NCSM - NCSM Sourcebook 2000-01 - Organizational Acronyms

NCSM Sourcebook 2000-01 - Organizational Acronyms

AAACE
http://www.aaace.org/

The American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) is dedicated to the belief that lifelong learning contributes to human fulfillment and positive social change. We envision a more humane world made possible by the diverse practice of our members in helping adults acquire the knowledge, skills, and values needed to lead productive and satisfying lives.

The mission of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) is to provide leadership for the field of adult and continuing education by expanding opportunities for adult growth and development; unifying adult educators; fostering the development and dissemination of theory, research, information, and best practices; promoting identity and standards for the profession; and advocating relevant public policy and social change initiatives.

(no address on website)

AAAS
http://www.aaas.org/

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS, pronounced "Triple-A-S") is the world's largest general science organization and publisher of the peer-reviewed journal Science. With more than 138,000 members and 275 affiliated societies, AAAS serves as an authoritative source for information on the latest developments in science and bridges gaps among scientists, policy-makers and the public to advance science and science education.

Founded in Philadelphia in 1848, AAAS is among the oldest societies in America. Many of today's most prestigious and influential scientific societies have their historical origins in AAAS. Anyone may join AAAS simply by paying membership dues. A membership guarantees a subscription to Science.

AAAS
1200 New York Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: 202-326-6400

Email: webmaster@aaas.org

AACD
http://www.counseling.org/

The American Counseling Association is a not-for-profit, professional and educational organization that is dedicated to the growth and enhancement of the

counseling profession. Founded in 1952, ACA is the world's largest association exclusively representing professional counselors in various practice settings.

By providing leadership training, publications, continuing education opportunities, and advocacy services to nearly 55,000 members, ACA helps counseling professionals develop their skills and expand their knowledge base.

ACA has been instrumental in setting professional and ethical standards for the counseling profession. The association has made considerable strides in accreditation, licensure, and national certification. It also represents the interests of the profession before congress and federal agencies, and strives to promotes recognition of professional counselors to the public and the media.

American Counseling Association
5999 Stevenson Avenue
Alexandria, Virginia 22304-3300
USA toll free: 800.347.6647
tel: 703.823.9800
fax: 703.823.0252

AACTE
http://www.aacte.org/

The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) provides leadership for the continuing transformation of professional preparation programs to ensure competent and caring educators for all America's children and youth. It is the principal professional association for college and university leaders with responsibility for educator preparation. It is the major voice, nationally and internationally, for American colleges, schools, and departments of education, and is a locus for discussion and decision-making on professional issues of institutional, state, national and international significance.

American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
1307 New York Ave., N.W., Suite 300
Washington, DC 20005-4701
Tel: 202/293-2450 Fax: 202/457-8095

AAGC
http://www.aagc.org/index.html

The American Association for Gifted Children (AAGC) is the nation's oldest advocacy organization for gifted children. It was established in the late 1940's. Over the course of its history, AAGC has published materials for the educational research community, for people in the medical profession, and for parents and teachers of gifted children.

Several years ago AAGC moved from New York to North Carolina, where it is now incorporated as a non-profit organization.

Currently, AAGC publishes a newsletter three times yearly; an occasional series called Working Papers, a publication which circulates information from the educational research community; and other materials. Financial support comes primarily from individual donors.

American Association for Gifted Children at Duke University
Box 90270
Durham, North Carolina 27708-0270
Phone: (919) 783-6152.

AAHE
http://www.aahe.org

AAHE is an individual membership organization that promotes the changes higher education must make to ensure its effectiveness in a complex, interconnected world. AAHE equips its members -- 8,700+ faculty, administrators, and students from all sectors, plus policymakers and leaders from foundations, government and business -- and their institutions with the knowledge they need to bring such changes about.

One Dupont Circle
Suite 360
Washington, DC 20036-1110
Phone: 202-293-6440
Fax: 202-293-0073
Email: info@aahe.org

AAHPERD
http://www.aahperd.org/

AAHPERD's mission is to promote and support creative and healthy lifestyles through

high quality programs in health, physical education, recreation, dance and sport, and to

provide members with professional development opportunities that increase knowledge,
improve skills, and encourage sound professional practices. [approved by the Alliance
Assembly, April 1998] AAHPERD's national associations have the following purposes:
to develop and disseminate professional guidelines, standards, and ethics;
to enhance professional practice by providing opportunities for professional growth and development;
to advance the body of knowledge in the fields of study and in the professional
practice of the fields by initiating, facilitating, and disseminating research;
to facilitate and nurture communication and activities with other associations and other related professional groups;
to serve as their own spokespersons;
to promote public understanding and improve government relations in their fields of study;
to engage in future planning; and
to establish and fulfill other purposes which are consistent with the purposes of the Alliance.

