Resources for Higher Education

American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) Education Policy Clearinghouse - http://www.edpolicy.org/
The purpose of this site is to promote access to high quality information that will assist users in the study of education policies, especially as related to teacher preparation. The AACTE Education Policy Clearinghouse is designed to help people access information on education policy at the national, regional, or state level. To help users research, discuss, and analyze state policy, the Clearinghouse is structured to enhance access to data from four policy fulcrums: government, policy centers, research centers, and the press.

Educational Policies Study Laboratory (EPSL) at Arizona State University
http://www.asu.edu/educ/epsl/index.htm
The Education Policy Studies Laboratory, directed by Professor Alex Molnar, conducts and coordinates original research in areas such as student performance standards, assessment, commercialism in schools, curriculum, and language policy issues. EPSL disseminates its analyses and reports to policy makers, educators, media, and the public. The Lab provides high-quality research through its four units.

The Education Trust
http://www2.edtrust.org/EdTrust/Federal+and+State+Policy/Higher+Education.htm
Obtaining a college degree has never been more important for America’s young people. Now more than ever higher education is the ticket to social and economic mobility.  The opportunities of rapidly globalizing 21st Century require more education, not less.  And while the higher education community has done a remarkable job of opening the doors of college to more and more students, we have not seen equal strides in the number of students who actually complete four-year degrees. Too few first-time degree-seeking college freshmen, most of them full-time students, graduate from a four-year university in six years time.  The numbers are worse for students who have traditionally been underrepresented in higher education. This site provides information on improving student outcomes in higher education, particularly for minority and low-income students.

Partnership for Reading
http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/publications/recommended.html
The Partnership for Reading recommends publications designed to help teachers, parents, policy-makers, and other educators implement the findings of evidence-based research with the children, adolescents, and adults with whom they work.  The Partnership for Reading is a collaborative effort by three federal agencies—the National Institute for Literacy (NIFL), the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), and the U.S. Department of Education—to bring the findings of evidence-based reading research to the educational community, families, and others with an interest in helping all people learn to read well.

Rhode Island Board of Governor’s of Higher Education  - http://www.ribghe.org
The mission of the Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education is to provide an excellent, efficient, accessible and affordable system of higher education designed to improve the overall educational attainment of Rhode Islanders and thereby enrich the intellectual, economic, social and cultural life of the state, its residents, and its communities.

US DOE resource ordering site - http://www.edpubs.org/webstore/content/search.asp    
This site helps to identify and order U.S. Department of Education products. Many are published in English & Spanish.  All publications are provided at no cost to the general public by the U.S. Department of Education.  Featured publication at this site is “Helping Your Child To Learn.”

 

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