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Texas Education Agency
1701 N. Congress Ave.
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 463-9734
http://www.tea.state.tx.us
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The mission of the Texas Education Agency is to provide leadership, guidance, and resources to help schools meet the educational needs of all students.
Find accountability data (test scores) on your children’s schools by clicking on the Academic Excellence Indicator System, then AEIS report format, then Schools or Campus. Then follow easy directions, putting the name only of the school.
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Texas Early Chilhood Education Coalition
Kaitlin Guthrow, Executive Director
316 West 12th Street, Suite 105
Austin, TX 78701
512.476.7939
http://www.tecec.org/pages.php/Big_Bend_Country.html
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The mission of the Texas Early Childhood Education Coalition is to build a system of quality early care and education that prepares children in Texas for success in their education and life. For the first time ever foundations, businesses, providers, universities, advocates, community groups and organizations are coming together to build a statewide network on early care and education and identify common issues that will provide a vision and plan for early childhood in Texas.
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Motivation Education and Training Inc.
Frank Acosta. Exec. Dir.
Motivation Education and Training, Inc.
P.O. Box 1838
1359 Lomaland Dr. Room 701
New Caney, TX 77357
281- 689-5544
meths@metinc.org
http://www.uth.tmc.edu/thssco/maps/motivation.htm
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Head Start is a Federal-State partnership, centered in communities, begun in 1965 to promote healthy development in young children. In 1990, the Texas Head Start State Collaboration Office was created and funded to improve collaboration among Texas schools, social service agencies and other community programs related to or involved with early childhood education. There are seven priorities: education, family literacy, children with disabilities, health, childcare, community service, and welfare. |
Connect with your Children's Schools
Public Education Network
601 Thirteenth Street NW
Suite 710 South
Washington, D.C., DC 20005-3808
(202) 628 7460
PEN@PublicEducation.org
http://www.publiceducation.org
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Our Mission
To build public demand and mobilize resources for quality public education for all children through a national constituency of local education funds and individuals. |
National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education
Sue Ferguson, Chair
1400 L Street NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20005
202-289-6790
ferguson@ncpie.org
http://www.ncpie.org/
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At NCPIE, our mission is simple: to advocate the involvement of parents and families in their children's education, and to foster relationships between home, school, and community to enhance the education of all our nation's young people.
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The Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting
Children's Research Center
51 Gerty Drive
Champaign, IL 61820-7469
877-275-3227
ceep@uiuc.edu
http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu/
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The Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting (CEEP) is part of the Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative within the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. CEEP (a content provider) and the ECAP Information Technology Group (ECAP/ITG) work closely to build print and online resources for the worldwide early childhood and parenting communities. |
Early Childhood Research and Practice
Children's Research Center
51 Gerty Drive
Champaign, IL 61820-7469
877-275-3227
http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/
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ECRP is a bilingual Internet journal on the development, care, and education of young children.
Early Childhood Research & Practice (ECRP), a peer-reviewed electronic journal sponsored by the Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, covers topics related to the development, care, and education of children from birth to approximately age 8.
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Middle Start Program
Middle Start National Center
100 Fifth Avenue, Suite 800
New York, NY 10011
212.367.4594
info@middlestart.org
http://www.middlestart.org/
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Middle Start is a nationally recognized program of the Academy for Educational Development dedicated to improving teaching and learning and ensuring academic success and healthy development for every middle-grades student. |
Rethinking Schools Online
1001 E. Keefe Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53212
(800) 669-4192
rsonline@execpc.com
http://www.rethinkingschools.org/
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Online journal dedicated to improving schools
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Public Education Network
Public Education Network
601 Thirteenth Street NW
Suite 710 South
Washington, DC 20005-3808
202 628 7460
PEN@PublicEducation.org
http://www.publiceducation.org/subscribe.asp
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Public Education Network (PEN) is a national association of local education funds (LEFs) and individuals working to advance public school reform in low-income communities across our country. PEN believes an active, vocal constituency is the key to ensuring that every child, in every community, benefits from a quality public education.
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Charter Friends National Network
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
1101 Fourteenth Street, NW. Suite 801
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 289-2700
http://www.charterfriends.org/
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Connecting and Supporting state-level charter school initiatives
Rich resource for alternative education ideas. See the report “Charter Schools: Creating and Sustaining Family Friendly Schools.” Annie E. Casey Foundation. |
National Home Education Research Institute
National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI)
PO Box 13939
Salem, OR 97309
(503) 364-1490
mail@nheri.org
http://www.nheri.org/
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The National Home Education Research Institute's mission is to:
Produce high-quality research (e.g., statistics, facts, findings) on home-based education (homeschooling). Serve as a clearinghouse of research for the public, researchers, homeschoolers, the media, and policy makers.Educate the public concerning the findings of all research on home education.
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Academy for Educational Development
Stephen F. Moseley, President and Chief Executive Officer
AED Headquarters
1825 Connecticut Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20009-5721
202-884-8000
communicationsmail@aed.org
http://www.aed.org/
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Founded in 1961, AED is an independent, nonprofit organization committed to solving critical social problems and building the capacity of individuals, communities, and institutions to become more self-sufficient. AED works in all the major areas of human development, with a focus on improving education, health, and economic opportunities for the least advantaged in the United States and developing countries throughout the world. |
National Center for Education Statistics
1990 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 502-7300
http://nces.ed.gov/
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The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), located within the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences, is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education. |
Department of Education
Washington, DC
http://www.ed.gov
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ED mission — to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence throughout the nation. ED's 4,500 employees and $71.5 billion budget are dedicated to:
• Establishing policies on federal financial aid for education, and distributing as well as monitoring those funds.
• Collecting data on America's schools and disseminating research.
• Focusing national attention on key educational issues.
• Prohibiting discrimination and ensuring equal access to education.
See the report “Strong Families, Strong Schools: Building Community Partnerships for Learning (1994). |
