Links to Federal and National Resources on Education and Funding


Federal Resources
Educator's Desk Reference (formerly AskERIC)
http://www.eduref.org/
Contains a general education reference section, lesson plans, Q&A archive on education issues, and information from the ERIC Database.

National Center for Education Statistics
http://www.nces.ed.gov/

National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
http://www.ntis.gov
NTIS serves our nation as the largest central resource for government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information available today. Here you will find information on more than 600,000 information products covering over 350 subject areas from over 200 federal agencies.

No Child Left Behind Information
http://www.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml

Teacher-to-Teacher Program
http://www.teacherquality.us

US Department of Commerce, Technology Administration
http://www.technology.gov/
The Technology Administration focuses on the contribution of technology to America's economic growth. There are several technology programs associated with this agency.

US Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov

United States House of Representatives: Committee on Education and the Workforce
http://edworkforce.house.gov/

United States Senate: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
http://help.senate.gov/

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
http://education.nasa.gov/home/index.html

The following is a list of websites for specific NASA educator programs:

NASA Explorer Schools http://explorerschools.nasa.gov/portal/site/nes/  
NASA Lunar Meteorite Sample Loan Program http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/Lunar_Sample.html  Educators can become certified to borrow lunar and meteorite materials.
Urban and Rural Community Enrichment Program - URCEP http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/5-8/development/URCEP.html This program is specifically designed to serve middle school students in urban and rural areas. Major activities include lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on classroom activities that supplement the ongoing curriculum. Special emphasis is placed on communications, logic, and reasoning skills that are curriculum related.
 
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