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died while on active duty or as a result of a service related condition. The programoffers up to 45 months of education benefits. These benefits may be used for degreeand certificate programs, apprenticeship, and on-the-job training. If you are a spouse,you may take a correspondence course. Remedial, deficiency, and refresher coursesmay be approved under certain circumstances.Special Restorative Training is available to persons eligible for DEA benefits. TheDepartment of Veterans Affairs may prescribe special restorative training whereneeded to overcome or lessen the effects of a physical or mental disability for thepurpose of enabling an eligible person to pursue a program of education, specialvocational program or other appropriate goal. Medical care and treatment orpsychiatric treatments are not included.Special Vocational Training is also available to persons eligible for DEA benefits. Thistype of program may be approved for an eligible person who is not in need of SpecialRestorative Training, but who requires such a program because of a mental or physicalhandicap.http://gibill.va.gov/documents/pamphlets/ch35_pamphlet(2).pdfhttp://www.vba.va.gov/pubs/forms/28-8832.pdf

The Military Child Education CoalitionEducation, Training, and Resources provides information on the MCEC's institutes andtraining programs, including its course catalog and opportunities to receive ContinuingEducation Units and/or college credit for the institutes.The navigation bar on the left of the page has a number of resources that can beutilized, including the following:The MCEC Course Catalog​[pdf] - training institutes and other training opportunities,including the stakeholders, description, terminal learning outcomes, requirements,and credits for eachProfessional Development​- institute information forthe Transition Counselor Institutes (TCI), Special Education Leaders Institutes (SELI),Living in the New Normal: Helping Children Thrive through Good and ChallengingTimes Institute and Practicum (LINN), as well as Supporting Children of the NationalGuard and Reserve Institute (GRI)Continuing Education/Graduate CreditContinuing Education: The MCEC has been approved as an Authorized Provider by theInternational Association for Continuing Education Training (IACET), 8405 GreensboroDrive, Suite 800, McLean, VA 22102. Several states have also given their approval.

Furthermore, the MCEC is a National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) ApprovedContinuing Education Provider (ACEP) and may offer NBCC approved clock hours forevents that meet NBCC requirements. The MCEC solely is responsible for all aspects ofthe program. To receive the MCEC CEUs, participants will be required to complete theCEU Application during the Institute. CEU credits of 1.2 will be awarded for thesuccessful completion of each institute for the cost of $25.00 payable by check only tothe Military Child Education Coalition (no cash or credit cards accepted). Twelve (12)full seat hours required for institute credit, attendance is required for both full days,and no partial attendance will be accepted. For CEU credit, participants are required toattend 95% of the training institute and fill out an end of course evaluation.Graduate Credit: Upon successful completion of the institute, you have an option toreceive one graduate credit hour underwritten by a branch of Texas A&M. TheUniversity fee is $175.Secondary Education Transition StudyThe US Army asked the MCEC to design, conduct, and coordinate a comprehensivestudy of the effects of transition during high school years. The Army selected 9installations and school districts worldwide. The MCEC coordinated the great researchpartnership involving the schools and the military installations. SETS is available forordering through: Military Child Education Coalition​9​09 Mountain Lion Circle Harker

Heights, Texas 76548 Telephone: 254-953-1923 Fax: 254-953-1925 E-mail:[email protected] Executive SummaryThe United States Army Community and Family Support Center (CFSC) contracted withthe Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC) to conduct a study of the impact of highschool transitions for the military-connected student. The results of the SecondaryEducation Transition Study (SETS) are set forth in this report, along with the ancillarypublications, under the provisions of Contract DASW01-99-M-0774. All opinions,findings, conclusions, or recommendation expressed in this report, as well as in theancillary publications, are those of the MCEC's senior researcher team and do notnecessarily reflect the views of the United States Army. The SETS report, as well as theexecutive summary and parent guidebook, may be used for brief quotations inreviews, scholarly works, education-related presentations/speeches, or administrativeprocedures/policy development so long as the appropriate credit is given.Education RelatedExtracurricular information:National Federation of State High School Associationshttp://www.nfhs.org/

Graduation InformationDiploma Count 2008: School to College: Can State P-16 Councils Ease the Transition?The site provides information on easing the transition from school to college.Graduation Policies for the Class of 2008​This resource is a link to the actualgraduation policies for the class of 2008.HomeschoolingThe MCEC has taken no position on where parents, consistent with our laws, shouldeducate their children. We are committed to providing military-connected parents withuseful information and resources. Thus the following links and information areprovided: h​ttp://www.militaryhomeschool.com/Home Education Magazinehttp://www.home-ed-magazine.com/National Home Education NetworkMilitary Homeschooling Familieshttp://www.nhen.org/nhen/pov/militaryMilitary Front for Families Homeschoolinghttp://mff.4mg.com/3/hs.html

National Homeschooling Associationhttp://www.americanhomeschoolassociation.org/index.htmlAir Force MagazineHomeschooling, Air Force Style ​http://www.airforce-magazine.com/Pages/default.aspxTo reference the article, type in \"homeschooling\" in the search block.Military Schoolinghttp://www.militaryschooloptions.com/help.htmlOther Education Related SitesEducation WeekHomeschooling ​http://www.edweek.org/rc/issues/home-schooling/In-State TuitionIn-State Tuition provides information regarding eligibility of active military servicemembers and their families for in-state college tuition rates in their home state orstate of duty assignment. The In-State Tuition site is hosted by the United States Army.https://www.hrc.army.mil/site/education/InState/index.htmJPMO HHGS Outreach Support Centerhttp://www.move.mil/

Military Organizations Devoted to the Military FamilyDeployment Link​- Today's military family faces a lifestyle comprised of frequentdeployments, which results in increased family separations. This often proves to be astressful challenge for military families. To assist the military's efforts to keep bothtroops and their families prepared, there are several programs which support thereadiness of families. The information in this section will assist service members andtheir families in preparing for and coping with deployments. This site contains familysupport links for each of the services, as well as information for children, locatingservice members and deployment entitlements.Family Liaison Office​As the \"Voice of the Army Family\", the Family Liaison Office (FLO),located in the Pentagon, fosters two-way communication between America's Army andits families.National Military Family Association​The Association is dedicated to identifying andresolving issues affecting families of the Uniformed Services through research,education, legislation, and public information. A​rmy Community Service​ACS will assistcommanders in maintaining readiness of individuals, families, and communities withinAmerica's Army by developing, coordinating, and delivering services which promoteself-reliance, resiliency, and stability during war and peace. ​Air Force Crossroads​AirForce Crossroads is a website providing Internet-based, one-stop-shopping for familyand community needs. M​ilitary Relocation Information Network​This provides a \"OneStop\" information resource for the military community as they relocate to new homes

