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Organizations By Type
State Resources
- State Arts Agency
Promote high-quality education in the arts.
- State Child Care Licensing Office
Regulates the health, safety, and well-being of children in out-of-home care; provides support and quality control services to child care providers.
- State Coordinator for National History Day
Provides history teachers with an innovative teaching tool; assists teachers and schools in meeting educational standards that require outcome-based learning activities; encourages the study of history by guiding students to express themselves creatively through presentations of historical topics and materials in a variety of formats; stimulates student interest in learning about history by integrating the materials and methods of social studies, art, literature, language and music into their entries; supports the development of research and reading skills and the refinement of presentation skills in writing, visual projects, and performances.
- State Coordinator of Education for Homeless Children and Youth
Ensures that all homeless children and youth have equal access to the same free, appropriate public education, including public preschool education, provided to other children and youth; develops, reviews, and revises policies to remove barriers to the enrollment, attendance, and success in school of homeless children and youth; provides them with opportunities to meet the same challenging state content and state student performance standards to which all students are held.
- State Correctional Education Coordinator
Provides services to those inmates who participate in education activities so that they may become responsible and productive persons who can effectively manage their incarceration and make contributions to their community upon release.
- State Director of Adult Education
Provide students with opportunities to develop skills needed to qualify for further education, job training, and better employment.
- State Director of Children with Special Health Needs
Addresses issues related to innovative managed care arrangements, Medicaid managed care, policies, access to care, epidemiology of chronic childhood conditions, and the identification of children with special health care needs.
- State Director of Community Colleges
Exchanges information on issues, trends, and projects, including state and federal legislation as well as finances relating to community colleges; shares data from the state and national levels to provide a perspective on community colleges; promotes research and legislation at the national level in concert with the American Association of Community Colleges; provides programs of assistance to members.
- State Director of Maternal and Child Health
Provides leadership, partnerships, and resources to advance the health of all our states' mothers, infants, children, and adolescents.
- State Director of Special Education
Ensure appropriate services and opportunities for children and youth with disabilities.
- State Director of Vocational-Technical Education
Administer vocational-technical education programs and services for youth and adults at the state level through federal grants awarded under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act.
- State Education Agency (State Department of Education)
Provide information, resources, and technical assistance on educational matters to the schools and the residents.
- State Grant Agency
Provides information on grants, scholarships, and other financial aid for college students from the state, including federally-supported state programs such as Byrd scholarships and LEAP (Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership) grants.
- State Guaranty Agency
Private, non-profit corporations designated to administer the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP).
- State Higher Education Agency
Provide information on the state's education programs, colleges and universities, financial aid assistance programs, grants, scholarships, continuing education programs, and career opportunities.
- State Humanities Council
Funds and conducts humanities-based cultural and educational programs.
- State Library Agency
Assists libraries and each state's residents with rapid access to library and informational resources through the development and coordination of a statewide library/information system.
- State Literacy Resource Center
Assist adult education practitioners in locating and accessing the most current materials in their issue area.
- State Parent Training and Information Center (Disabilities)
Provide training and information to parents of infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities and to people who work with parents to enable them to participate more fully and effectively with professionals in meeting the educational needs of their children with disabilities.
- State PTA Office
Supports and speaks on behalf of children and youth in the schools, in the community, and before governmental bodies and other organizations that make decisions affecting children; assists parents in developing the skills they need to raise and protect their children; encourages parent and public involvement in public schools.
- State Tech Prep Coordinator
Prepare students for a highly skilled, technical occupation that allows either direct entry into the workplace as a qualified technician or further education leading to baccalaureate and advanced degrees. Tech Prep is a 4-year sequence of study from the 11th grade through 2 years of postsecondary occupation education culminating in a certificate or associate degree.
- State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Coordinates and provides counseling, evaluation, and job placement services for people with disabilities.
- Other State Resource
Newly added state resources not covered under other categories may appear under this category.
Regional Resources
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