No Child Left Behind (NCLB) http://www.nclb.gov/
New Jersey
Department of Education
http://www.state.nj.us/education/
The
Minority Student Achievement Network (MSAN)
MSAN is an unprecedented national coalition of 15 multiracial, suburban school districts across the United States. The Network's mission is to discover, develop and implement the means to ensure high academic achievement for students of color, specifically African American and Latino students. http://www.msanetwork.org/
The National Council
of La Raza (NCLR)
NCLR has worked for many years to promote fairness and equity for
the nation’s farmworkers. Of particular concern are poor wages and working
conditions, as well as poor housing, education, and health care for farmworkers
and their families.
http://www.nclr.org/content/topics/detail/1345/
NCELA-National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition & Language Instruction Educational Program http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/
The ASPIRA
Association, Inc.
ASPIRA is the only national nonprofit organization devoted solely to the
education and leadership development of Puerto Rican and other Latino
youth. http://www.aspira.org
Advancement
Via Individual Determination (AVID)
AVID is a fifth grade through high school program to prepare students in the
academic middle for four-year college eligibility. These are typically students
who are first time college-goers in their families, low income and are capable
of completing rigorous curriculum but are falling short of their potential. http://www.avidonline.org/
National Association
for Bilingual Education (NABE)
Promoting educational excellence and equity through bilingual education, NABE is
the only national organization exclusively concerned with the education of
language-minority students in American schools. http://nabe.org/
Resources on Limited
English Proficiency
/ Recursos en Lenguaje
de Ingles Limitado
Civil
Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice
Executive Order 13166: Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency. http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/cor/13166.htm
New Jersey Immigration
Policy Network
Immigrant rights education and advocacy. http://www.njipn.org/
Legal
Services of New Jersey (LSNJ)
LSNJ strives to ensure equal access to justice under law to all people of New
Jersey, providing free legal assistance to low-income people in civil matters.
http://www.lsnj.org/index.htm (in English)
http://www.lsnj.org/espanol/index.htm (en Español)
The National Immigration Law Center
(NILC)
NILC is a national support center whose mission is to protect and promote the
rights and opportunities of low income immigrants and their family members.
NILC staff specialize in immigration law, and the employment and public
benefits rights of immigrants.
http://nilc.org/
Other resources /
Otros recursos
Social
Security Administration (SSA)
http://www.ssa.gov/ (in
English)
http://www.ssa.gov/espanol/espanol_home.html/
(en Español)
For more information
contact
trainings@spannj.org
1-800-654-SPAN ext. 116