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Equity
Websites
Series of abstracts focusing on various aspects of equity issues.
http://www.csd.uwa.edu.au/HERDSA/abstract/equity.html
Explores the advantages and limitations of alternative assessments.
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/assment/as800.htm
A resource for educators concerned about creating equitable conditions for children.
http://www.enc.org/topics/equity/
Includes and overview of the causes and impact of disparities in public school funding in the US. Offers articles, links and related resources.
http://www.geocities.com/~schoolfunding/
Serves as a clearinghouse of information about anti-bias programs and activities being implemented in schools across the country.
http://www.tolerance.org/teach/
Information on degree programs and related resources.
http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/depts/sese/
Focuses attention on how educational standards, assessments, and tests can be used more fairly.
http://wwwcsteep.bc.edu/ctest
Promotes equity in schools and society, and explores equity and access issues in oppressed communities.
http://www.clmer.csulb.edu/
Focuses on research and development projects at the interfaces between education, work and community, with a strong underpinning focus on social justice and equity.
http://www.unisa.edu.au/creew/
A policy framework for equity in education in Saskatchewan schools.
http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/equity/
Private non-profit corporation developing school programs that provide equal learning opportunities for students of diverse backgrounds. Provides desegregation assistance and other services to school districts in DE, MD, PA, VA, WV, and DC.
http://www.maec.org/
A national network of educators and representatives from industry, government, and nonprofit organizations who share a commitment to continued improvement of the recruitment, retention, and graduation of African-Americans, Latinos, and American Indians in engineering and related fields.
http://www.namepa.org
A program designed to provide opportunities for success to underrepresented students in the College of Engineering and Mathematics at the University of Vermont.
http://www.emba.uvm.edu/wammie
GEM is a network of universities, companies, government agencies, alumni and faculty working to together to provide graduate education in engineering and science to underrepresented minority students.
http://was.nd.edu/gem/gemwebapp/gem_00_000.htm
WEPAN is a non-profit educational organization founded in 1990 to be a catalyst for change to enhance the success of women in the engineering professions.
http://www.wepan.org
Provides educators, students, and activists resources and dialogues on equity, social justice, and multicultural education.
http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/
A resource for those interested in learning more about diversity and culture.
http://iwhome.com/cknowledge/
The Fund encourages the education of Maasai girls in Kenya by covering all costs of education including boarding, travel, and books.
http://www.maasaigirlseducation.org
Resources for promoting a heightened awareness of the need for gender equity in education for both girls and boys.
http://teachertech.rice.edu/Part...orrow/GenderEquity/gendsite.html