NEA Higher Education State Higher education agencies. of 14 colleges and universities in Pennsylvaniainterconnected by a of the Technology and Distance education Initiative, as http://www.nea.org/he/abouthe/statehe.html
Resources For Education Policy Issues Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, pennsylvania, and Washington, DC and development assistanceto education, government, community agencies, business and http://www.epc.msu.edu/links/policy.htm
Extractions: Appalachia Educational Laboratory (AEL): The Regional Lab's work embodies the essence of AEL's mission to be a catalyst for schools and communities to build lifelong learning systems that harness resources, research, and practical wisdom. http://www.ael.org/rel/ Laboratory for Student Success (LSS): The Laboratory learns from and building on their diverse expertise and strategies for student achievement so that their successes are known and utilized by others in widespread efforts in the service of all students in the mid-Atlantic regionDelaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DCand nationally. http://www.temple.edu/lss
Parents Involved Network Of Pennsylvania PIN assists parents of children with have emotional or behavioral disorders, receiving mental health Category Health Mental Health Disorders Child and Adolescent other state and local childserving agencies. booklet Rights to Special Educationin pennsylvania Health Association of Southeastern pennsylvania 1211 Chestnut http://www.pinofpa.org/
Extractions: PIN is here to assist parents of children who: Parents Involved Network of Pennsylvania ( PIN ) is an organization that assists parents or caregivers of children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders. PIN provides information, helps parents find services and will advocate on their behalf with any of the public systems that serve children. These include the mental health system, education, and other state and local child-serving agencies. March / April 2003 PIN Newsletter Sharing online Education Law Center's booklet Rights to Special Education in Pennsylvania now available Did you know that the Sharing newsletter is available to you online? The cost of printing the newsletter has risen and is becoming prohibitive. Help us save money so that we can continue to help you by publishing the Sharing newsletter. If you would like to receive an email notice when the
NCATE: State Education Agency Websites Idaho, pennsylvania. accrediting organization for schools, colleges, and departmentsof education in the fax (202) 2966620 website www.ncate.org ncate@ncate http://www.ncate.org/resources/statelinks.htm
Resource Guides For School Library Media Program Development www.ala.org/aasl/SLMR/slmr_resources/select_lance.html pdf Iowa Area education Agenciesresearch study Libraries Information Literacy in pennsylvania Schools http://www.ala.org/aasl/resources/achievement.html
ALA | American Libraries Massachusetts Governor Proposes Merging Library, education agencies; PennsylvaniaBudget Cuts Library Funding in papers, continuing education courses, exhibits http://www.ala.org/alonline/
Extractions: Datebook lists ALA meetings, book fairs, calls for papers, continuing education courses, exhibits, institutes, workshops, and other events sponsored by nonprofit, educational institutions and aimed at library and information professionals. Elisa F. Topper's monthly column on Employment issues Current Working Knowledge March 2003 More Working Knowledge columns...
GT World! Helpful GT Links pennsylvania Association for Gifted education (PAGE) includes Buros Institute ofMental Measurements; Douance.org - Practical Guide to the Gifted Child http://www.gtworld.org/links.html
Extractions: Reference Sites Hoagie's Gifted Education Page - Carolyn K's ever-growing collection of articles, books and other good stuff. A must-read! Uniquely Gifted - Meredith Warshaw's unique collection of resources, centered around the "twice special" gifted/special needs child. ERIC Digests - searchable database of highly readable research syntheses KidSource Online - A search using the key word "gifted" will lead to over 60 articles dealing with TAG issues. The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented - Links to abstracts and summaries are provided. Council for Exceptional Children - Permits searches on the ERIC database for abstracts of useful journal articles. Also offers askERIC CTD's Annotated Bibliography for Parents - A book list for the gifted and their families Gifted Education Resources Across the Nation: State Organizations and Contact People Teacher's Gifted and Talented links The Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented - 42 papers on giftedness Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education (PAGE) - includes lots of great information on gifted, Not just residents of PA.
Homecare - The Heart Of Healthcare As the pennsylvania homecare industrys association, PHA works with members,which include Medicarecertified home health agencies, visiting nurse http://www.pahomecare.org/
Extractions: Providing care with compassion Click here to take the telehomecare survey Latest News Gov. Ed Rendells task force on medical malpractice issued its final report last week calling for several actions, however stopped short on any recommendation regarding a cap on damages for pain and suffering. Instead, the task force comprised of lawyers, doctors, insurers and hospital officials recommended "further study" on the controversial issue. Included in the advisory panels recommendations are: Gov. Rendell will review the report and plans to submit a package of long-term reforms to the Legislature in the near future. For now, he has promised that the state will pick up the tab for at least part of doctors premiums for coverage under MCare, which helps pay large verdicts whose costs exceed a physicians basic coverage, until July 1.
New Page 1 NACCRRA is the national network of communitybased child care resource and referralagencies. The pennsylvania Association for the education of young http://www.dvaeyc.org/
Extractions: Region III Federal Technical Assistance Providers Comprehensive Centers What they do: The Centers are designed to serve each of the federally-funded programs under the Improving America's Schools Act (IASA). The Centers work primarily with states, local education agencies (LEA's), tribes, schools, and other recipients of funds under the IASA. The Centers help states, school districts and schools in meeting the needs of: Who funds them? Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Desegregation Assistance Centers What they do: The Desegregation Assistance Centers help district and school personnel create safe, positive and bias-free educational environments for all students. Focus on districts that experience conflicts arising from efforts to desegregate and remove barriers to equal educational opportunities. Who funds them?
