National Education Resources
U.S.
Department of Education - Grants and Contracts - site
for current and upcoming grant and contract RFPs.
National
Center of Educational Statistics - obtain all sorts of
national educational statistics, includes National Educational Digest of Statistics
issued every year.
Federal
TRIO Programs - site indicating all the TRIO programs
and information about each
Federal
Register - where one can obtain the latest information
about government issued
Education
Week on the Web - a newspaper containing national and
local education issues.
Institute of Educational Sciences - the research
arm of the US Department of Education
Office
of Vocational and Adult Education - U.S. Department of
Education department
The
Office of Higher Education Programs Home Page - site with
information about all higher education programs under the auspices of the
U.S. Department of Education
HR
6 - Higher
Education Amendments 1998 - the current law governing
higher education programs.
National
Education Association (NEA)
Council
for Opportunity in Education - national association advocating
for federal TRIO programs.
Council
of the Great City Schools on Line - organization that
monitors and provides information about major cities' school systems.
Education
Trust - policy group that keeps an eye on educational
issues and does studies on key educational issues.
Institute for Urban and Minority Education - research organization on urban education issues
American
Council of Education (ACE) - one of the premier organizations
that monitors national education and issues publications and studies dealing
with educational issues.
Office
of Postsecondary Education - the umbrella department at
the U.S. Department of Education that includes federal TRIO programs; student
financial aid; Title III institutions, and more.