& cities in the service of the United States. ​Military Impacted Schools Association​Thisnational organization is comprised of heavily impacted military school districts--that is,school districts with a high concentration of dependents of military personnel. ​MilitaryHomefront​The primary mission of the Military Family Institute (MFI) is to conductscientifically sound research focusing on military families. ​Association of the UnitedStates Army​AUSA is a private, non-profit, professional, educational Association of over100,000 individual, business and organization members dedicated to maintaining astrong national defense with special emphasis on landpower and the essential role ofthe United States Army. ​Air Force Association​This is an independent, nonprofit,civilian organization primarily concerned with public understanding and acceptance ofthe role the Air Force plays in the security of the nation. F​amily Liaison Office​This is anetwork of military special need families that share and exchange a wealth ofinformation in advocating for our families educational and medical needs.Parent Teacher Association​The National PTA is the largest volunteer child advocacyorganization in the United States. A not-for-profit organization of parents, educators,students, and other citizens active in their schools and communities, the PTA is aleader in reminding our nation of its obligations to children. F​amily Service Center​TheFamily Service Center provides responsive, proactive, and customer-oriented services.FSC's mission is to provide information and referral, education and training,counseling and advocacy to facilitate personal and family self-sufficiency, and to assistcommands in achieving operational readiness. ​Exceptional Family Military ProgramThe web site offers Department of Defense (DoD) families with special medical and/or

educational needs access to information, resources and each other. The SNN alsoprovides information to family service staff, care coordinators, service providers, andDoD civilian employees. The m​ilitarylifestyle.com​This web site is an excellent resourcefor all things related to the military family. From military news to book reviews, fromparenting problems to wrestling with the various transitions service members (andtheir families) experience during the course of a 25-year career or one last hitch - - youcan find it all at this site. T​he Education Trust​The Education Trust works for thehigh academic achievement of all students at all levels, kindergarten through college,and for closing the achievement gaps that separate low-income students and studentsof color from other youth.Pre-K Now Information Centerhttp://www.preknowinfocenter.org/preknow/notice-description.tcl?newsletter_id=13073015&r=idLuNfn1W9OGNationalSAT and ACT PreparationClick Here to read about the main page special promotion offered to military andex-military personnel​. You can also find out more information about the SAT Prep ProFootball give away by going to h​ttp://eknowledge.com/powerprep-program.asp.​

Scholarship Web SitesScholarship Information on the WebMilitary Academy LinksU.S. Air Force Academy h​ttp://www.usafa.af.mil/​U.S. Coast Guard Academyhttp://www.cga.edu/​U.S Merchant Marine Academy h​ttp://www.usmma.edu/​U.S.Military Academy at West Point h​ttp://www.usma.edu/​U.S. Naval Academyhttp://www.usna.edu/​Marine Corps Scholarship Foundationhttp://www.mcsf.com/site/c.ivKVLaMTIuG/b.1677655/k.BEA8/Home.htmROTC LinksU.S. Air Force ROTC h​ttp://www.afrotc.com/scholarships/index.php​U.S. ARMY ROTChttp://www.goarmy.com/rotc/​U.S. Naval ROTChttps://www.nrotc.navy.mil/scholarships_application.cfmOther Military Specific LinksMilitary Officers Association of America (MOAA) - This links to both the scholarshipsearch and their renewable scholarship program.http://www.moaa.org/serv/serv_education/serv_education_assistance/index.htmMilitary.com Scholarship Searchhttp://www.military.com/Careers/Education/ScholarshipSearch/​Scholarships forMilitary Children (Defense Commissary Agency) h​ttp://www.militaryscholar.org/Move.mil was developed to support the deployment of the centralized, integrated, and

web-based Defense Property System (DPS) which automates most aspects of personalproperty shipments. h​ttp://www.move.mil/Federal Links (Department of Education)Student Aid on the Web (Funding) ​http://studentaid.ed.gov/​EScholar (Apprenticeships,Cooperative, Fellowships, Grants, Internships, and Scholarships)http://www.studentjobs.gov/e-scholar.aspScholarship ScamsYou'll be able to avoid scholarship scans. Read the Federal Trade Commission's\"Scholarship Scams.\"​http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/scholarship/index.htmlOther Scholarship ResourcesCollege Board Scholarship Searchhttp://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_ss/welcome.jsp​CollegeNet Mach25Scholarship Database​http://www.collegenet.com/mach25​FastWEBhttp://www.fastweb.com​FinAid​http://www.finaid.org​National Merit Scholarshipshttp://www.nationalmerit.org/​Peterson's Undergraduate Scholarship Search (FinancialAid)​http://www.petersons.com/​Presidential Freedom Scholarshipshttp://www.learnandserve.gov/about/programs/pfs.asp​Princeton Review Scholarshipsand Aid​http://www.princetonreview.com/home.asp​Sallie Mae's College Answer'sScholarship Searchhttp://www.collegeanswer.com/paying/scholarship_search/pay_scholarship_search.jspScholarship.com​http://www.scholarships.com​Scholarship Resource Network Express

http://www.srnexpress.com/index.cfm​AP Student Center (Mentor Sites)http://www.xap.com/School and Family LinksExceptional Parent​http://www.eparent.com/​The Official Source of EducationInformation for the Department of Defense and LIFELines Partner Organizationshttp://militarystudent.org​Department of Defense Districts and Schools on the Webhttp://www.dodea.edu/​Zero To Three is a resource for the healthy development ofinfants and toddlers by supporting and strengthening families and communities andthose who work in their behalf.​http://www.zerotothree.org​Military One Sourcehttp://www.militaryonesource.com/skins/MOS/home.aspx​Military Teens on the Move- Tips and School Links h​ttp://www.defenselink.mil/mtom/t3.htm​​STOMP | SpecializedTraining of Military Parents​http://www.stompproject.org​National Research Center onthe Gifted and Talented​http://www.gtworld.org​NAGC | National Association forGifted Children ​http://www.nagc.org/​The Council for Exceptional Childrenhttp://www.cec.sped.org/​The Florida Online High School​http://www.flvs.net​Teens InCrisis - Resources, links, information for parents struggling with a troubled teen.http://www.teensncrisis.org/Students Recovering From Traumatic Eventshttp://www.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/recovering/recovering.pdf