The American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance
1900 Association Dr.
Reston, Virginia 20191-1598
PH - 1-800-213-7193
FAX - 703-476-9527
Email - aahperd@aahperd.org

AAPT
http://www.aapt.org/

At AAPT, we understand your career as a professional educator demands considerable effort, dedication, intelligence, perseverance, and integrity. Successful achievements in the physics educational field also require use of a variety of unique resources. AAPT was initially formed over 60 years ago and continues its mission to "support the advancement of the physics education profession and the quality and effectiveness of physics education in the U.S. and throughout the World.

American Association of Physics Teachers
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740-3845
Phone: 301-209-3300
Fax: 301-209-0845
Email: aapt-memb@aapt.org

AASA
http://www.aasa.org/

AASA, founded in 1865, is the professional organization for over 14,000 educational leaders across America and in many other countries. AASA’s mission is to support and develop effective school system leaders who are dedicated to the highest quality public education for all children. The four major focus areas for AASA are:

Improving the condition of children and youth
Preparing schools and school systems for the 21st century
Connecting schools and communities
Enhancing the quality and effectiveness of school leaders

The organization, with a staff of 50, is one of elementary and secondary education's longstanding professional organizations. Elections for AASA officers are held annually. All Active Members are eligible to vote and hold office. For more information please read the Election Reform Guidelines - Revised May 2001.

1801 North Moore Street
Arlington, VA 22209 -- 1813)
Phone: 703-528-0700

AASL
http://www.ala.org/aasl/

The mission of the American Association of School Librarians is to advocate excellence, facilitate change, and develop leaders in the school library media field.

AASL works to ensure that all members of the school library media field collaborate to:

provide leadership in the total education program
participate as active partners in the teaching/learning process
connect learners with ideas and information, and
prepare students for life-long learning, informed decision-making, a love of reading, and the use of information technologies.

AASL
50 E. Huron
Chicago, IL 60611
Toll-free telephone: 1-800-545-2433
AASL direct dial: 312-280-4386
Fax: 312-664-7459
Email: AASL@ala.org

AAUP
http://www.aaup.org/

AAUP remains the leading organization primarily dedicated to protecting the academic freedom of professors. Faculty members turn to AAUP for assistance in the thousands each year. Some of these faculty members are well-known figures with resources and support. Most, however, are ordinary faculty members who need guidance in responding to troublesome or threatening professional attacks. Through AAUP, faculty determine the principles of our profession and the procedures by which to protect them. When the AAUP speaks, it is the voice of the profession.

AAUP
1012 Fourteenth Street N.W. Suite 500
Washington D.C. 20005-3465
Fax: (202) 737-5526
(202) 737-5900
Email: aaup@aaup.org

AAUW
http://www.aauw.org/

AAUW promotes equity for all women and girls, lifelong education, and positive societal change.

ACA
http://www.counseling.org/

The mission of the American Counseling Association is to enhance the quality of life in society by promoting the development of professional counselors, advancing the counseling profession, and using the profession and practice of counseling to promote respect for human dignity and diversity.

The American Counseling Association is the publicly recognized organization to which all professional counselors belong.

ACA Headquarters
American Counseling Association
5999 Stevenson Avenue
Alexandria, Virginia 22304-3300
USA toll free: 800.347.6647
tel: 703.823.9800
fax: 703.823.0252

ACEI
http://www.udel.edu/bateman/acei/index.html

The Mission of the Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) is to promote and support in the global community the optimal education and development of children, from birth through early adolescence, and to influence the professional growth of educators and the efforts of others who are committed to the needs of children in a changing society.

Association for Childhood Education International
17904 Georgia Ave, Suite 215
Olney, Maryland 20832
(301) 570-2111; (800) 423-3563; Fax: (301) 570-2212
E-mail us at aceihq@aol.com

ACM
http://www.acm.org/

ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, is an international scientific and educational organization dedicated to advancing the arts, sciences, and applications of information technology. With a world-wide membership of 80,000, ACM functions as a locus for computing professionals and students working in the various fields of Information Technology.