Philadelphia Inquirer | 03/01/2003 | Education On The Web education organizations and state education agencies that provides http//www.marcopoloeducation.org/. PennsylvaniaDepartment of education, with some district http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/living/special_packages/school_report_card/52
Extractions: Here are some of the best educational sites for children and parents: The American Library Association links hundreds of engaging sites for children and adults. www.ala.org/parentspage/ Ask Dr. Math founded by the Math Forum at Swarthmore College and now presented by Drexel University, is a question-and-answer site for K-12 students and teachers. mathforum.com/dr.math/ The Franklin Institute Science Museum has sources related to science and technology, Web projects developed by teachers in its Online Fellows program, and links to other museums. www.fi.edu The Children's Partnership a national nonpartisan organization, offers tips for families on using the Internet safely. www.childrenspartnership.org Homework Central is a gateway site to grade-based academic resources ranging from the arts to technology. It does contain some ads. www.homeworkcentral.com
Virtual Schools found online at http//www.cait.org/shared_resource_docs/vhs_files and other localeducation agencies. Western pennsylvania Cyber Charter School (Midland Schools http://www.dlrn.org/virtual.html
Extractions: Call for Examples: Virtual Schools We are working on a second edition of Virtual High Schools: State of the States that will provide a wider view of the field. The first edition, published in Spring 2000, can be found online at: http://www.cait.org/shared_resource_docs/vhs_files/vhs_study.pdf As part of this effort, we are compiling a list of virtual schools. Your assistance is requested in identifying existing and emerging virtual schools not in our initial list. For the purposes of this list, we define a "virtual school" as "an educational organization offering courses designed for K-12 learners through distance learning methods that include Web-based delivery." HYPERLINKED LISTING OF CURRENT SCHOOLS IDENTIFIED Below is the hyperlinked version of our current list. After reviewing the list, you may wish to go to the Virtual School List Survey web site, a site where you can suggest a school NOT YET LISTED or submit a comment, idea or lead about virtual schools. Please examine the listings below, BEFORE suggesting a virtual school through the Virtual School List Survey web site. WHAT'S NOT INCLUDED IN THE LIST...
Ed. Programs for attorneys in pennsylvania, Tennessee, Wyoming CER's Professional Continuing EducationPrograms are advocacy organizations, government agencies, colleges http://www.edrights.org/schedule.htm
Extractions: Cobb and Douglas County Boards of Health dekalbhealth.net DeKalb County Board of Health Fulton County - Department of Health and Wellness Georgia.gov - Online access to Georgia government Georgia General Assembly ... Emergency Preparedness Program Health Alert Network (HAN) Epidemiology Family Health Health by Topic Health Statistics - Georgia Health and Information Warehouse ... Publications (Forms, Fact Sheets, Manuals and Guidelines, Reports, etc.) Georgia Department of Education Georgia Environmental Protection - Department of Natural Resources Georgia Poison Center Atlanta Georgia Public Health Association - GPHA Georgia Spatial Data Infrastructure Georgia GIS Data Clearinghouse Georgia Statewide AHEC Network - Area Health Education Centers ... Northwest Georgia Health Watch Several Atlanta area/Georgia nonprofit web sites are listed in Non-Governmental Organizations Other Southeastern Region State Departments of Health Alabama Department of Public Health Florida Department of Health - Florida's health Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health
Pennsylvania in item 11 under agencies to Receive information about approved teacher educationprograms or Teacher Certification and Preparation pennsylvania Department of http://www.ets.org/praxis/prxpa.html
Extractions: Tests Required in Pennsylvania All candidates for certification must meet the qualifying score for all applicable tests at the time their application for certification is received by the Bureau of Teacher Certification and Preparation. No one may take a Praxis I Computerized PPST more than once in any given 60-day period. For anyone who does, the scores from your second or subsequent testing will not be reported and the test fees will not be refunded. However, the paper and pencil test could be taken during this time period, if required. Individuals seeking a Vocational Instructional I certificate must take the Pre-Professional Skills (PPST) paper and pencil OR Computerized PPST tests in Reading and Writing. Individuals seeking a Vocational Instructional II certificate must take the Principles of Learning and Teaching: Grades 7-12 test and the Vocational General Knowledge test.
FinAid | Other Types Of Aid | US State Government Aid pennsylvania pennsylvania Higher education Assistance Agency 1200 North SeventhStreet Harrisburg, pennsylvania 171021444 (800) 692-7435. -or-. http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/state.phtml
Extractions: US State Government Aid The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is used to apply for most state loan, grant and scholarship programs, in addition to the federal loans and grants. When you submit the FAFSA to the US Department of Education, they forward the information on the form to the state student assistance agency. Each state has a different FAFSA submission deadline. If you submit your FAFSA by March 1, you will be in time for all state deadlines, other than Michigan. If you miss the deadline, you will be ineligible to receive state aid for the entire academic year. Procedures for applying for state prepaid tuition programs and the national guard differ from state to state. The amount of information provided on the state web sites varies from state to states. Some states provide comprehensive information about residency requirements, loan, grant, scholarship and prepaid tuition programs and other state aid programs. Others provide minimal information. We recommend visiting the sites for both your state of residence and for the states of the colleges to which you are applying. A B C D ...