Zero To Threehttp://www.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=key_militaryMilitary OneSource Podcast Serieshttp://www.militaryonesource.com/MOS/OnlineCommunity/Podcasts.aspx

http://oedb.org/library/features/236-open-courseware-collectionsIf you're interested in specific open courses, you can find a variety on the Web (orthrough this list of ​100 courses​). Usually, those single courses will contain all thematerials you need to learn one subject for free. But, if you're after more than a singlefocus or if you need a deeper perspective on a subject, this list of open coursewarecollections may be just what you need. Each resource listed below contains acollection or collections of educational materials. You'll find digital archives, a varietyof courses, Podcasts, videos and sometimes a mix of everything you can imagine soyou can learn any given subject in depth.Before you get started with any course in depth, you might need a few items from t​hetop 25 Web 2.0 apps​to help you learn or something that will improve yourproductivity.​While the courses, videos, and audio files below won't help you achieve adegree because they're not credited, you can still practice ​completing​onlineassignments appropriately. Once you gain significant skills in any given subject, youmight be able to translate those skills into credits for an u​ndergraduate degree.​

Take Any College Class for Free: 236 Open Courseware Collections, Podcasts, and Videos (​http://oedb.org/library/features/236-open-courseware-collections​)If you're interested in specific open courses, you can find a variety on the Web (orthrough this list of ​100 courses)​. Usually, those single courses will contain all thematerials you need to learn one subject for free. But, if you're after more than a singlefocus or if you need a deeper perspective on a subject, this list of open coursewarecollections may be just what you need. Each resource listed below contains acollection or collections of educational materials. You'll find digital archives, a varietyof courses, Podcasts, videos and sometimes a mix of everything you can imagine soyou can learn any given subject in depth.Before you get started with any course in depth, you might need a few items from ​thetop 25 Web 2.0 apps​to help you learn or something that will improve yourproductivity​. While the courses, videos, and audio files below won't help you achieve adegree because they're not credited, you can still practice ​completing​onlineassignments appropriately. Once you gain significant skills in any given subject, youmight be able to translate those skills into credits for an ​undergraduate degree​.Archives​| B​roadcast Learning​| ​Directories & Searches​| ​eBooks & eTexts​|Encyclopedias​| ​Open Courseware - University​| ​Open Courseware​| ​Podcasts -

University​| ​Podcasts - Other​| ​Research​| ​Videos - Universities​| V​ideos - Other​|Video Directories & SearchesArchivesArchival materials are easier than ever to access now that most institutions havebegun to digitize their materials. The University of Virginia Library, for example, hascompiled the J​efferson Digital Archive​based upon their internal collections and otherresources. The following is a \"short list\" of archival materials, but you can find severalsearch engines and directories​that will lead you to hundreds of regional andinternational archives and their online materials.American Memory​— The Library of Congress provides extensive multimedia offeringson various topics through their American Memory Collection, including theiroutstanding ​Built in America​project that showcases historical buildings throughphotographs.Fathom​— This archive, provided by Columbia University, offers access to thecomplete range of free content developed for Fathom by its member institutions. Thearchives include online learning resources including lectures, articles, interviews,exhibits and seminars.Internet Archive​— A digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts indigital form.National Archives​— Provides primary source materials from NARA along with lessonplans for teaching with those sources.

National Climatic Data Center​— The NCDC, a division of NOAA, maintains climaticarchives, including lists of storms in given counties, and records about globalextremes, etc.North American Computing and Philosophy​— Archival material from 2001, 2002,2003, and 2005 conferences.Open Society Archives​— These archives and collections relate to the period after thesecond World War, mainly The Cold War, the history of the formerly communistcountries, human rights, and war crimes.The Rosetta Project​— A global collaboration of language specialists and nativespeakers building a publicly accessible online archive of all documented humanlanguages.September 11 Digital Archive​— This site uses electronic media to collect, preserve,and present the history of the 9/11 attacks.U.S. Census Bureau​— If you think the Census Bureau is all about numbers, you mightbe surprised to learn about their archived photographs, daily radio features, and moreavailable through their N​ewsroom.​Back to IndexBroadcast LearningTurning off the television has become a mantra. But, when it comes to educational TV,maybe too much isn't enough. The following broadcasting companies maintain Web

sites that carry Podcasts, videos, and articles. Some sites maintain special sectionsexpressly for s​tudents​and teachers.ABC Australia​— This site offers various educational categories, including a​rchives​andthe B​ig Ideas​Wisdom Interview Podcasts.BBC Learning​— Online learning, support, and advice. This site offers internal andoffsite links to a vast amount of materials.BBC Video Nation​— Current news in many categories.Biography​— The site holds videos to past interviews and biographies on people intopics that range from Black history to women's history.Book TV​— This is the companion site to Book TV on C-Span2. The site holds somecurrent interviews with authors, many past interviews, opinions, reviews, and featuredprograms through online video.CBC Archives​— Relive Canadian history through thousands of available radio andtelevision clips.Discovery​— This channel is home to several different networks that focus on themilitary, animals, travel, etc. The Discovery site offers a \"Video of the Day\" from itshome page, a separate online ​video section,​and a D​iscover Education​center whereteachers can accumulate materials for K​-12 teaching.​It's impossible to list all theirofferings here, so go discover!History Channel​— Visit the ​Video Gallery​for a selection on historical topics. Like theDiscovery Channel, this network provides many opportunities for you to gain access toinformation and reference materials.

