Academic Research
Centers
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ERIC |
Over 3000 resources
on a variety of
educational issues.
This collection
includes Internet
sites, educational
organizations, and
electronic
discussion groups.
Part of the
Educational
Resources Education
Center (ERIC).
For more
information go to:
www.eric.ed.gov
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Milken Exchange
on Education Technology
(MFF) |
Information and
research on
integrating
technology into
schools
For more
information go to:
www.mff.org/edtech
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Associations and
Professional
Organizations
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American
Association of School
Administrators (AASA) |
AASA, founded in
1865, is the
professional
organization for
over 14,000
educational leaders
across America and
in many other
countries. AASAs
mission is to
support and develop
effective school
system leaders who
are dedicated to the
highest quality
public education for
all children.
For more
information go to:
www.aasa.org
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American
Institute of Architects
Committee on Education
(AIA/CAE) |
The Committee on
Architecture for
Education (CAE) is a
large and active
group of architects
and allied
professionals
concerned with the
quality and design
of all types of
educational,
cultural, and
recreational
facilities.
For more
information go to:
www.aia.org/pia/gateway/PIA_Home_pages/cae.asp
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Association for
Educational
Communications &
Technology (AECT) |
The Association for
Educational
Communications and
Technology provides
leadership in
educational
communications and
technology by
linking
professionals
holding a common
interest in the use
of educational
technology and its
application to the
learning process.
For more
information go to:
www.aect.org
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Association for
Supervision and
Curriculum Development
(ASCD) |
An international,
nonprofit,
nonpartisan
association of
professional
educators whose jobs
cross all grade
levels and subject
areas. In their
diversity, our
members share a
profound commitment
to excellence in
education. Founded
in 1943, ASCD's
mission is to forge
covenants in
teaching and
learning for the
success of all
learners.
For more
information go to:
www.ascd.org
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Association of
School Business
Officials International
(ASBO) |
ASBO International
is a professional
association which
provides programs
and services to
promote the highest
standards of school
business management
practices,
professional growth,
and the effective
use of educational
resources.
For more
information go to:
www.asbointl.org
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Consortium for
School Networking (CoSN) |
The Consortium for
School Networking
(CoSN), a national
nonprofit
organization,
promotes the use of
information
technologies and the
Internet in K-12
education to improve
learning. Our
members represent
school districts,
state and local
education agencies,
nonprofits,
companies and
individuals who
share our vision.
For more
information go to:
www.cosn.org
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Council for
American Private
Education (CAPE) |
The Council for
American Private
Education (CAPE) is
a coalition of
national
organizations and
state affiliates
serving private
elementary and
secondary schools.
One in four of the
nation's schools is
a private school;
eleven percent of
all students attend
them. That
translates into
27,000 schools and
nearly 6 million
students. CAPE
member organizations
represent about 80
percent of private
school enrollment
nationwide.
For more
information go to:
www.capenet.org
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Education Law
Association (ELA) |
Education Law
Association,
formerly NOLPE, is a
nonprofit,
nonadvocacy
organization that
promotes interest in
and understanding of
the legal framework
of education and the
rights of students,
parents, school
boards and school
employees.
For more
information go to:
www.educationlaw.org
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International
Society for Technology
in Education (ISTE) |
ISTE is a nonprofit
professional
organization with a
worldwide membership
of leaders and
potential leaders in
educational
technology. We are
dedicated to
promoting
appropriate uses of
information
technology to
support and improve
learning, teaching,
and administration
in K-12 education
and teacher
education.
For more
information go to:
www.iste.org
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National
Association of
Elementary School
Principals (NAESP) |
The mission of the
National Association
of Elementary School
Principals is to
lead in the advocacy
and support for
elementary and
middle level
principals and other
education leaders in
their commitment to
all children.
For more
information go to:
www.naesp.org
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National
Association of
Independent Schools
(NAIS) |
The National
Association of
Independent Schools,
governed by a board
of directors,
represents over
1,100 independent
schools and
associations in the
United States and
abroad. NAIS acts as
the national voice
of independent
pre-collegiate
education and as the
center for
collective action on
behalf of its
membership.
