama For More Information Contact: Dr. Naomi Scales Education Specialist Adult Education Program 401 Adams Avenue Montgomery, AL 36104-4340

76. Indian Education Resources ERIC Native education Directory http//www.ael.org/eric/ned.htm External Link The montana Office of Public Instruction, Linda McCulloch, http://www.opi.state.mt.us/IndianEd/iresources.html

Indian Education Resources Home breadCrumbs("www.opi.state.mt.us",":","index.html","arialSmall","arialSmall","arialSmall","0"); Document Path Document Location: http://www.opi.state.mt.us/IndianEd/iresources.html Last Modified: 9/13/05 Title I American Education Resources General Interest Indian Education Organizations Books and Resources for the Classroom ... Multicultural Education Sites Montana's Tribally Controlled Community Colleges Blackfeet Community College - Located on the Blackfeet Reservation in Browning, MT. Chief Dull Knife College - Located on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in Lame Deer, MT. Fort Belknap College - Located on the Fort Belknap Reservation in Fort Belknap, MT.

77. SchoolGrants Links - Federal Agencies Federal agencies. Regional Educational Laboratories Regional Educational Laboratory). States Served, Alaska, Idaho, montana, Oregon, and Washington http://www.schoolgrants.org/Links/fed_agencies.htm

Home What's New Services Vendors ... Bring Home the Bacon Listserv Grant Writing Grant Writing Tips Grant Opportunities Index to Grant Opptys Sample Proposals ... Join the SchoolGrants Team! Links - Federal Agencies G et into the habit of regularly checking the various federal Web sites. These agencies frequently publish grant information as well as other useful data. If you know of links that should be included here, please let me know . If you encounter a "dead" link, I would appreciate it if you would let me know - please include the Web page on which you encountered the problem so I can find it to correct it. (Links on SchoolGrants always open in their own windows so you will always be able to return to your spot on this site.) Federal Agencies Regional Educational Laboratories Federal Agencies Department of Education Education Publications Related to ESEA Programs Federal Register Announcements Current Discretionary Grant Programs ... No Child Left Behind Legislation (H.R. 1) No Child Left Behind (ED Web Site) GrantsNet is the way to learn more about grants that are offered through HHS. You'll find funding opportunities, grant management information and other helpful resources on this site.

78. User Evaluation Of The Montana Natural Resource Information System (NRIS): In-De User Evaluation of the montana Natural Resource Information System (NRIS) elainep@montana.edu . Vicky York Associate Professor/Distance education http://www.dlib.org/dlib/july03/peterson/07peterson.html

Search Back Issues Author Index Title Index ... Contents D-Lib Magazine July/August 2003 Volume 9 Number 7/8 ISSN 1082-9873 User Evaluation of the Montana Natural Resource Information System (NRIS) In-Depth Evaluation of Digital Collections Using Snowball Sampling and Interviews Elaine Peterson Associate Professor/Catalog Librarian Montana State University-Bozeman Vicky York Associate Professor/Distance Education Coordinator Montana State University-Bozeman Abstract This article describes an evaluation technique used to assess the services of the Montana Natural Resource Information System (NRIS). With the goal of improving NRIS services, and after considering several evaluation options, the choice was made to conduct a user survey based on a combination of non-random stratified and snowball sampling in order to discern patterns of use. The authors conclude that this type of evaluation may be valid for other digital collections that serve as clearinghouses for specific types of digital information. Introduction The Montana Natural Resource Information System (NRIS) was created in 1985 as a division of the State Library of Montana. Currently, NRIS is an integral part of the state library's digital library initiative. Its role is to serve as a clearinghouse and access point for state natural resource information. There are three primary components in the NRIS Web site and digital collection:

79. ECS Results montana, The office of the commissioner of higher education functions as the state Pennsylvania, The Pennsylvania Higher education Assistance Agency http://www.ecs.org/dbsearches/Search_Info/StateNarrativeReports.asp?tbl=table3

80. Research About School Size And School Performance In Impoverished Communities. E for each state were those required by the state education agency (SEA). In montana there is only weak evidence that the effect of school size on the http://www.ericdigests.org/2001-3/size.htm

Site Links Home Search for ERIC Digests Privacy Policy Resources for Library Instruction ... Information Literacy Blog ERIC Identifier: Publication Date: Author: Howley, Craig - Strange, Marty - Bickel, Robert Source: ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools Charleston WV. Research about School Size and School Performance in Impoverished Communities. ERIC Digest. Many panels and experts have endorsed small schools as educationally effective, often adding the parenthetical remark that smaller size is especially beneficial for impoverished students. A recent series of studies, the "Matthew Project," substantially strengthens the research base on school size and school performance in impoverished communities, adding evidence to bolster these claims. This Digest reviews recent thinking about small school size, describes the aim of the Matthew Project studies, and summarizes findings. Discussion concludes with a brief section on implications. REPORTED BENEFITS OF SMALLER SCHOOL SIZE Since the mid-1990s, there have been efforts to summarize key findings of recent research on school size. In 1994, Howley focused on influences related to achievement and attainment (e.g., high school dropout rates), and noted evidence that smaller size seemed to improve the performance of schools serving impoverished communities. He also noted that several structural features of schooling had been reported to bear on the issue of size: grade-span configuration (the number of grades in a building), educational level (elementary vs. secondary), sector (private vs. public), location (rural vs. urban), and curricular focus (comprehensive vs. special purpose) (1).

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