NOVA​— Watch current science shows or browse by category. PBS sponsors thischannel.PBS​— The Public Broadcasting Service brings great shows to television (other thanNova, listed above), and they also offer research capabilities, information, andPodcasts to their viewers online.Research Channel​— Speakers, researchers and professors present revolutionarythoughts and discoveries. Use their Webstreams and an extensive video-on-demandlibrary for research.TVO​— Canada's largest educational broadcaster brings Podcasts, video, educationaltelevision, and a special program entitled, L​earn with TVO​for parents and teachers ofK-12 students. For older learners, TVO offers \"course connections\" listed at bottom lefton the home page.Weather Channel​— You can learn about weather all over the world, but the WeatherChannel also offers dynamic content based upon seasons and special conditions and aspecial ​multimedia​and e​ducation​section.Back to IndexDirectories & SearchesSome of the items below, like Google, are fairly familiar to most Web enthusiasts.Others, such as \"Archives Made Easy\" might come as a surprise. You can find justabout anything you need for your research and learning through the followingdirectories and search engines. You can also learn more about how to search the

\"i​nvisible Web​\" to find resources for your projects. Plus, you can use our list of ​119resources​beyond Google to find more authoritative guides. Each resource below leadsto educational materials:A World of Ideas​— This site catalogues video and audio lectures on academic topicsaccording to discipline, theoretician and topic.Academic Blog Portal​— This wiki serves as a portal of the \"Invisible College\" - theacademic blogosphere full of serious scholarship and quirky, erudite commentary.Blogs are organized by discipline and by university.Archive Grid​— Search through thousands of libraries, museums, and archives thathave contributed nearly a million collection descriptions to ArchiveGrid.Archives Made Easy​— An on-line guide to archives around the globe that includes tipson how to navigate various repositories. Hosted by the International Historydepartment at the London School of Economics and Political ScienceBritish Academy Portal​— The British Academy's directory of online resources in thehumanities and social sciences.DMOZ​— The Open Directory Project is the largest, most comprehensivehuman-edited directory for the Web.DOAJ​— Directory of Open Access Journals covers free, full text, quality controlledscientific and scholarly journals.Economics Network​— Economics Network of the UK's Higher Education Academyprovides a range of services that support university teachers of economics in the UK.

Their r​esources​section carries many online directories to materials, notes, lectures,etc.Google Scholar​— Search for peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts andarticles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories,universities and other scholarly organizations.Infomine​— Search for databases, electronic journals, electronic books, bulletinboards, mailing lists, online library card catalogs, articles, directories of researchers,and many other types of information.Lecture Webcasts​— A swicki (cross between a search and a wiki) for lecture Webcastsat the Internet TV Search Engine.Intute​— A network of UK universities and partners created this free online searchservice with access to education and research resources.Librarian's Internet Index​— Categorized index to Web sites.Merlot​— Find peer reviewed online teaching and learning materials.NetSerf​— Links to all things Medieval.Open Courseware Finder​— Find a course online through a search or with tags.Repositories of Primary Sources​— The University of Idaho has compiled primarysources by international area. Dig deeper to discover the repository, where you cangain access to primary sources online.World Lecture Hall​— Find a lecture - written, video, audio, or course notes. Search bytopic or by area. Brought to you by the University of Texas at Austin.

Voice of the Shuttle​— A database that serves content dynamically on the Web for thearts and humanities.Windows Live Academic Search​— Search for scholarly journal articles, conferenceproceedings, dissertations and academic books.Yahoo! Humanities Collection​— Search for anything on the Web under the humanitiesheading.Back to IndexeBooks & eTextsYou don't need to shell out big bucks for textbooks when most ancient texts and otherpublic domain materials have been digitized. The following sources can help you savedollars while you learn. Some resources listed below may contain audio files ratherthan readable text and some sites may contain both text and audio files.Audio Books for Free​— Free files when you choose MP3 files at tolerable quality.Higher quality audio available at inexpensive prices.Authorama​— Completely free books from a variety of different authors in the publicdomain.Bartleby​— Bartleby contains many classic American and English texts searchable byauthor, title, and genre.Economics Textbooks​— A categorized list maintained by John Kane.Electronic Text Center​— This University of Virginia collection features 70,000electronic texts that range across many topics and languages.

eMedicine​— The original open access comprehensive medical textbook for all clinicalfields with 10,000 contributors and 6,500 articles.European Literature​— Electronic text collections in western European literature.Compiled by the University of Virginia Library.FreeTechBooks.com​— Free online ​computer science​and ​programming​books,textbooks, and lecture notes.Internet History Sourcebooks Project​— This project was designed to provide easyaccess to primary sources and other teaching materials in a non-commercialenvironment. It was developed and is edited by Paul Halsall at Fordham University andis divided into Ancient, Medieval, and Modern history along with several \"sourcebook\"selections.Learn Out Loud​— While many choices are free by membership only, Learn Out Loudalso offers free audio and video.LibriVox​— LibriVox volunteers record chapters of books in the public domain andrelease the audio files back onto the net.Literal Systems​— A small but growing classic audio book collection.Making of America Books​— A digital library of primary sources in American socialhistory primarily from the antebellum period through reconstruction.Many Books​— Free eBooks for your PDA, iPod, or eBook reader.Manuscript Reading Room​— The Library of Congress's Manuscript Division's currentholdings, nearly forty million items contained in ten thousand separate collections,include some of the greatest manuscript treasures of American history and culture.

Online Books Page​— This project indexes online free books rather than hosts them,but it's an easy resource to use.Online Mathematics Textbooks​— A list created by George Cain, School ofMathematics at Georgia Institute of Technology. You might also try the morecomprehensive ​Textbooks in Mathematics​compiled by Alex Stef.Oxford Text Archive​— This site hosts arts and humanities literature, languages andlinguistics texts that you can download in various formats.Perseus Digital Library​— Tufts University's evolving digital library.Philosophy​— Canonical texts necessary for basic philosophy.Project Gutenberg​— The first producer of free electronic books, there are over 20,000free books in the Project Gutenberg Online Book ​Catalog.​Religion Online​— More than 6,000 articles and chapters. Topics include Old and NewTestament, Theology, Ethics, History and Sociology of Religion, Communication andCultural Studies, Pastoral Care, Counseling, Homiletics, Worship, Missions andReligious Education.Text Archive​— Internet Archive's open source text directory.WikiBooks​— Since their founding in 2003, volunteers have written about 25,292modules in a multitude of textbooks.World Public Library​— This repository maintains a public access eBook andeDocument collection.Back to Index

EncyclopediasWhile most ​colleges​won't allow citations from encyclopedias in your research papers,these resources can lead you in the right direction to find more information.Columbia Encyclopedia​— Offered by Bartleby.Counterbalance Interactive Library​— Offers new views on complex issues fromscience, ethics, philosophy, and religion.e-Podunk​— Want to know information about a certain state, county, or city? e-Podunkmaintains a site for this information and it's growing to include cemeteries, libraries,museums, and newspapers.Encyclopaedia Britannica​— Free trial offer for full version, free access to c​onciseversion​.Encyclopedia Smithsonian​— Each entry contains materials within the onlineSmithsonian and through other resources.Highbeam™Encyclopedia​— Search through more than 57,000 frequently updatedarticles from the Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.InfoPlease​— Information Please is part of Pearson Education, the largest educationalpublisher in the world.LoveToKnow 1911​— Based upon the eleventh edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica,first published in 1911. While many of the science and health articles are obviouslyoutdated, many of the biographical and historical articles and more complete andin-depth compared to materials available elsewhere.

