LINKS TO U.S. GOVERNMENT EDUCATION RESOURCES ON THE WEB

While this site covers a wide range of areas, it is not to be viewed as complete guide to government resources in education. However, most of these sites do contain links to other sites providing additional information.

In addition, find out the latest information on Education from the President of the United States and the Office of the Chief Executive. Here is a direct link to THE WHITE HOUSE.

As a starting point, you may want to view the following documents which describes the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. President’s, and U.S. Secretary of Education position on education in America:

Additional reference is made to the following U.S. Department of Education Guides: The U.S. Department of Education- establishes policy for, administers, and coordinates most Federal assistance to education. Its mission is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence throughout the Nation. Through their web site they provide useful and timely information about programs, policies, people, and practices that exist at the Department, in projects they fund, and elsewhere. It’s an entry point to information not only at the U.S. Department of Education but also in the education community.

The Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI)-isthe Department of Education’s primary statistical and research organization. The OERI web site contains statistics; disseminates information; reports on the condition of education; and sponsors R&D and library programs.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)- collects, collates, analyzes, and reports complete statistics on the condition of American and foreign education. NCES disseminates both print and electronic data. The center’s data collection programs cover public and private elementary and secondary education, higher education, vocational, and adult education.

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)- this website places you in contact withresources made available by more than 30 Federal agencies that are aimed at enriching the Internet as a tool for teaching and learning.

National Library of Education (NLE)- the Federal government’s main resource center for education information.

Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), AskERIC- this site contains the web-based version of the ERIC database. ERIC is the world’s largest source of education information. ERIC contains nearly 1 million abstracts of document and journal articles on education research and practice.

The Federal Register - this site puts you in contact with documents published in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Education. On this ED Web site, documents from October 1995 through the present are included. The most recent documents are at the top of the list.

The U.S. Network for Education Information (USNEI)- is an interagency and public/private partnership that provides information and referrals for Americans and persons abroad interested in the U.S. and foreign education systems, international opportunities to study and teach, and related practical assistance. It is also the official U.S. national education information center.

Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs-fosters mutual understanding between the United States and other countries through international educational and training programs. The Bureau promotes personal, professional, and institutional ties between private citizens and organizations in the United States and abroad, as well as presents the diversity of U.S. history, society, art, and culture to overseas audiences.

The United States Information Agency (USIA)- an independent foreign affairs agency supporting U.S. foreign policy and national interests abroad. Conducts international educational and cultural exchanges, broadcasting, and information programs. Includes but not limited to professional orientation and exchanges, youth exchanges, exchanges in the arts, other U.S. exchanges programs, American studies, English teaching, distance education, and international travelinformation.

Education Department Grants Administrative Regulations (EDGAR)- this site provides information on direct grant programs; administrative requirements for grants and cooperative agreements to state and local government; and grants and agreements with institutions of higher education. 

The National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education (NCBE)- collects, analyzes, and disseminate information relating to the effective education of linguistically and culturally diverse learners in the U.S. NCBE is funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs (OBEMLA)this web site contains programs designedtofund activities that assist students with limited English proficiency.

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)- administers programs that assist in educating children with special needs, provides for the rehabilitation of youth and adults with disabilities and supports research to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities. The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)is a component of OSERS. OSEP focus is on the free appropriate public education of children and youth with disabilities from birth through age 21.The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)conducts comprehensive and coordinated programs of research and related activities to maximize the full inclusion, social integration, employment, and independent living of disabled individuals of all ages.

The Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE)- on this site, you will find useful information about programs, grants, and events related to adult education and vocational education; school-to-work; high school reform; community colleges; correctional education; tribal colleges and universities; community technology centers; and empowerment zones and enterprise communities. Coming under the umbrella of OVAE isThe Office of Correctional Education (OCE)whose site provides technical assistance to States, local schools, and correctional institutions and shares information on correctional education.

National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education (ECI)- sponsors comprehensive and challenging research in order to help ensure that America’s young children are successful in school and beyond and to enhance their quality of life and that of their families. 

The Partnership for Family Involvement in Education (PFIE)- an excellent web site to explore. Geared towards increasing opportunities for families to be more involved in their children’s learning at school and at home and to use family-school-community partnerships to strengthen schools and improve student achievement.

National Institute on the Education of At-Risk Students (At-Risk Institute)- is responsible for a coordinated and comprehensive program of research and development for improving the education of students placed "at risk" (i.e., limited English proficiency, poverty, race, geographic location, or economic disadvantage) of educational failure. At-Risk Institute is located within the OERI.

Safe & Drug Free Schools Program (SDFS)- is the Federal government’s primary vehicle for reducing drug, alcohol, and tobacco use, and violence, through education and prevention activities in our nation’s schools. SDFS supports the seventh National Education Goal. 

School-to-work (STW)- allows States and their partners to bring together efforts at education reform, worker preparation and economic development to create a system to prepare youth for the high wage, high skill careers of today’s and tomorrow’s global economy.

The Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR)- is responsible for the health and continued vitality of the Nation’s science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education and for providing leadership in the effort to improve education in these areas.

The National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities (NCEF)- funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s National Library of Education. Acquires, manages, and disseminates information relating to educational facilities, including the design, construction, equipping, furnishing, maintenance, renovation, rehabilitation, mechanical operation, and demolition of elementary and secondary facilities.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Education Program- here you will find resources and contact information for educators and students arranged by NASA field centers, states, and regions throughout the U.S. Contains NASA’s education program, a portfolio of activities directed toward education at all levels.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Education Service- is the organization within the Veterans Benefits Administration charged with the responsibility of administering the education programs designed for veterans, reservists, National Guard persons, widows, and orphans.

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Forward questions or comments to Darlene Zinnerman-Bethea at the following:

Lb_Zinnerman.scsu.edu or zinnerman@hotmail.com

Web page created September 28, 1999