For more
information go to:
www.nais.org
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National
Association of Secondary
School Principals
(NASSP) |
The National
Association of
Secondary School
Principals (NASSP)
began modestly in
1916 when just 78
high school
principals initiated
its establishment.
Now, nearly 40,000
middle level and
high school
principals,
assistant
principals, and
aspiring school
leaders from across
the United States
and more than 60
other countries
around the world
call themselves
members. "Excellence
in School
Leadership" is their
relentless goal, and
in order to meet it,
they provide members
with various
programs and
services to guide
them in
administration,
supervision,
curriculum planning
and staff
development.
For more
information go to:
www.nassp.org
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National
Catholic Educational
Association (NCEA) |
The National
Catholic Educational
Association has been
providing leadership
and service to
American Catholic
educators since
1904. NCEAs
institutional and
individual
memberships
represent Catholic
education at all
levels and in a
variety of settings:
preschools,
elementary, and
secondary schools,
parish
catechetical/religious
education programs,
diocesan offices,
colleges,
universities and
seminaries.
For more
information go to:
www.ncea.org
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National Council
of Teachers of
Mathematics (NCTM) |
The mission of the
National Council of
Teachers of
Mathematics is to
provide the vision
and leadership
necessary to ensure
a mathematics
education of the
highest quality for
all students.
Founded in 1920,
NCTM is the world's
largest mathematics
education
organization, with
more than 100,000
members and 250
Affiliates
throughout the
United States and
Canada.
For more
information go to:
www.nctm.org
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National Middle
School Association
(NMSA) |
Since its inception
in 1973, National
Middle School
Association (NMSA)
has been a voice for
those committed to
the educational and
developmental needs
of young
adolescents. NMSA is
the only national
education
association
dedicated
exclusively to the
growth of middle
level education with
over 30,000 members
representing
principals,
teachers, central
office personnel,
professors, college
students, parents,
community leaders,
and educational
consultants across
the United States,
Canada, and 45 other
countries.
For more
information go to:
www.nmsa.org
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National School
Public Relations
Association (NSPRA) |
Since 1935, the
National School
Public Relations
Association has been
providing school
communication
training and
services to school
leaders throughout
the United States,
Canada, and the U.S.
Dependent Schools
worldwide.
For more
information go to:
www.nspra.org
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National School
Supply and Equipment
Association (NSSEA) |
NSSEA is a trade
association made up
of over 1,400 member
companies involved
in the school market
industry. Members
include: Suppliers
of educational items
who market to
consumers through a
network of
distributors;
manufacturers,
publishers,
importers, and
wholesalers;
distributors of
educational items to
consumers - retail
stores, catalogs,
mail order, online,
and direct sales;
service providers -
independent sales
reps, consultants,
mail list brokers,
trade publishers,
printers, catalog
producers,
inventory/POS
systems, OEM, retail
fixture
manufacturers, and
online service
providers
For more
information go to:
www.nssea.org
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National Science
Teachers Association
(NSTA) |
The National Science
Teachers Association
(NSTA), founded in
1944 and
headquartered in
Arlington, Virginia,
is the largest
organization in the
world committed to
promoting excellence
and innovation in
science teaching and
learning for all.
NSTA's current
membership of more
than 53,000 includes
science teachers,
science supervisors,
administrators,
scientists, business
and industry
representatives, and
others involved in
and committed to
science education.
For more
information go to:
www.nsta.org
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Phi Delta Kappa
International |
An international
education
association.
Resources include
information on
technology,
education reform,
school safety and
more.
For more
information go to:
www.pdkintl.org
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School & Home
Office Products
Association (SHOPA) |
The School, Home, &
Office Products
Association (SHOPA)
was founded during a
meeting in New York
City in 1991 by a
group of industry
executives. Their
purpose was to
produce a strong
trade show more in
tune with the
industrys needs and
to provide a forum
in which other
industry concerns
could be addressed.
The Association
remains positioned
as a dominant force
behind the school
and office products
industry.
For more
information go to:
www.shopa.org
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Schools
Interoperability
Framework (SIF) |
The Schools
Interoperability
Framework is an
organization of over
100 software
vendors, school
districts and other
organizations active
in K-12 education,
who have come
together to create a
set of rules and
definitions that
will allow software
programs from
different companies
to share
information.