Headquarters Office
One Astor Plaza
1515 Broadway
New York, New York 10036-5701
USA +1-212-869-7440

ACPDS
http://www.nctm.org/about/committees/pdsac/index.htm

The Professional Development and Status Advisory Committee is charged to:

Advise the Board of Directors on matters pertaining to the professional development of and support for teachers of mathematics.
Make recommendations for Council action on:
1. advocating for high quality programs and experiences of professional;
2. development for teachers of mathematics, including pre-service;
3. programs, in-service programs, and the development of teacher leaders;
4. the adequacy and quality of the mathematics teaching force, including teacher supply, certification regulations, and licensing standards;
5. attracting and retaining high quality teachers of mathematics;
6. implementing the vision of the Council’s Professional Teaching Standards; and
7. maintaining high professional standards in mathematics teaching.
Create, or oversee the creation of, products and other materials that assist NCTM members and staff to:
1. enhance the professional development of all teachers of mathematics;
2. raise the public’s perception of mathematics teaching as a profession; and
3. advance excellence in mathematics teaching at all levels.

Prepare an annual report for the Board of Directors, including budget and a prioritized list of issues that should be addressed by NCTM.

ACS
http://www.acs.org/

The ACS seeks to:

Promote the public perception and understanding of chemistry and the chemical sciences through public outreach programs and public awareness campaigns;
Involve the Society's more than 163,000 members in improving the public's perception of chemistry;
Assist the federal government with advice on scientific and technological issues involving the chemical sciences;
Enrich professionals in academia and private industry through development programs, peer interactions & continuing educational courses;
Host national, regional and local section meetings for the exchanging of ideas, information and chemical research discoveries;
Provide career development assistance and employment opportunities for students & professionals in academia & private industry;
Foster communication and understanding between members, the chemical industry, the government and the community to enhance the quality of scientific research, support economic progress, and ensure public health & safety.

Investing in volunteer efforts in any organization can provide an alternate management or professional training track which might not be available through the full-time employer. In addition, involvement in the ACS will provide professional and peer relationships that can broaden your technical and interpersonal skills, thus challenging you and enriching your life.

Washington, DC Headquarters
American Chemical Society
1155 Sixteenth Street, NW
Washington DC, 20036
Phone: 800-227-5558 (US only)
202-872-4600 (outside the US)
Fax: 202-872-4615
E-mail: help@acs.org

ACT
http://www.act.org/

I emailed to check if I have the right website and address. The returned message stated that ACT stood for the College Testing Program and that the ACT was founded in 1959. In 1996, the name was officially changed to "ACT, Inc." The following mailing address was given:

ACT, Inc.
2201 N. Dodge St.
P.O. Box 168
Iowa City, IA 52243-0168

Our Vision:

To be the world's leading provider of information for educational and career decisions in support of lifelong learning

Our Mission:

To help individuals and organizations make informed decisions about education and work. We provide information for life's transitions.

Our Values:

Excellence in all aspects of our work
Mutual respect, fairness, and enlightened leadership
Diversity in people and ideas
Individual growth and development
Courteous, responsive, ethical relations with customers and employees
Conscientious citizenship and constructive engagement in civic life
Partnership and cooperation with other organizations

AEA
(various branches in different states. I think AEA has been changed to AAACE -- American Association for Adult and Continuing Education)

http://www.rtpnet.org/~ncaea/ - North Carolina Adult Education Association
http://www.mvaea.com/ - Missouri Valley Adult Education Association
http://www.gaea.org/ - Georgia Adult Education Association
http://www.tmcc.edu/naea/ - Nevada Adult Education Association

American Association for Adult and Continuing Education
4380 Forbes Boulevard
Lanham, MD 20706
Telephone: (301) 918-1913
Fax: (301) 918-1846
AAACE Website: http://www.aaace.org

AECT
http://www.aect.org/

The mission of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology is to provide leadership in educational communications and technology by linking professionals holding a common interest in the use of educational technology and its application to the learning process.

