Charter Schools

Arizona Regional Resource Center
http://www.resourcenter.org/default.asp
PPEP and Affiliates established the Arizona Regional Resource Center (ARRC) for Charter Schools in the fall of 1999 through its PPEP TEC High School. The ARRC was originally funded through a 2 year dissemination grant by the U.S. Department of Education, Charter School Program.

Education

White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans
http://yesican.gov/wwa/index.html
On October 12, 2001, President George W. Bush signed Executive Order 13230 to establish the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. The Commission is charged with strengthening the nation's capacity to provide high quality education while increasing opportunities for Hispanic American participation in federal education programs.

Also established by this order is the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. The only office of its kind, the Initiative provides support to the Commission and advises the Secretary of Education Rod Paige in carrying out his responsibilities under this order. The Initiative serves as a resource for information relating to the closing of the educational achievement gap of Hispanic Americans.

Minority Student Achievement Network
http://www.msanetwork.org/
The Minority Student Achievement Network 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.

National Center on Education and the Economy
http://www.ncee.org/index.jsp?setProtocol=true
The National Center on Education and the Economy is dedicated to providing the tools and technical assistance the nation needs to lead the world in education and training.

Center for Research on Education Diversity and Excellence - CREDE
http://www.crede.ucsc.edu/about/history.html
CREDE is a federally funded research and development program focused on improving the education of students whose ability to reach their potential is challenged by language or cultural barriers, race, geographic location, or poverty. From Santa Cruz, California, the CREDE program developed "The Five Standards for Effective Pedagogy."

Multicultural/ Intercultural

Intercultural Development Research Center
http://www.idra.org/
IDRA is an independent, non-profit organization that advocates the right of every child to a quality education. For almost 30 years, IDRA has worked for excellence and equity in education in Texas and across the United States. IDRA conducts research and development activities; creates, implements and administers innovative education programs; and provides teacher, administrator, and parent training and technical assistance.

California Tomorrow
http://www.californiatomorrow.org/
For the past 15 years California Tomorrow has built a strong body of research about intergroup relations, insitutional oppression, equity and access. California Tomorrow works with schools, family-serving insitutions, early childhood programs and communities to respond postively and equitably to diverse populations.

Hispanic

Hispanic Research Center
http://hrcweb.utsa.edu/hrc/main.htm
The HRC was established to generate high quality research on the nation's fastest growing population group.

Julian Samora Research Institute
http://www.jsri.msu.edu
The JULIAN SAMORA RESEARCH INSTITUTE is devoted to serve the informational and research needs of Latino communities in the Midwest. Many of the Institute's research in the areas of economic development, education, and families and neighborhoods, as well as working papers are available full-text online - http://www.jsri.msu.edu/RandS/.

National Latino Research Center
http://www.csusm.edu/nlrc
The National Latino Research Center specializes in applied research, training, technical assistance and research-based services that contribute to the knowledge and understanding of the rapidly growing U.S. Latino population.

Tomas Rivera Policy Institute
http://www.trpi.org
The Tomás Rivera Policy Institute conducts and disseminates objective, policy-relevant research and its implications to decision makers on key issues affecting Latino communities.

Pew Hispanic Center
http://www.pewhispanic.org/index.jsp
The Pew Hispanic Center's mission is to improve understanding of the diverse Hispanic population in the United States and to chronicle Latinos' growing impact on the nation.

Native American

American Indian Culture Research Center
http://www.bluecloud.org/dakota.html
The principal purpose of the Center is to inform the general public of the world view, the philosophy of life, and the spiritual insight of Native Peoples. Use the Cultural Values page to learn more about the difference between Indian and non-Indian values, http://www.bluecloud.org/13.html

American Indian Policy Center
http://www.airpi.org
The American Indian Policy Center (AIPC) was founded in 1992. The Institute is a center for research, policy development and education on critical Indian issues.

African American

Center for Afroamerican and African Studies
http://www.umich.edu/~iinet/caas/
The Center offers a rich and fertile environment for the study of people of African descent using the methods of history, sociology, psychology, economics, political science, and the arts.

Center for Black Studies
http://research.ucsb.edu/cbs/
The Center for Black Studies conducts research on the social, historical, political, economic and cultural meanings that have affected peoples of African heritage throughout the world.

Asian

Asian American Studies Center
http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/aasc/
"The Center will hopefully enrich the experience of the entire university by contributing to an understanding of the long neglected history, rich cultural heritage, and present position of Asian Americans in our society."-- from the Center Steering Committee mission Statement, 1969

LEAP Asian Pacific American Policy Institute
http://www.leap.org/
The mission of the Institute is to achieve full participation and equality for Asian Pacific Americans through leadership, empowerment, and policy.