Microsoft Encarta​— Gain access to 16,000 articles and more than 2,200 photos,illustrations, maps, charts, and tables for free, with ability to upgrade.Open-Site​— Open-Site is edited by volunteer editors and accepts content submissionsfrom the public to provide accurate information.Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy​— Each entry is maintained and kept up to dateby an expert or group of experts in the field.Wikipedia​— A multilingual, Web-based, free content encyclopedia project.World FactBook​— Part of the Bartleby collection, this project provides the U.S.government’s complete geographical handbook, featuring 268 full-color maps andflags of all nations and geographical entities.Back to IndexOpen Courseware Collections - UniversityThe list below contains courseware offered by various ​. This list is by no meansall-inclusive, so you might want to try a search for a specific college to see what youcan find. The colleges below offer more than one course or, like \"Berklee Shares\", abroad perspective on one topic. C​olumbia University Interactive— A gateway to selected electronic learning resources developed at ColumbiaUniversity.Berklee Shares​— Free music lessons that you can download, share and trade withyour friends and fellow musicians.

Carnegie Mellon Open Learning Initiative​— OLI courses are designed to support youto learn a subject at the introductory ​college level​.Duke Law Center for the Public Domain​— News, lectures, links to various otherresources within the site and on the Web. Projects range from the arts to internationallaw issues.Fulbright Economics Teaching Program​— FETP is a resource for people who work orstudy in policy-related fields to increase their knowledge and explore new approachesto learning and curriculum development.Harvard Extension School​— Course-related materials are supported by videotapedlectures.Gresham College​— Find lectures in various topics that are also available as audio andvideo files.Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health​— This project provides access tocontent of the School's most popular courses, from adolescent to refugee health.MIT​— Massachusetts Institute of Technology offers a wide variety of open coursesfrom aeronautics and astronautics to writing and humanistic studies.Open University​— Originating from the U.K., this collection ranges from arts andhistory to technology.Tufts University​— Six separate schools, from dentistry to the School of Arts andSciences.United Nations University​— UNU promotes the idea of a Global Learning Space forscience and technology.

University of California, Irvine​— This college offers the California Subject Examinationfor Teachers (CSET) and a few other courses.University of Notre Dame​— From Africana studies to theology, students can takeadvantage of options within numerous Notre Dame departments.University of Washington​— This one is a bit tricky, as they offer free online coursesthrough this link, but you can also find free materials through various departmentsoutside this official online learning program.Utah State University​— Available departments online range from anthropology towildland resources.Back to IndexOpen Courseware CollectionsThe following courseware isn't always labeled as \"open courseware,\" but they qualifybecause each site contains collections filled with lectures, visuals, audio, video andother educational materials. This list contains sites that aren't hosted or generated byuniversities.BBC Training & Development​— The British Broadcasting Corporation brings trainingand online broadcast and new media courses online for anyone interested in mediacourses.Connexions​— A place to view and share educational material made of smallknowledge chunks called modules that can be organized as courses, books, reports,etc. You can find 3993 reusable modules woven into 219 collections at Connexions.

Digital History​— An interactive, multimedia history of the United States from theRevolution to the present.Exploratorium​— View Webcasts and visit the digital library. You'll find lectures,lessons, and more.Music Theory​— This site is a compact set of lessons, trainers, and utilities compiled byRicci Adams.NASA​— The National Aeronautics and Space Administration maintains updated andarchived materials and several modules. They also maintain the Jet PropulsionLaboratory (​JPL)​, where a researcher can find many materials including universitylectures.National Geographic​— While not as generous with online free videos as some sites,the work they offer is always stunning. They also offer an ​educational resource​forK-12.Nature​— This international weekly journal's online resource provides Podcasts,streaming video, gateways and databases for all things in nature.Open Educational Resources​— Internet Archives' collection of educational contentincluding coursework, study guides, exercises, and recorded lectures.Smithsonian​— Learn through online museum exhibits, recordings, research, andJourneys​.Sofia​— Content for eight courses is now available online for free through the Sofiaopen content initiative.

W3Schools​— Web-building tutorials, from basic HTML and XHTML to advanced XML,SQL, Database, Multimedia and WAP.Wikiversity​— This project comprises a community for the creation and use of freelearning materials and activities.Back to IndexPodcasts - UniversityGeorgia College & State University (see # below) was among the first of manycampuses to put together an academic program using iPods when it launched a fewpilot programs in 2002. Today, there are active iPod programs on many othercampuses around the country. Therefore, the list below is limited when compared tohow many campuses will take on this technology by this upcoming fallquarter/semester.Alleghany College​— News and events, conferences, etc.American University​— Podcast collections from this university's Washington Collegeof Law.http://ipod.gcsu.edu/​— Georgia College & State University provides a virtual learningcommunity, courseware, and technology advances through this site.Arizona State University​— Lectures and speakers.Berkeley on iTunes​— Listen to events about the arts, education, politics, science andtechnology - extensive collection..Buffalo State College​— Lectures, forums, events, and more.

Cambridge University​— Popular science broadcasts, including Science FestivalPodcasts presented by Carol Vorderman.Center for International Studies​— University of Chicago's C​hiasmos​, a source forinternational events.Chicago GSB​— Chicago University's Graduate School of Business thought leadershipon current topics affecting companies and organizations around the globe.Classics Podcasts​— Ever want to hear the news in Latin? Visit more links to readingsof Latin and (ancient) Greek texts, brought to you by Bryn Mawr's Haverford College.College of DuPage Codcasts​— Classes, lectures, arts & leisure, and special topics.College of St. Scholastica Podcasts​— Visit the links on this page to find numerouscourse-specific lectures and speakers.Distance Learning Podcast​— Western Kentucky University's Podcasts for students andteachers.Drexel CoAS Talks​— Podcasts, Screencasts and Vodcasts(for video iPod) of talks orseminars in the College of Arts and Sciences at Drexel University.Educator's Corner​— The Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders lecture series takes placeevery Wednesday during the academic quarters at Stanford University. Listen toarchived materials.Front Row​— Boston College offers free access through streaming media to tapes ofcultural and scholarly events.Georgetown University Forum​— A weekly radio program that highlights GeorgetownUniversity faculty's research and expertise.