Goals:

Leadership will be demonstrated through a continuous effort to define those disciplines and professional activities that make up educational communications and technology.
Leadership will be demonstrated through a continuous effort to accommodate, serve, and represent professionals and professional activities in educational communications and technology.
Leadership will be demonstrated through a continuous effort to develop those elements and attributes that enhance the professional stature of educational communications and technology.
Leadership will be demonstrated through a continuous effort to actively promote the improvement in learning environments through the use of educational communications and technology.

AECT
1800 N. Stonelake Dr.
Suite 2
Bloomington, IN 47404
812.335.7675
877.677.AECT (toll-free)
812.335.7678 (fax)
E-mail: aect@aect.org

AEFA
http://www.pitt.edu/~aefa/aefaold-wel.html

The mission of The American Education Finance Association (AEFA) is to integrate in a dynamic way the research, policy, information, and discussion relating to critical issues in education finance. To achieve this mission AEFA serves as a forum and information network for the exchange of ideas concerning education finance issues among academic researchers, program administrators, and policy makers in the United States, Canada and other jurisdictions. AEFA encourages its members to raise issues and to debate them in order that all members and others in policy positions may improve their knowledge of education finance. AEFA supports the fundamental purposes of education finance systems: (1) the provisions of resources adequate to accomplish educational goals; (2) the distribution of resources with the highest possible degree of equity for students and patrons of education; and (3) the efficient use of resources by all agencies providing education services.

(no current postal address found)

AEL
http://www.ael.org/

AEL is a nonprofit, regionally oriented education research, development, and service institution. Its mission is to link the knowledge from research with the wisdom from practice to improve teaching and learning. AEL works closely with schools, school districts, and states to develop, test, and refine practical products and processes that address needs expressed by local educators. Resources thus developed are then available to others working on similar problems.

AEL-- a member of the National Education Knowledge Industry Association (NEKIA)--is governed by a 28-member Board of Directors, made up of educators and others concerned about education in its primary service area: Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. AEL's major work is funded through several contracts and grants from the U.S. Department of Education.

AEL
1031 Quarrier Street
P.O. Box 1348
Charleston, WV 25325-1348
800-624-9120
304-347-0400
FAX 304-347-0487
E-mail: aelinfo@ael.org

AERA
http://www.aera.net/

The American Educational Research Association is concerned with improving the educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education and by promoting the dissemination and practical application of research results.

AERA is the most prominent international professional organization with the primary goal of advancing educational research and its practical application. Its more than 22,000 members are educators; administrators; directors of research, testing or evaluation in federal, state and local agencies; counselors; evaluators; graduate students; and behavioural scientists.

The broad range of disciplines represented by the membership includes education, psychology, statistics, sociology, history, economics, philosophy, anthropology, and political science.

AERA
1230 Seventeenth St., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036-3078
(202) 223-9485

AFT
http://www.aft.org/

The mission of the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, is to improve the lives of our members and their families, to give voice to their legitimate professional, economic and social aspirations, to strengthen the institutions in which we work, to improve the quality of the services we provide, to bring together all members to assist and support one another and to promote democracy, human rights and freedom in our union, in our nation and throughout the world.

American Federation of Teachers -- AFL
CIO - 555 New Jersey Ave
NW - Washington, DC 20001
(202) 879-4400

AGBUC
http://www.agb.org/

The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges is dedicated to strengthening the performance of boards of public and private higher education.

It advances the practice of citizen trusteeship that has distinguished American higher education for more than 350 years. By serving as a continuing-education resource to trustees and boards and by contributing to effective working relationships between boards and chief executives, AGB seeks to strengthen the governance of higher education institutions. AGB recognizes its leadership responsibilities to members and to a diverse system of higher education. The association strongly believes in citizen control of our colleges and universities, rather than direct government control, and works to ensure that higher education remains a strong and vital national asset.

AGB carries out its mission adhering to the following objectives:

To educate individual trustees and boards on matters that affect their institutional oversight responsibilities
To promote wider understanding of and appreciation for citizen leadership and lay governance as the only effective ways to ensure the quality and independence of American higher education
To advance the philosophy that all elected or appointed trustees serve in the public trust and should consider themselves trustees of higher education as a whole
To strengthen the relationship between trustees and chief executives in the fulfillment of their distinct yet complementary responsibilities
To stimulate cooperation with public-policy makers, government agencies, and private organizations that have a stake in the effective governance and quality of colleges and universities
To identify and study emerging public-policy issues of concern to higher education by providing forums for their discussion and by encouraging appropriate member initiative

1 Dupont Circle
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-296-8400

AHSME
http://www.rose-hulman.edu/Class/ma/HTML/AHSME/

The purpose of the exam is to spur interest in mathematics and develop problem solving talent through the excitement of friendly competition in a time format. In order to challenge students at all grade levels, and with varying talents, the problems range from easy to extremely difficult. Students who have not taken the AHSME previously should look at prior years of the AHSME in order to set reasonable goals for themselves on their first attempt.

