Links
On this page, we provide links to other organizations that offer help and information in areas in which ELC works. Of course, this is only a small selection – there are lots more out there!
Agencies that Serve Families and Children
- Advocacy groups serving children with disabilities
- Children's Advocacy Project - Central Susquehanna Valley
- Children's Advocacy Project - Penn State
- Children's Advocacy Project - Philadelphia
- Children's Advocacy Project - Pittsburgh
- Children's Advocacy Project - York
- Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia Children's Connection
English Language Learners
- National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition & Language Instruction Educational Programs (NCELA).
- Pennsylvania Department of Education: Information on ESL and related topics.
- National Association for Bilingual Education.
- TESOL: Organization of teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages.
Funding Schools Fairly
- Pennsylvania School Funding Campaign
- Good Schools Pennsylvania
- Education Policy and Leadership Center
- Pennsylvania Department of Education, “Finances” pages
- National Access Network – Seeks to strengthen the links between school finance litigation, public engagement, and the standards-based reform movement.
Improving Schools
- Pennsylvania School Achievement Reports: Statistics on PSSA scores, graduation rates, and more.
- U.S. Department of Education: National statistics at “Research and Statistics.”
- Education Watch Online: National and state statistics from the Education Trust.
- National Center for Education Statistics.
- Education Week: National education newspaper; see “Special Reports” or “State Information.”
School Discipline & Alternative Education
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Pennsylvania: Information on the legal rights of students, including rights to due process and First Amendment protections.
- Juvenile Law Center: Information on zero tolerance policies in schools and issues relating to students who are referred to the juvenile justice or child welfare systems.
- Pennsylvania Safe Schools: Statistical reports on school safety. (Click on “School Safety Historic” at left.)
- Center for Schools and Communities: Information and programs on school safety in Pennsylvania.
Students in Foster Homes
- Foster Education Initiative
- Chapin Hall Center for Children: Research on issues affecting children in foster care, including studies on educational outcomes and barriers.
- Child Welfare League of America: National organization that advocates for children in the child welfare system. Site contains the “National Data Analysis System,” a comprehensive data resource.
- National Child Welfare Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues: Reports, state legislation, and interagency agreements that address the education needs of vulnerable children, including children in foster care and homeless children.
Students With Disabilities
- U.S. Department of Education
- My Child’s Special Needs – Disabilities
- Tool Kit on Teaching and Assessing Students With Disabilities
- Pennsylvania Department of Education
- Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PATTAN): Information, resources, professional development opportunities relating to instruction of children with disabilities. Includes official forms (such as the IEP form), annotated and unannotated, and available in multiple languages.
- Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania: Non-profit public interest law firm that provides legal assistance and other services to persons with disabilities, their organizations, their families, and their advocates.
- National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities: Information on topics ranging from autism to U.S. education laws to information on current research.
- TASH: International association of people with disabilities, their family members, other advocates, and professionals fighting for a society in which inclusion of all people in all aspects of society is the norm.
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