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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. |
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Afterschool.gov -
Connecting you to federal resources that support children and youth during out-of-school hours. |
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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. |
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Department of Education (ED) - seeks to provide you with the most current information on their programs and initiatives. CH -
Education |
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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. |
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Looking at Earth -
NASA - A look back at the earth from NASA's satellites. |
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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. |
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National Endowment for the
Humanities - is a federal agency that supports learning in history, literature,
philosophy, and other areas of the humanities. |
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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. |
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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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Search for Schools,
Colleges, and Libraries - |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Vision to Explore Earth - A searchable directory of images, visualizations,
and animations of the Earth. |
| Private Resources |
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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. |
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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. |
