Selected Links to Online Equity Resources
General
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights provides information and assistance to parents, students, and institutions related to civil rights. The site provides resources on the rights of students and others, information on how to prevent discrimination, and an on-line complaint form for filing discrimination complaints. http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html
School Law and Students' Rights
The Center for Law and Education is a national support center with expertise in the legal rights and responsibilities of students and school personnel. It provides assistance to parents, students, and educators on federal and state policies and education programs and initiatives. http://www.cleweb.org/
The Southern Poverty Law Center provides legal and educational programming to promote civil rights and end discrimination. http://www.splcenter.org/
Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) provides information, advocacy, and educational outreach to the Latino community. Its aim is to promote public policies, laws, and programs that safeguard the civil rights of Latinos in the United States. http://www.maldef.org/
Curriculum and Instruction
Teaching Tolerance a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center, provides educational materials to teachers and other school practitioners on ways to reduce prejudice, improve intergroup relations, and support equitable school experiences for students. Its Web offerings include downloadable curricula, classroom activities and materials for youth and parents/guardians, and articles from the Teaching Tolerance magazine. http://www.tolerance.org/teach/index.jsp
National Center on Response to Intervention provides technical assistance to states and districts to build the capacity of states to assist districts in implementing Response to Intervention (RTI) and Early Intervening Services (EIS) models. http://www.rti4success.org/
The National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition (NCELA) produces and disseminates scientifically based practices relevant to improving educational opportunities for English language learners. http://www.ncela.gwu.edu
National Comprehensive Center on Teacher Quality (TQ Center) provides resources on strengthening the quality of teaching for high-poverty, low-performing, and hard-to-staff schools. http://www.tqsource.org
The National High School Center provides information and expertise on high school improvement issues. http://www.betterhighschools.org/
The School Redesign Network at Stanford University provides research-based knowledge designed to transform secondary schools and school systems. The School Redesign Network provides support to help districts and schools sustain equitable practices that are intellectually rigorous, high performing, and designed to help all students master the knowledge and skills needed for success in college, career and citizenship.http://www.srnleads.org/
Dropout Prevention
The California Dropout Research Project synthesizes existing research and produces new research to inform policymakers and the larger public about the nature of, and potential solutions to, the dropout problem. http://www.lmri.ucsb.edu/dropouts/index.htm
Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University works to develop and disseminate strategies for ensuring that all students graduate from high school prepared for college, career, and civic life. The EGC works to provide states, communities, schools, and school districts with the tools and models designed to keep students on the path to graduation. http://www.every1graduates.org/about.html
Policy and Research
Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at the Ohio State University provides research on race, ethnicity, and social justice that impact policies in the real world and deconstructs how racism is conceptualized. http://www.kirwaninstitute.org/
The Schooon Rel-to-Prisform Project, a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center, aims to stem the flow of children from schools to jails by ensuring that public schools provide the special education services needed by children with emotional disturbances and learning disabilities.http://www.splcenter.org/news/item.jsp?aid=282
The Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles, UCLA,is a resource for information on civil rights issues facing the nation. It provides research and policy analysis that are readily accessible to policymakers, educators, and the broader public on variety of civil rights issues. http://www.civilrightsproject.ucla.edu/
Magnet School Association of America provides information and leadership for innovative instructional programs that promote equity, diversity, and academic excellence for all students in public school choice programs, particularly magnet schools. It advocates for the expansion of magnet schools and programs. http://www.magnet.edu/