Dr. Walter E. Mientka, Executive Director
American Mathematics Corporation
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
P.O. Box 81606
Lincoln, NE 68501-1606 U.S.A.
FAX: 402-472-6087
Telephone: 800-527-3690

AICE
http://www.umr.edu/~aiche/
(no contact info given on website. Must be same address.)

1707 L Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-223-0650

AIME
http://www.unl.edu/amc/e-exams/e7-aime/aime.html

Purpose: To identify and encourage, through friendly competition, students with an interest in and talent for mathematical problem solving.Combined with high performance on the AMC 10 or AMC 12, this exam helps identify outstanding pre-collegiate math students, and is used as a measure for selecting USAMO participants.

Titu Andreescu, Director
American Mathematics Competitions
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68588-0658 U.S.A.
Tel: 402-472-6566,
Fax: 402-472-6087
titu@amc.unl.edu

AIMM
(no website found)

AISES
http://www.aises.org/

The American Indian Science & Engineering Society (AISES) is a national, nonprofit organization which nurtures building of community by bridging science and technology with traditional Native values. Through its educational programs, AISES provides opportunities for American Indians and Native Alaskans to pursue studies in science, engineering, business and other academic arenas. The trained professionals then become technologically informed leaders within the Indian community. AISES' ultimate goal is to be a catalyst for the advancement of American Indians and Native Alaskans as they seek to become self-reliant and self-determined members of society.

AISES
P.O. Box 9828 Albuquerque, NM 87119-9828
2201 Buena Vista SE, Suite 301 Albuquerque, NM 87106
Phone: (505) 765-1052
Fax: (505) 765-5608

ALA
http://www.ala.org/

The American Library Association provides leadership for the development, promotion, and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all.

ALA Toll-Free Number 1-800-545-2433
American Library Association
50 E. Huron
Chicago, IL 60611

AMATYC
http://www.amatyc.org/

AMATYC Mission Statement:

To heighten awareness of the vital importance of the first two years of collegiate mathematics education to the future of our students and the welfare of the United States and Canada, the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges was formed in 1974 and is committed to the following:
To ensure the preparation of scientifically and technologically literate citizens who are capable of making educated decisions, whose skills fulfill the needs of business and industry, and who will continue to educate themselves
To lead the development and implementation of the curricular, pedagogical, assessment, and professional standards for two-year college mathematics education
To assist in the preparation and continuing professional development of a competent, professional mathematics faculty that is skilled in resourceful pedagogy and is diverse with respect to ethnicity and gender
To be a network for communication, policy determination, and action among faculty, affiliates, other professional organizations, accrediting associations, governing agencies, industry, and the public sector.

American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges
Southwest Tennessee Community College
5983 Macon Cove
Memphis, TN 38134
Office Hours: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (Central Time Zone)
(901) 333-4643 voice
amatyc@stcc.cc.tn.us

AMC
http://www.unl.edu/amc/

The American Mathematics Competitions (AMC) seek to increase interest in mathematics and to develop problem solving ability through a series of friendly mathematics contests for junior (grades 8 and below) and senior high school students (grades 9 through 12).

Titu Andreescu, Director
American Mathematics Competitions
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68588-0658 U.S.A.
Tel: 402-472-6566,
Fax: 402-472-6087
amcinfo@unl.edu

AMNC
http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/anmc.htm

The American National Metric Council (ANMC) is a not-for-profit trade association founded in 1973 by private industry to assist companies in the metric transition process. The information on this page is provided by the U.S. Metric Association (USMA). The USMA and ANMC are independent organizations, occasionally working together in the interest of U.S. metrication.

