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Other Equity Sites

Selected Equity Resources on the Web

GENERAL

  • The Midwest Equity Assistance Center at Kansas State University maintains an annotated multicultural, multimedia resource center and houses thousands of books, videocassettes, audiocassettes, CD-ROMs, laserdisks, filmstrips, phonograph records, and games related to equity issues.
  • The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights provides information to parents and students regarding their rights under the law. It also includes an online complaint form that can be used to file complaints of discrimination.
  • Teaching Tolerance is a national education project dedicated to helping teachers foster equity, respect, and understanding in the classroom and beyond. Site contains articles from Teaching Tolerance Magazine, classroom activities and resources, and recommended reading.
  • Educational Equity Concepts (EEC) is a national not for profit organization that promotes bias-free learning through innovative programs and materials addressing equity in school and afterschool (science education, disability awareness and inclusion, early childhood education, gender).

SCHOOL LAW AND STUDENTS' RIGHTS

The sites listed below contain online materials on students' legal rights and civil legal issues which arise in public school settings.

POLICY AND RESEARCH

The following sites contain research and information on issues related to equity, standards, and improving education for diverse learners.

 

The Region X Equity Assistance Center is funded under U.S. Department of Education contract number S004D050008.