Government Resources |
Administration for
Children and Families - is a federal agency funding state, local, and tribal
organizations to provide family assistance (welfare), child support, child care, Head Start, child welfare, and
other programs relating to children and families. |
Afterschool.gov
- Connecting you to federal resources that support children and youth during out-of-school
hours. |
ChildStats.gov - This web site offers easy access to federal and state statistics and reports on children
and their families, including: population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and
social environment, and education. |
Department of Education
(ED) - seeks to provide you with the most current information on their
programs and initiatives. CH - Education |
Earth Sciences
Portal - is a searchable links directory and a web crawler search engine
that spans all the web-based information of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Earth Sciences
Directorate (also known as Code 900.) ESP combines the best search and browsing methods that are available
today on the World Wide Web. |
FNS Online - Child
Nutrition Programs - provide healthy, nutritious meals and snacks to the
nation’s children. Through the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, school children
have access to healthy meals. Through the Special Milk Program, school children who do not have access to
other meal programs can supplement their day with a serving of milk. |
National Endowment for the
Arts - The National Endowment for the Arts, an investment in America's
living cultural heritage, serves the public good by nurturing the expression of human creativity, supporting the
cultivation of community spirit, and fostering the recognition and appreciation of the excellence and diversity
of our nation's artistic accomplishments. |
National Endowment for the
Humanities - is a federal agency that supports learning in history,
literature, philosophy, and other areas of the humanities. |
Parents Resource Page - Department of Education - This
page links to some of the best Department of Education-sponsored Internet resources for parents, teachers, and
students visiting the ED web site for the first time. |
Partnership for Family Involvement in Education - Because
family participation in children's learning is often influenced by work schedules and time constraints, it is
crucial that businesses, community and religious organizations, and especially families and schools support
parent and employee involvement in education. To encourage such support, the Department of Education
administers the Partnership and offers resources, ideas, funding, and conferences relevant to family
involvement in education. |
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Schools, Colleges, and Libraries - |
Smithsonian American Art
Museum - is the home of the largest collection of American art in the
world. Its holdings over 37,500 works represent the most inclusive collection of American art of any general
museum today, reflecting the nation's ethnic, geographic, cultural, and religious diversity. |
Teacher Use of Computers and the Internet in Public Schools - This stats in brief report focuses on how teachers use, direct, and prepare their
students on the computer and in the Internet. |
The Smithsonian Institution - The Smithsonian is composed of sixteen museums and galleries and the National
Zoo and numerous research facilities in the United States and abroad. The Institution is also a center for
research dedicated to public education, national service, and scholarship in the arts, sciences, and
history. |
Vision to Explore Earth - A searchable directory of
images, visualizations, and animations of the Earth. |
Private Resources |
eXtension - An
educational partnership of more than 70 universities to help you improve your life every day with access to
objective, research-based information and educational opportunities. |
National 4-H Council - has a mission to advance the 4-H youth development movement, building a world
in which youth and adults learn, grow, and work together as catalysts for positive change. |