For more
information go to:
www.sifinfo.org
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Society for
Foodservice Management
(SFM) |
Pre-eminent national
association serving
the needs and
interests of
executives in the
onsite food service
industry.
For more
information go to:
www.sfm-online.org
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Software
Information Industry
Association (SIIA) |
Software &
Information Industry
Association (SIIA)
has brought together
the leading
companies of the
software and
information
industry, expanding
market opportunities
and forging the way
toward a stronger
industry. SIIA is
the only trade
association with a
global reach that
provides a credible,
unifying voice for
all businesses that
provide the software
and information that
underpin the digital
economy.
For more
information go to:
www.siia.net
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Fundraising and Grants
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Association of
Fund-Raising
Distributors & Suppliers
(AFRDS) |
The Association of
Fund-Raising
Distributors &
Suppliers (AFRDS) is
an international
association of
companies that
manufacture, supply
and distribute
products that are
re-sold by schools
and other
not-for-profit
organizations for
fund raising
purposes.
For more
information go to:
www.afrds.org
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Government Programs and
Agencies
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Education
Commission of the States
(ECS) |
ECS is a non-profit
organization that
provides information
and support to state
leaders and
officials on
education issues.
For more
information go to:
www.ecs.org
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FirstGov |
FirstGov is the U.S.
government's
official web portal.
For more
information go to:
www.firstgov.com
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U.S. Department
of Education |
This site is
designed to help
pursue the
President's
initiatives and
advance our mission
as a Department to
ensure equal access
to education and to
promote educational
excellence for all
Americans.
For more
information go to:
www.ed.gov
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Other Resources
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Association for
Educational
Communications &
Technology (AECT) |
The Association for
Educational
Communications and
Technology (AECT) is
a professional
association of
thousands of
educators and others
whose activities are
directed towards
improving
instruction through
technology.
Technology is
interpreted as
process, not merely
in terms of hardware
(such as computers
or television or
projectors), but in
terms of learners
and their
relationship to the
people, events,
places, and things
through which they
learn.
For more
information go to:
www.aect.org
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Catholic Relief
Service (CRS) |
Catholic Relief
Services was founded
in 1943 by the
Catholic Bishops of
the United States to
assist the poor and
disadvantaged
outside the country.
CRS provides direct
aid to the poor, and
involves people in
their own
development, helping
them to realize
their potential. And
CRS educates the
people of the United
States to fulfill
their moral
responsibilities
toward our brothers
and sisters around
the world by helping
the poor, working to
remove the causes of
poverty, and
promoting social
justice.
For more
information go to:
www.catholicrelief.org
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Ganley's
Catholic Schools in
America |
For 30 years,
Ganley's Catholic
Schools in America
has been the
standard reference
for Catholic
educators,
librarians,
associations,
marketers and others
who need essential
contact information.
With the year 2002
edition, several new
data-rich features
make their debut -
making this guide an
even more essential
reference tool.
For more
information go to:
www.ganleyscatholicschools.com
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MDR |
MDR, a Company of
D&B, is the leading
U.S. supplier of
marketing
information and
services for the
education market.
MDR is headquartered
in Shelton,
Connecticut. MDR
provides mailing
lists, database
marketing services,
state-by-state
school directories,
and statistical
reports and analysis
about the education
market.
For more
information go to:
www.schooldata.com
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National
Association for Pupil
Transportation EDUCOM
(NAPT) |
The National
Association for
Pupil Transportation
(NAPT), which is
headquartered in
Albany, NY, is a
nonprofit
organization that
supports a $10.5
billion industry of
over 400,000 people
who transport more
than 24 million
children every
school day.
For more
information go to:
www.napt.org
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Quality
Education Data (QED) |
Quality Education
Data (QED) is a
research and
database company
focused exclusively
on education.
For more
information go to:
www.qeddata.com
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The Holy See |
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United States
Conference of Catholic
Bishops (USCCB) |
Website of the US
Conference of
Catholic Bishops
For more
information go to:
www.usccb.org
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