American National Metric Council (ANMC)
4340 East West Highway, Suite 401
Bethesda MD 20814-4411
Phone: 301-718-6508
Fax: 301-656-0989
E-mail: anmc@paimgmt.com

AMS
http://www.ams.org/

The American Mathematical Society was founded in 1888 to further mathematical research and scholarship. The Society currently has approximately 30,000 members throughout the United States and around the world. It fulfills its mission through programs that promote mathematical research, increase the awareness of the value of mathematics to society, and foster excellence in mathematics education.

The American Mathematical Society provides many professional services to the community and is a major publisher of mathematics, with offices in four locations. The headquarters office in Providence (with approxiately 150 employees) supports most publication and membership service activities. A warehouse and printing facility is located nearby in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Mathematical Reviews, a major reviewing journal used by mathematicians around the world, is produced by the AMS office in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with a staff of approximately 75 people. The Society also has a Washington office that deals with matters of science policy and education, and serves as a resource to many agencies and organizations in the Washington area.

American Mathematical Society
201 Charles Street
Providence, RI 02904-2294
Telephone Numbers:
800-321-4AMS in the US and Canada or 401-455-4000 worldwide

AOAC
http://www.aoac.org/

In the 21st Century AOAC INTERNATIONAL is committed to be a proactive, worldwide provider and facilitator in the development, use, and harmonization of validated analytical methods and laboratory quality assurance programs and services. Also, to serve as the primary resource for timely knowledge exchange, networking, and high-quality laboratory information for its members.

481 North Frederick Avenue
Suite 500
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877-2417 USA

APA
http://www.apa.org/

APA works to advance psychology as a science, a profession, and a means of promoting human welfare.

Based in Washington, DC, the American Psychological Association (APA) is a scientific and professional organization that represents psychology in the United States. With more than 155,000 members, APA is the largest association of psychologists worldwide.

American Psychological Association
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002-4242
Phone: (800) 374-2721 or (202) 336-5500

APS
http://www.aps.org/

Since its formation in 1899, the American Physical Society has dedicated itself to the advancement and diffusion of the knowledge of physics. This knowledge has been a critical ingredient of the major advances of the twentieth century and is playing a dominant role in preparing for the next century. In its nearly 100 years of service to science and humanity, the APS has established itself as the major membership organization for physicists in the United States and a significant force in physics internationally. Over 40,000 scientists worldwide belong to the non-profit scientific and educational Society whose members include the physics leadership in academia, industry, and government laboratories. APS publishes the leading international physics journals, including Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, organizes major scientific meetings, and provides strong outreach programs in education and international and public affairs. The APS is run by physicists. Members not only participate in the programs of the APS, they also influence the policies and operations of the Society. Each year several hundred physicists serve in a volunteer capacity in the governance of the Society, on its many committees and task forces, and in leadership of APS specialized units covering all fields of physics. These volunteers, assisted by the APS support staff, help organize and supervise the Society's publications, meetings, and general operations.

APS Headquarters
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740-3844
(301) 209-3200
(301) 209-0865 FAX

ASA
http://www.amstat.org/

The American Statistical Association (ASA) is a scientific and educational society founded in 1839 with the following mission: To promote excellence in the application of statistical science across the wealth of human endeavor.

American Statistical Association
1429 Duke St.,
Alexandria, VA 22314-3415, USA;
Voice: 703-684-1221;
Toll-free: 888-231-3473
Fax: 703-684-2037
Fax on Demand 888-267-8285.

ASAP
http://www.ccsso.org/asap.html
(emailed to get address)

The Association of State Assessment Programs is a working group of the Council of Chief State School Officers. The ASAP membership is comprised of State Assessment Directors. The ASAP convenes twice yearly, in January and again in June in conjunction with the National Conference on Large-Scale Assessment.

Phone: (202) 336-7053
Email: acarl@ccsso.org.

ASBO
http://www.asbointl.org/

ASBO International is a professional association which provides programs and services to promote the highest standards of school business management practices, professional growth, and the effective use of educational resources.

The Association of School Business Officials International is a professional association which provides programs and services to promote the highest standards of school business management practices and professional growth, and the effective use of educational resources.

The primary goals of ASBO International are to enhance the professionalism of school business management executives, to improve the performance of the public and private school districts in which they work, and to assist these administrators and their districts to deal effectively with the changing environment in which schools operate.

