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Education Service Center
Institute for Mexicans Abroad (IME)
Becas
Educational Institutions and Non-profit Social Organizations that
conduct adult education programs in the United States with the support
of Mexican public and private institutions; as well as U.S-based
Educational Institutions and Non-profit Social Organizations that do not
directly participate in Mexican programs but offer instruction to
Mexican immigrants in preparation for the General Education Development
(GED) credential in Spanish or English or in preparation for access to
higher education, to submit an application to receive support for their
projects from the IME Fellowship Program. For more information, visit
www.imebecas.org.
2003 Migrant Services Directory
The 2003 edition of the Migrant Services Directory: Organizations and Resources
can be downloaded at http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/ome/migrantdirectory.pdf.
The directory provides information on federal programs and national organizations
that serve migrant farmworkers and their families and that help to alleviate
the difficulties migrant families often experience because of their high rate
of mobility.
America's Second Harvest
http://www.secondharvest.org
Draft Non-Regulatory Guidance
for the Title I, Part C Education of Migratory Children
Now available at http://www.ed.gov/programs/mep/mepguidance2003.doc
The draft MEP policy guidance is designed to help SEAs and local operating agencies
use MEP funds to develop and implement supplemental educational and support services
to help migrant children. The draft guidance replaces all prior non-regulatory
guidance for the MEP. Although the draft guidance is not binding (as are the
statute and regulations), if a State educational agency (SEA) follows the draft
guidance, it is considered to be in compliance with applicable requirements.
However, SEAs may develop alternative approaches to meet their particular needs
and circumstances as long as that approach is consistent with the Migrant Education
Program statute and regulations. Eastern Stream Center on Resources
and Training (ESCORT)
http://www.escort.org
Helping Your Child! Booklet
Focuses on the Preschool Years
The first five years of a child's life are a time of tremendous physical, emotional,
social and cognitive growth. The development a child undergoes early in life
can determine the level of success that the child will experience later in life.
Helping Your Preschool Child,
one of a series of booklets for family and caregivers published by the
U.S. Department of Education, offers ideas for activities that will help
children from infancy through age 5 acquire the essential building blocks
for learning. Most of the activities make learning experiences out of
everyday routines, such as washing and drying dishes or setting the dinner
table-household chores that can help children learn new words and how
to read, how to listen and follow directions, how to count and how to
sort.
The activities use materials found in
the home or that can be had free of charge from a local library. They
are designed to be fun and help create an environment rich in literacy
interactions and full of opportunities for children to use language constantly.
In addition, the booklet covers topics that include "What About
Kindergarten?" which offers school preparation strategies, "Taking
Charge of TV" and "Choosing Child Care."
For an online copy, visit http://www.ed.gov/parents/academic/preschool/part.html or
call the Department's publications center at 1-877-4ED-PUBS with identification
number EK0455P for a paper copy while supplies last. Homework Tips for Parents
Since research overwhelmingly demonstrates the positive effect that parent involvement
has on children's academic achievement, the No Child Left Behind Act places
a premium on supporting parent involvement in schools. As part of that effort,
the U.S. Department of Education offers parents, teachers, principals and superintendents
a free publication: Homework Tips for Parents. Homework Tips for Parents can
also be downloaded from http://www.ed.gov/parents/academic/involve/homework/index.html
Homework Tips for Parents, which provides
information in both English and Spanish, can be effectively used in a
number of different ways. For example, families may use these tips at
home, volunteering in school, or tutoring in their local churches or
community groups. Teachers may create their own list of activities to
accompany the tips. Teachers can post the tips in the classroom, use
them in meetings with parents, design workshops around them, and use
them to guide parents in developing homework plans for their children.
The guide can also be sent home with a list of objectives to be covered
in the next grading period as a means to include parents in and out of
the classroom.
Immigration Laws and Policies
New resources on immigration and immigrant students are available online: Immigration
Law Flyer from NCAS. Information about the Latino and Immigrant Fairness Act
at NIF The National Immigration Forum (NIF) has posted a collection of brief
articles related to the "Latino and Immigrant Fairness Act." Read
them at the NIF website: http://www.immigrationforum.org/index.htm Interstate Migrant Education
Council (IMEC)
http://www.migedimec.org
Map of Mexico States and Cities
http://www.maps-of-mexico.com/mexico_states.shtml
Myers • Stevens & Toohey & Co.,
Inc.
http://www.myers-stevens.com National Association of State
Directors of Migrant Education (NASDME)
http://www.nasdme.org
Navigating Resources for Rural
Schools
The US Department of Education has a rural website entitled "Navigating
Resources for Rural Schools," found at http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ruraled/index.asp.
