Each component supervises a group of technical assistance projects. These projects disseminate information, distribute a variety of publications, and provide technical assistance to state departments of education, school systems, parents, institutions of higher education, teachers, and other service providers in special education. The Directory is intended to help you identify and contact organizations that provide information and assistance on a broad range of education-related topics. Includes information on more than 2,400 national, regional, and state organizations and is constantly being updated and expanded. In many cases you can link directly to the organization's home page.
Site provides a hotlinked map to each region's contact information.
Eisenhower Regional Consortia for Mathematics and Science Education - Grant projects that works in conjunction with the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse to provide technical assistance and dissemination of information to aid individual teachers and states in implementing mathematics and science programs in accordance with state standards. Specific areas of assistance include teacher training, student assessment and uses of technology. Regional Educational Laboratories - Funded through OERI, the Regional Education Laboratories work with state and local educators to design research and development based training programs, processes and products. The Labs also offer assistance in evaluating education programs, convening state and regional groups, studying the implementation of state policies and synthesizing research-based information. R-TEC program strategies include professional development, technical assistance and information dissemination.