Another goal of the Association is to provide a forum for the exchange of information and ideas among professionals. An important objective is to keep legislative bodies, governmental agencies and other members of the educational community informed of the Association's position on key issues relating to the administration of the educational enterprise.

ASBO International
11401 North Shore Drive
Reston, VA 20190-4200
703-478-0405
703-478-0205 (FAX)
jsnyder@asbointl.org

ASCD
http://www.ascd.org/

The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development is a unique international, nonprofit, nonpartisan association of professional educators whose jobs cross all grade levels and subject areas. In their diversity, our members share a profound commitment to excellence in education. Founded in 1943, ASCD's mission is to forge covenants in teaching and learning for the success of all learners.

ASCD, A diverse, international community of educators, forging covenants in teaching and learning for the success of all learners. ASCD makes a difference for children by serving those who shape their learning. ASCD helps educators prepare children for their future roles as citizens in an interdependent, ever changing world. We are a powerful advocate and invaluable resource for excellence and equity in education. We build partnerships that advance teaching and learning worldwide. We live our beliefs through our actions, products, and services.

1703 North Beauregard Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22311-1714 USA,
call toll-free 800-933-ASCD (2723), or 703-578-9600 then press 2,
fax 703-575-5400

ASL
http://www.math.uiuc.edu/~asl/

The Association for Symbolic Logic is an international organization supporting the presentation, publication, and critical discussion of scholarly work in the field of logic. The Association was founded in 1936, at a time when great advances in the discipline were beginning to be made. Its current membership reflects the longstanding important role of logic in philosophy and in mathematics as well as the newer connections between logic and both computer science and linguistics. The Association aims to promote an awareness and appreciation of advances in the field of logic among all who may benefit. To this end it publishes two quarterly journals, circulates a newsletter, and undertakes a number of other publishing ventures; it regularly organizes and sponsors meetings and summer schools throughout the world; it awards prizes for excellence in research; and it maintains professional ties with related organizations.

Association for Symbolic Logic
Box 742, Vassar College
124 Raymond Avenue
Poughkeepsie, New York 12604, USA
Email: asl@vassar.edu
Telephone: 845-437-7080
Fax: 845-437-7830

ASLHA
http://www.asha.org/

The American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) is the professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more than 99,000 audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists.

ASHA's mission is to ensure that all people with speech, language, and hearing disorders have access to quality services to help them communicate more effectively.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
10801 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
Toll-free, voice or TTY: 800-638-8255
Available 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ET

ASMPP
(no website found)

ASSM
http://www.maa.org/cbms/members/assm.htm

The Association was established in 1960 for the purpose of providing leadership and encouragement that will create an active interest in mathematics and its teaching, assist in the promotion and maintenance of high standards of instructing and learning in all mathematics programs, and provide an opportunity for exchange of ideas and information and current issues.

ASSM facilitates cooperative efforts in mathematics education between and among the Departments of Education, Departments of Public Instruction and Ministries of Education and makes recommendations to these governmental agencies concerning policies and programs that will better mathematics education.

AT
(now called TCM - Teaching Children Mathematics )
http://www.nctm.org/tcm/

Teaching Children Mathematics is an official journal of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. It is a forum for the exchange of ideas and a source of activities and pedagogical strategies for mathematics education pre-K-6. It presents new developments in curriculum, instruction, learning, and teacher education; interprets the results of research; and in general provides information on any aspect of the broad spectrum of mathematics education appropriate for preservice and in-service teachers.

NCTM Headquarters Office
1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-9988
Phone: (703) 620-9840
Fax: (703) 476-2970

ATE
http://www.siu.edu/departments/coe/ate/

The Association of Teacher Educators was founded in 1920 and is the only national, individual membership organization devoted solely to the improvement of teacher education for both school and campus-based teacher educators. ATE members represent over 650 colleges and universities, 500 major school systems, and the majority of the state departments of education. The ATE office is located in the Washington, DC area where it represents its members' interests before governmental agencies and educational organizations. In addition, ATE has two voting seats on the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and has representation on the ERIC Clearinghouse on Teacher Education.ATE's representational form of governance offers ATE members an unusually high level of opportunity for national leadership.