Harvard Business Online​— A free Podcast featuring breakthrough ideas andcommentary from leading thinkers in b​usiness​and m​anagement.​Havens Center​— The University of Wisconsin-Madison's audios that are focused onthe study of social structure and social change.Insead Podcasts​— Knowledgecasts and Leadercasts from one of Europe's elitebusiness programs.Johns Hopkins​— Audio recordings from Johns Hopkins' faculty and alumni.http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/podcast_archive.cfm;jsessionid=a830395ee425b1f6c714?CFID=16084202&CFTOKEN=67288983&jsessionid=a830395ee425b1f6c714​—Podcast archive for news and lectures at the University of Pennsylvania.Lewis & Clark Law School​— Events and speakers on ​law.​London School of Economics​— Podcasts of public lectures and events.Montclair State University​— Interesting list from English department - mostly NoamChomsky, but other lectures on Medieval literature to Vietnam War here as well. Somevideo.NOVA​— Nova currently offers four different Podcasts.Perdue Boilercast​— List of various Podcasts.Princeton University Channel​— A collection of public affairs lectures, panels andevents from academic institutions all over the world.Princeton University's Event Streaming Media​— Special events, lectures, sports, etc.SAIS​— The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) inWashington, D.C., part of Johns Hopkins University, offers news and events.

Southwest Tech's CourseCasts​— Various course topics.Stanford on iTunes​— Download faculty lectures, interviews, music and sports.Swarthmore College University Lectures​— Lectures on various topics.Times-Online MBA Broadcasts​— Ten of the world's leading business thinkers providethe latest thinking in economics, management, f​inance​, strategy, and ​marketing.​UCLA Bruincast​— Course topic Podcasts.University of Arizona College of Law​— Lectures and Seminars.University of Bath​— \"BathPods\" from a public lecture series where leading namesfrom the worlds of science, h​umanities,​and ​engineering​talk about the latest researchin their field.University of British Columbia​— UBC offers a wide variety of UBC-related digitalcontent, from public lectures and talks to student-created music and more.University of Connecticut​— Podcasts about general psychology.University of New South Wales​— Podcast lectures that relate to h​ealth​and fetaldevelopment.University of Nottingham​— Browse through current issues, latest research andevents.University of Oregon UO Channel​— Interviews, documentaries, lectures.University of Virginia​— Podcasts and Webcasts for news, events, and lectures.University of Warwick​— Hear university experts comment on important issues, theirresearch and events.

University of Washington TV​— This university project offers their \"premiers\" asPodcasts. You can also watch these shows as video.Vanderbilt University​— Interviews, lectures, news, and events.Weber University​— Lectures and speakers.Yale University​— A diverse collection from Yale's many schools.York College Podcast Lectures​— Current focus on philosophy and psychology fromCity University, New York (CUNY).Back to IndexPodcasts - OtherThis list of Podcasts are not hosted or generated by any school of higher learning. But,they contain collections that can turn your brain on to the world around you.Evolution 101​— Dr. Zachary Moore offers Podcasts along with other resources on thistopic.Global Voices​— Global Voices is an international, volunteer-led project that collects,summarizes, and gives context to some of the best self-published content found onblogs, Podcasts, photo sharing sites, and videoblogs from around the world, with aparticular emphasis on countries outside of Europe and North America.Listening to Words​— Find, listen to, and discuss free lectures from around the Web.Logically Critical​— Don't be afraid to think. Visit this site, listen to the Podcasts, andagree to agree or disagree.

Ludwig Von Mises Institute​— Use the links on this page to gain access to Podcasts andvideo.Maria Lectrix​— Six days a week of audiobooks - mystery, history, adventure, devotion- for people with Catholic tastes.NPR​— National Public Radio offers several venues to learn about various topicsthrough articles and Podcasts.Open Source​— Christopher Lydon brings hot topics to online listening through PublicRadio International (P​RI​).Neo-Latin Colloquia​— Graduate students and faculty associated with the ​UK Institutefor Latin Studies​are creating a variety of materials for the renewed study andenjoyment of neo-Latin colloquia scholastica, texts that date primarily from the 16thcentury. This is housed at STOA, the Consortium for Electronic Publication in theHumanities.Point of Inquiry​— Point of Inquiry is the premiere Podcast from the Center forInquiry, drawing on CFI’s relationship with the leading minds of the day includingNobel Prize-winning scientists, public intellectuals, social critics and thinkers, andrenowned entertainers.Scientific American​— Enjoy 60-second science Podcasts or longer interviews withleading scientists and journalists.The Skeptic's Guide to the Universe​— A weekly Podcast talkshow produced by theNew England Skeptical Society (NESS) in association with the James Randi Educational

Foundation (JREF) discussing the latest news and topics from the world of theparanormal, fringe science, and controversial claims from a scientific point of view.Shakespeare by Another Name​— MP3 audio files that discuss some of the stories,themes and characters in the book, ​Shakespeare By Another Name​.Sound of Young America​— Public radio's \"funniest, most fascinating interviewprogram,\" available free on the air, on the Web or by Podcast.Back to IndexResearchWhether it's at the library, through videos, Podcasts, or online, research is easier whenit's free. Plus, you can ease some headaches if you know how to take copious notes.Check out ​Fifty Ways to Take Notes​to pave your way, and use the following list toforge ahead.Elements of Style​— Visit Strunk & White at Bartleby.Episteme Links​— Search for over 19,000 categorized links to philosophy resources onthe Internet.HighWire Press​— HighWire Press is a division of the Stanford University Libraries,which produces the online versions of high-impact, peer-reviewed journals and otherscholarly content. Some sites are ​free​to peruse through trial periods or througharchived materials.In Other Words​— A lexicon for the humanities. Learn the terminology of a newdiscipline and come to understand the generally accepted reference of terms.

