It strives to support schools and community collaboratives in the development of programs that are accessible, family-centered, culturally sensitive, and responsive to local needs. Back to Top The Education Development Center seeks to bring researchers and practicioners together to create tools and conditions for learning, reaching people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities. It is dedicated to ensuring children receive the optimum services in their schools and communities. Back to Top Public Education Network 's School and Community Services Initiative addresses the challenge of meeting the non-academic needs of children to help ensure that students are at their best, academically and socially. Back to Top The Center for the Research on the Education of Students Placed at Risk is a research and development center, that has launched an important comprehensive school initiative designed to enhance the achievement, academic environment, and quality of life for students, teachers, and parents.
Site includes descriptions of current research projects.
Back to Top The Institute for the Study of Students at Risk serves as a center for research and policy analysis on broad-based issues and concerns involving children, youth, and their families at risk. Site includes brief descriptions of projects and publications. Back to Top Lafourche Parish School Based Mental Health Program offers a variety of mental health services for regular and special education students in Louisiana. Back to Top Policymaker Partnership operates to increase the capacity of policymakers to act as informed change agents who are focused on improving educational outcomes for students with disabilities. Back to Top The Policy Leadership Cadre for Mental Health in Schools seeks to expand, link, and build the capacity of the pool of persons who provide policy leadership for MH in schools at national, state, regional, and local levels.