The site is designed for persons who are interested in educational changes taking
place in rural America. The site provides access to recent data collected by
the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), as well as access to resources
available through selected contractors and grantees of the U.S. Department of
Education. NCELA's 2003-2004 Technical
Assistance Network Directory
The National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition (NCELA) recently
unveiled the 2003-2004 Technical Assistance Network Directory. The directory
is posted to the NCELA Web site at http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/tan/directory.htm.
This updated version provides a detailed listing of state and federally sponsored
technical assistance providers of service relating to English language learners
and foreign languages, as well as a directory of federal projects funded under
Title III of the No Child Left Behind Act to support English language acquisition
and foreign language learning in U.S. schools.
Part I consists of an annotated list
of national offices offering information and technical assistance to
promote educational excellence in the areas of English language acquisition
and support quality language instruction for diverse populations.
Part II provides state-by-state information
for state and federally sponsored technical assistance available at the
state and regional level. Each state listing includes contact information
for the State Education Agency, the state office responsible for English
Language Acquisition, and other state offices and federally funded regional
technical assistance centers addressing a variety of educational needs.
Part III of the Network Directory provides
a state-by-state listing of all grants awarded by the U.S. Department
of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement,
and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students (OELA)
for Fiscal Year 2003, which corresponds to the 2003-2004 school year.
OELA awards formula and discretionary grants under Title III ("Language
Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students")
and Title V, Part D, Subpart 9 ("Foreign Language Assistance Program")
of the No Child Left Behind Act.
NCLB Parents Guide in Spanish
“No Child Left Behind: A Parents Guide” is now available on the Department’s
website in Spanish. The publication summarizes NCLB, answers questions about
the law, & tells what it means for parents. View or print the publication
at http://www.ed.gov/espanol/parents/academic/involve/nclbguide Oregon Department of Education
http://www.ode.state.or.us
Providing Highly Mobile Students
with an Effective Education
ERIC digest #191, “Providing Highly Mobile Students with an Effective Education,” can
be accessed online at http://iume.tc.columbia.edu/eric_archive/digest/191.pdf.
The digest, which was written by NAEHCY’s president Pat Popp and her colleagues,
James Stronge and Jennifer Hindman, provides a useful summary of the academic
consequences of mobility.
The Migrant Clinician's Network
http://www.migrantclinician.org US Department of Education, Office of Migrant Education
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/ome/index.html
US Department of Labor
http://www.dol.gov
Washington State Migrant Education Program Migrant Student Data & Recruitment
http://www.msdr.org
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
http://www.chciyouth.org
Federal Financial Aid
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov -
The official Free Application for Federal Student Aid website
http://www.ed.gov/studentaid -
Apply for Federal Student Aid, and more
http://www.finaid.com -
Find answers to your financial aid questions
General Education Information
http://www.americaslibrary.gov -
The Library of Congress Presents: America's Story
http://www.yahoo.com/education -
Yahoo! Education Index
http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ -
Offers a comprehensive list of university websites
http://www.students.gov -
Student Gateway to the U.S. Government
http://www.students.gov/STUGOVWebApp/index.jsp -
Education Resources Beyond High School
http://www.nasfaa.org -
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators Gloria and Joseph Mattera National Scholarship Fund for Migrant Children
http://www.migrant.net/scholarships.htm
Other tests
http://www.gre.org -
Home of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE)
http://www.lsac.org -
Home of the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT)
http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat -
Home of the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT)
http://www.gmat.org -
Home of the Graduate management Admissions Test (GMAT)
http://www.toefl.org -
Home of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Path to Scholarships (June McBride)
http://www.NeedCollegeMoney.com
Preparing for College
http://www.collegiatefunding.com -
Free resource for students and parents
http://www.review.com -
The Princeton Review offers free college information
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/rankindex_brief.php -
The U.S. News college ranking system
http://www.collegeview.com -
College search, electronic applications and more
http://www.petersons.com -
Peterson's College prep, test prep information and more
http://www.wiredscholar.com -
Sallie Mae's WiredScholar Planning for College
SAT and ACT
http://www.act.org -
The official ACT web site from Iowa City, IA
http://www.collegeboard.com -
Free SAT help and much more from the creators of the SAT
http://www.gocollege.com -
Free 180 minute SAT and ACT practice tests
http://www.number2.com -
Offers progressively harder SAT practice tests Scholarship Resources
http://www.fastweb.com - Free scholarship information - Find Money for College
http://www.studentawards.com -Free scholarship searches
http://www.collegenet.com - Offers three free scholarship/college search engines
http://www.fastaid.com - Offers a searchable scholarship database
http://www.nationalmerit.org - The National Merit Scholarship Corporation
http://www.srnexpress.com - Scholarship Resource Network
http://www.scholarships.com - Free College Scholarship Search and Fin Aid
The Gates Millennium Scholars
http://www.gmsp.org
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