Internet Public Library​— Search through online collections in numerous categories.LitSum​— Free literature summaries and study guides.Mayo Clinic​— This site contains databases for diseases and conditions, drugs andsupplements, and treatment decisions.SparkNotes​— Free online study guides.U.S. Government Manual​— The official handbook of the Federal Government.Back to IndexVideos - UniversityThe list of video collections below are either hosted or generated by a school of higherlearning. Some resources also include Podcasts or other educational materials, so lookaround when you head to a specific site.Berkeley Multimedia Research Center​— Six videos that mainly focus on theuniversity's multimedia presentation capabilities. You'll also find a chemistry lecture.Butte College​— Televised courses and events such as workshops, meetings, andconferences. All sent to you via streaming video.CalTech Today​— \"Streaming Theater\" for science and technology, society and culture,and campus life.Carleton University Television​(CUTV) — Two courses only: Introductory Chemistry,CHEM 1000 taught by 3M teaching award winner Robert Burk, and Natural History,BIOL 1902, taught by highly respect naturalist and wildlife photographer MichaelRuntz.

Case School of Law​— Lecture series dating from 2001 to current year.Dartmouth Chance​— Chance is a quantitative literacy course, and Dartmouth offersvideo lectures and more to help conduct your own Chance course.Duke University Multimedia​— Classroom video archives produced in the DukeUniversity Mathematics Department Multimedia Classroom.Georgetown University Webcasts​— Current critical intellectual and social issuesdebated and discussed.http://athome.harvard.edu/archive/archive.asp​— The mission of Harvard@Home is toprovide the Harvard community and the broader public with opportunities for richin-depth exploration of a wealth of topics through Web-based video programs of thehighest caliber.Harvard Law School​— Events and lectures online.Homeric Odyssey and the Cultivation of Justice​— If you want to get to know thisclassic in depth, this is where you need to go. Online text, video lectures, the works.Brought to you by Professor Gregory Nagy is the Francis Jones Professor of GreekLiterature and Professor of Comparative Literature at Harvard University.Kennedy School of Government Video Archive​— From Harvard University.Landon Lecture Series​— Gain live access on day of lecture or view archived lectureson public issues, thanks to Kansas State University.Mathematical Sciences Research Institute​— MSRI streaming video lectures.MIT World Video Index​— Search, or sort by title, date, or MIT host for videos on thesciences and arts.

Oxford Internet University Webcasts​— Live and on-demand Webcasts of prominentspeakers from events and conferences organized or recorded by the Oxford InternetInstitute.Princeton University's New Media Center​— Student and faculty projects, includinglectures, speakers, interviews, etc.Princeton University WebMedia​— Includes events, lectures and a small selection ofPodcasts.Rice University Webcasts​— Live and archived events, speakers, and lectures at Rice.Rockefeller University​— A small collection of Flash videos.St. Edward's University​— Philosophy audio and video lectures.Stanford University Audio and Video​— Selections from the Graduate School ofBusiness.UC Berkeley Resources​— Links to many resources online and at Berkeley. Someresources for students only, others open to the public.UCLA Webcasts​— UCLA Instructional Media Production (IMP) provides live Webcastsof important and interesting campus events, archives them, and makes them availablefor on-demand viewing.University of California TV Video on Demand​— Lectures, seminars, and talks on avariety of topics.University of Connecticut​— A video lecture series from this university's School ofMedicine.

University of Texas at Dallas​— UTDallas brings a list of online neuroscience lectures tothe table.Webcast Berkeley​— Courses and events offered by the University of California (UC)Berkeley. Also offered as Podcasts.Back to IndexVideo - OtherThe following list contains collections that are not maintained by a school of higherlearning. But many of these resources offer great opportunities to learn throughvideos that range from short-shorts to entire movies.2007 Exploring Space Lectures​— Brought to you via Smithsonian Institute.Atom Film Documentaries​— Short film genre.Center for Economic Studies​(CES) — Lecture series from 2001 forward.Cern Webcast Service​— CERN lectures and seminars to universities, schools and tothe general public.Exploratorium​— This is a Webcast archive filled with selected videos that date back to1996.Free Documentaries​— Mostly political films.Free Movies and Documentaries​— Videos embedded from other sites, but worth alook for various categories under documentaries, news items, etc.Free to Choose​— TV series by economist Milton Friedman along with interviews.

Google Video​— Educational lecture options from Google. Search for other genres, likedocumentaries.​Howard Hughes Medical Center Lectures​— Gain access to information on everythingfrom evolution to RNA.Indymedia​— The San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center is anon-commercial, democratic collective of bay area independent media makers andmedia outlets. This site also serves as the local hub for the global Indymedia network,and offers archival materials as well.Lifesign​— A short list of medical genre videos. It appears that this site, funded andmaintained by the Department of Creative Technologies, University of Portsmouth,intends to grow.Link TV​— Current perspectives on international news, current events, and diversecultures, presenting issues not often covered in the U.S. media.Moving Image Archive​— Internet Archive's collection of classic full-length movies,daily alternative news broadcasts, and user-uploaded videos of every genre. This is amega-source.National Archive​— Over 250 titles collected by the NASA Office of Public Affairsbetween 1962 and 1981.Nobel Prize Lectures​— Provide a wealth of background to every Nobel Prize since1901. You can find biographies, interviews, photos, articles, video clips, press releases,educational games and a great deal more information about the Nobel Laureates andtheir work.

ScienceLive​— Free popular science videos.The Royal Society​— Video lectures on topics from biology and climate science tophysics. They also maintain a short list of P​odcasts​.Vega Science Trust​— The Vega Science Trust aims to create a broadcast platform forthe science, engineering and technology (SET) communities. Learn from seminars,lectures, and more (they have four priceless archival recordings delivered by Nobelprize-winning physicist ​Richard Feynman​at the University of Auckland, New Zealand).Webcasts​— From the Library of Congress.WGBH Forum Network​— The WGBH Forum Network is an audio and video streamingWebsite dedicated to curating and serving live and on-demand lectures given by someof the world's foremost scholars, authors, artists, scientists, policy makers andcommunity leaders.Back to IndexVideo Directories & SearchesFinally, this is a short list of directories and search engines dedicated to free onlinevideos.Ethics Videos on the Web​— Compiled by Lawrence M. Hinman from the University ofSan Diego.Mathematics Videos​— A list of online lectures and videos compiled by Jean-MarcGulliet and hosted at New York University.

