The U.S. Department of Education (ED) funds and administers education programs for a variety of purposes and recognizes and rewards excellence and improvement by students, schools, and communities. As publicly funded schools, charter schools are eligible to apply for federal formula grants as well as discretionary grants administered by various ED…

Formerly Educators Resource Directory, Educators Resource Guide is designed to provide educators, administrators, and other education professionals with immediate access to a unique combination of educational resources, along with important educational statistics and rankings. Educators Resource Guide includes associations, publications, trade…

Formerly "Educators Resource Directory," "Educators Resource Guide" is designed to provide educators, administrators, and other education professionals with immediate access to a unique combination of educational resources, along with important educational statistics and rankings. "Educators Resource Guide" includes…

Formerly "Educators Resource Directory," Educators "Resource Guide" is designed to provide educators, administrators, and other education professionals with immediate access to a unique combination of educational resources, along with important educational statistics and rankings. "Educators Resource Guide" includes…

"Educators Resource Directory" is designed to provide educators, administrators, and other education professionals with immediate access to a unique combination of educational resources, along with important educational statistics and rankings. "Educators Resource Directory" includes associations, publications, trade shows,…

This directory of resources for disabled adults was compiled to assist state directors of the federally funded, state-administered Adult Education Program as well as administrators and practitioners in providing services for adults with disabilities. The first two sections include 15 federal and nonfederal organizations serving adults with various…

Supportive and rehabilitative programs for the deaf are listed, along with contact data, in sections for (1) governmental programs and services (81 offices listed); (2) regional and local programs (282 listed with codes for services provided); (3) national professional organizations and centers (71 listed); and (4) key figures in deaf and deaf…

This resource lists key staff and contact information for federal, state, territorial, county, and major municipal public human service agencies in the United States and Canada. The directory is organized into five sections: (1) state agencies; (2) federal agencies; (3) Canadian agencies; (4) international social services agencies; and (5)…

This document deals with the problem of adult illiteracy in America and methods of addressing the problem. The first section contains reports on two gatherings held to address the illiteracy problem: a roundtable discussion by members of the National Governors' Association's Task Force on Adult Literacy of the state role in addressing adult…

This directory provides information on 56 state units on aging and 599 Area Agencies on Aging, listed alphabetically by state. A map of each state is provided so that users can determine the planning and service areas (PSAs) covering their communities or counties. A director's name, address, phone number, description of area agency structure, and…

Contains three articles discussing programs of the National Endowment for the Humanities, furnishing a list of state humanities councils; Institute of Museum and Library Services Library Programs; and U.S. Department of Education Discretionary Library Programs, fiscal year 1997, highlighting the Higher Education Act and the Library Research and…

This directory, accompanied by a CD-ROM, is a broad-based compilation of schools, agencies, organizations, and programs in the governmental and private, non-profit sectors that provides a wide variety of direct and indirect services, information, and other assistance to individuals with blindness or visual impairments. Organized information on…

The Directory on Supportive and Rehabilitation Programs and Services for the Deaf usually gives names of contacts in listings for federal, state, and independent programs; social/recreational programs and agencies; and supportive organizations and agencies. (MC)

This resource book is a guide to refugee assistance programs operated by the Federal government, national organizations, and State and voluntary agencies. The book is designed as a reference source on available programs, funds, and resources that can be utilized by local service providers, refugee self-help groups, local county and State human…

The document presents general information about the bureau's different functions and responsibilities and provides addresses and telephone numbers for the following divisions and their offices: Office of the Deputy Commissioner (Executive Office, Planning Office, Office of Consumers' Education, Office of Community Education, Metric Education…