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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

(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.

 

American Educational History Timeline

 

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 ...

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