Open Video Project​— This repository provides video clips from a variety of sources,especially various video programs obtained from U.S. government agencies such asthe National Records and Archives Administration and NASA.Web Lecture Archive Project​(WLAP) — Browse through lectures by category, orconduct an advanced search.

PARENTAL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONSNational Coalition of ESEA Title I Parentshttp://www.nctic1p.org/http://www.ncpie.org/AboutNCPIE/FamilyEdOrg.cfmAcademy for Educational DevelopmentSchools and Community Services1825 Connecticut Ave NWWashington DC 20009Voice: 202-884-8400Fax: 202-884-8200Web Address: ​http://www.aed.org/About Academy for Educational Development/ Schools and Community Services:AEDaddresses human development needs through education, communication andinformation in this country and throughout the world. AED's School and CommunityServices Department develops partnerships between schools, families andcommunities through research and technical assistance in designing, implementing,and evaluating programs that foster such partnerships.American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences400 North Columbus Street

#202Alexandria VA 22314Voice: 703-706-4600Fax: 703-706-4663Contact: Roxana Marissa AyonaContact E-mail: [email protected] Address: ​http://www.aafcs.org/Director: Carolyn W. Jackson, CFCSAbout American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences:The American Associationof Family & Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) is the only national forum where K-12teachers, university educators and corporate executives collaborate to improve thequality of individual and family life. We are 10,000 professionals who educate andinfluence generations of American consumers in our classrooms, our companies, andour communities.American Association of School AdministratorsCommunity Outreach1801 North Moore StreetArlington VA 22209Voice: 703-875-0706Fax: 703-807-1849Web Address: ​http://www.aasa.org/

About American Association of School Administrators/ Community Outreach:AASA isan organization of school system leaders which seeks to ensure quality educationsystems for all learners through the support and development of leadership.American Federation of Teachers555 New Jersey Avenue NWWashington DC 20001Voice: 202-393-4272Fax: 202-393-6371Contact: Rosalind LaRocqueContact E-mail: [email protected] Address: ​http://www.aft.org/Director: Joan Baratz-Snwoden, Director Ed. Issues DeptCo-Director or other staff: Rob Weil, Deputy Director, Ed. IssuesAbout American Federation of Teachers:The AFT is a union of public and professionalemployees which serves the interests of its members as determined by democraticprocesses at the state, local and national levels. AFT empowers its members toparticipate in efforts to uphold high standards for their professions and theinstitutions in which they work; disseminates information on professional issues;provides training and development programs; and works with other organizations toaddress issues that affect all working Americans such as health care, employmentopportunity and social justice.Annenberg Institute for Social Reform

1640 Roxanna Road NWWashington DC 20012Voice: 202-882-1582Fax: 202-882-2138Contact: Anne T. Henderson, Senior Consultant, Community Involvement ProgramWeb Address: ​steinhardt.nyu.edu/iesp/Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development1703 N BeauregardAlexandria VA 22311Voice: 703-575-5610Fax: 703-575-5408Contact: Barbara GleasonWeb Address: h​ttp://www.ascd.org/About Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development:The Association forSupervision and Curriculum Development is an international, nonprofit, nonpartisaneducation association committed to the mission of forging covenants in teaching andlearning for the success of all learners. Founded in 1943, ASCD provides professionaldevelopment in curriculum and supervision, initiates and supports activities to provideeducational equity for all students, and serves as a world-class leader in educationinformation services.Center for Law and Education1875 Connecticut Ave NW

Suite 510Washington DC 20009Voice: 202-986-3000Fax: 202-986-6648Web Address: ​cleweb.orgDirector: Paul Weckstein, Co-DirectorDirector E-Mail: [email protected] or other staff: Larry Searcy, Program ManagerCo-Director or other staff E-Mail: [email protected] Center for Law and Education:CLE provides leadership in improving the qualityof public education for low-income students and assist low-income communities inaddressing their own public education problems effectively.Center for Parent Leadershipat the Prichard CommitteePO Box 1658Lexington KY 40588-1658Voice: 859-233-9849, ext. 227Fax: 859-233-0760Contact: Molly ToneyContact E-mail: [email protected] Address: ​http://www.centerforparentleadership.org/Director: Bev Raimondo, Director

Director E-Mail: [email protected] Center for Parent Leadership/ at the Prichard Committee:For over 25 years thePrichard Committee for Academic Excellence has been the catalyst behind educationreform in Kentucky. It created citizen demand for new policies, helped bring themabout and supported the hard work necessary to implement change over time.Through its award winning Commonwealth Institute for Parent Leadership, thePrichard Committee has trained an army of parents from all income levels and ethnicbackgrounds who now understand the need for change in their local schools and havethe leadership skills necessary to help educators make and sustain neededimprovements. Over 1500 parents throughout Kentucky now share responsibility andtake action for better schools. Now the Center for Parent Leadership at the PrichardCommittee is making available, nationwide, the expertise we’ve gained over 13 yearsin our development of parent leaders.Center for the Development of Schools and Communities1201 Columbia Road NWWashington DC 20009Voice: 202-328-5412Fax: 202-328-9411Contact: Anne Bouie, Ph.D.Contact E-mail: [email protected]: Anne Bouie, Ph.D.

About Center for the Development of Schools and Communities:CDSC works in threeinterrelated areas. First, to improve student academic achievement; the focus is uponhigh expectations and effective practices. Second, CDSC helps schools establish andmaintain mutually supportive working relationships with parents, extended familynetworks, and the immediate community. The third area is the design, implementationand evaluation of policy and programs to meet specific needs of classroom, sites anddistricts.Communities in Schools, Inc.2345 Crystal DriveSuite 801Arlington VA 22202Voice: 1-800-CIS-4KIDS (543)Fax: 703-518-4571Contact: Robert SeidelContact E-mail: [email protected] Address: h​ttp://www.cisnet.org/Director: Daniel J. Cardinali, PresidentDirector E-Mail: [email protected] Communities in Schools, Inc.:Communities In Schools, Inc. is the nation'sleading dropout prevention organization, with nearly 1.4 million young peopleannually receiving direct services through about 200 local and state affiliates in 26states and the District of Columbia.