This site contains lots of information on ESL, bilingual, and two-way immersion programs and standards. A membership organization for professional educators, community members, students, and activists that serves as a clearinghouse for multicultural education resource materials and promotes standards and policies that foster diversity and equity in education. A page for accessing information on state laws, policies, and teacher certification programs concerning the education of language minority students as well as links to multi-state research and service organizations. They administer grants and programs, provide information, and work to enhance the coordination of services provided by state and federal agencies and other organizations. This online publication by Southwest Educational Development Laboratory discusses various processes of public deliberation in regard to school reform and diversity issues and includes descriptions of various dialogue formats and contact information for five national organizations that can help communities in the public deliberation process.
Hard copies are available for purchase in both English and Spanish .
Smithsonian Professional Development Seminars Information about seminars and regional workshops for teachers on how to utilize museums as teaching resources, and for museum educators on how to better serve teachers. The site links to many resources related to research, training, and public service. The WEEA Equity Resource Center is a national project designed to increase educational opportunities and outcomes for all students by focusing on gender equity. They provide grants and other resources to support the development and implementation of gender-fair education programs. The also offer technical assistance to grantees and dissemination of their models.