The Center for Effective Discipline (CED) is a non-profit organization which provides educational information to the public on the effects of corporal punishment of children and alternatives to its use. It is currently the headquarters for and coordinates both National Coalition to Abolish Corporal Punishment in Schools (NCACPS) and End Physical Punishment of Children (EPOCH-USA).
Grasselli Library and Breen Learning Center Research Databases
Information for the 2010 application to the Education Department
Academic Content Standards which are to be clearly defined statements and/or illustrations of what all students, teachers, schools and districts are expected to know and be able to do.
(From their website)
Mission: OECD brings together the governments of countries committed to democracy and the market economy from around the world to:
- Support sustainable economic growth
- Boost employment
- Raise living standards
- Maintain financial stability
- Assist other countries' economic development
- Contribute to growth in world trade
The Organisation provides a setting where governments compare policy experiences, seek answers to common problems,
identify good practice and coordinate domestic and international policies.
JCU Center for Service and Social Action
The Center for Service and Social Action believes that, through service, we can deepen our understanding of and be a conduit for positive change within our local, national, and international community. Learn and Serve America's National Service-Learning Clearinghouse
Service-Learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities.
The Writing Center at John Carroll
Location: O’Malley Center 207
Phone: 216-397-4592
The Writing Center is staffed by undergraduate and graduate Writing Consultants. They are trained to help you improve your abilities as a writer. The Writing Center is a useful resource for writers of all skill levels, writers working in any discipline and on any kind of text, and for assistance at any stage in the writing process and on any aspect of writing. Though Writing Consultants are available on a drop-in basis (first come, first served), you are encouraged to make an appointment by calling 397-4529. Visit the web site for current hours.
Ohio Coalition for Equity & Adequacy of School Funding
The mission of the Coalition is to secure high quality educational opportunities for all Ohio school children without diminishing opportunities for students who reside in high capacity districts.
The Ohio Fair Schools Campaign
The mission of the Ohio Fair Schools Campaign
is to organize and advocate for high-quality
public education opportunities for all Ohio children
wherever they live, whatever their race and
whatever their family background.
COMMON SCHOOL PERIOD
Timeline from the University of North Dakota, outlining the institution of Education during this period of American history.
Annals of American History
Encyclopedia Britanica’s online timeline project of United States history. Includes multimedia.
Timeline of United States history
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The McGuffey Reader
Earliest textbooks published in America.
The National Assessment of Educational Progress
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as "the Nation's Report Card," is the only nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in various subject areas.
The Deployment of Technology (Through Ohio Link)
In this chapter, I’ve written about industrial and post-industrial versions of the hidden curriculum.
The College Dropout Boom
Article implicitly addressing issues of merit abstract from The New York Times 24 May, 2005.
The Myth of the Meritocracy
By Robert W. Fuller
America is a meritocracy in name only. While opportunity is more equal than in aristocracies, it is still far from merit-based. The last half-century has seen an assault on race, gender, and age-based barriers to equal opportunity, but the playing field upon which Americans compete is still a steep hill, not a level playing field. From Breakingrank.com June 20, 2005.
Photographs from the Carlisle Indian School in Carlisle, PA.
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The National Council of La Raza (NCLR)
The largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States – works to improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans.
NCLR addresses the issue of education through a complementary, two-part approach. NCLR’s education program services and activities are targeted to nearly 300 affiliated organizations while its education policy work addresses national issues in public education.
Arizona's Immigration Law: a Modern Expression of Manifest Destiny
By Roberto Dr. Cintli Rodriguez / New America Media
Raza Studies, Occupied America, Mexican American Heritage And The ...
Sep 17, 2009 ... This is a little old, but it seems that it is being "scrubbed" from the net. It covers what is going on in our schools under the guise of ...
The Center for Effective Discipline (CED) is a non-profit organization which provides educational information to the public on the effects of corporal punishment of children and alternatives to its use. It is currently the headquarters for and coordinates both National Coalition to Abolish Corporal Punishment in Schools (NCACPS) and End Physical Punishment of Children (EPOCH-USA).
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