1900 Association Drive, Suite ATE
Reston, VA 20191-1502
(703) 620-3110
(703) 620-9530 FAX
E-mail: ATE1@aol.com

AWM
http://www.awm-math.org/

The Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) is a non-profit organization founded in 1971. Our continuing goal is to encourage women in the mathematical sciences. AWM currently has more than 4,100 members (women and men) representing a broad spectrum of the mathematical community - from the United States and around the world!

AWM Office
4114 Computer & Space Sciences Building
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-2461
(301) 405-7892
(301) 314-9363 (fax)
awm@math.umd.edu

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CAGS
http://www.bu.edu/education/graduate/cags.html

CAGS candidates must hold a master's degree or its academic equivalent from an accredited institution. A minimum of seven-and-a-half semester courses (30 credits) and approval of the assigned advisor are required for the CAGS.

CAGS candidates must file a formal application for a departmental comprehensive examination with the department chairman and faculty advisor. The examination must be completed successfully.

Boston University School of Education
605 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02215 * 1-617-353-4233

CAG (or RSC)
(no website found)

CB
http://www.collegeboard.com/

The College Board is a national, nonprofit membership association dedicated to preparing, inspiring, and connecting students to college and opportunity. Founded in 1900, the association is composed of more than 3,800 schools, colleges, universities, and other educational organizations.

Each year, the College Board serves over three million students and their parents, 22,000 high schools, and 3,500 colleges through major programs and services in college admission, guidance, assessment, financial aid, enrollment, and teaching and learning. Among its best-known programs are the SAT, the PSAT/NMSQT, the Advanced Placement Program® (AP), and Pacesetter®. The College Board is committed to the principles of equity and excellence, and that commitment is embodied in all of its programs, services, activities, and concerns.

The College Board
45 Columbus Avenue
New York, NY 10023-6992
(212) 713-8000

CBE
http://www.c-b-e.org/

The Council for Basic Education (CBE), founded in 1956, is a highly recognized independent non-profit, membership organization that promotes a curriculum strong in the basic subjects: English, history, geography, government, mathematics, sciences, foreign languages, and the arts, for all children in the nation's elementary and secondary schools.

CBE is the leading advocate for development of high academic standards in K-12 education through our analytical periodicals, programs designed to strengthen content in curriculum and excellence in teaching, and programs to raise education standards to improve student performance.

Council for Basic Education
1319 F Street, NW Suite 900
Washington, D.C. 20004-1152
(202) 347-4171; Fax (202) 347-5047
e-mail: info@c-b-e.org

CBMS
http://ww.maa.org/cbms

The Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences (CBMS) is an umbrella organization consisting of sixteen professional societies all of which have as one of their primary objectives the increase or diffusion of knowledge in one or more of the mathematical sciences. Its purpose is to promote understanding and cooperation among these national organizations so that they work together and support each other in their efforts to promote research, improve education, and expand the uses of mathematics.

1529 Eighteenth Street, NW
Washington DC 20036
202-293-1170
www.maa.org/cbms

CCC
(now called CSC - Conference Services Committee )
http://www.nctm.org/about/committees/csc/

Advises the Board of Directors (of NCTM) on matters dealing with annual meetings, regional conferences, and special conferences. Provides consultant services on planning and implementing NCTM’s annual meetings and conference. Includes annual meeting and regional meeting program and local arrangements committees.

NCTM Headquarters Office
1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-9988
Phone: (703) 620-9840
Fax: (703) 476-2970

CSSO
http://www.ccsso.org/

The Council of Chief School Officers is a nationwide, nonprofit organization composed of public officials who lead the departments responsible for elementary and secondary education in the states, the US extra-state jurisdictions, the District of Columbia, and the Department of Defence Education Activity. In representing the chief education officers, CCSSO works on behalf of the state agencies that serve pre K- 12 students throughout the nation.

Council of Chief State School Officers
One Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20001-1431
voice: 202.408.5505 · fax: 202.408.8072

CEC
http://www.cec.sped.org/

The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted. CEC advocates for appropriate governmental policies, sets professional standards, provides continual professional development, advocates for newly and historically underserved individuals with exceptionalities, and helps professionals obtain conditions and resources necessary for effective professional practice.

The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
1110 North Glebe Road,
Suite 300,
Arlington, VA 22201-5704
Voice phone: 703-620-3660 local or 1-888-CEC-SPED toll free
TTY: 703-264-9446
FAX: 703-264-9494
E-mail: CEC Headquarters Directory

CESI
http://unr.edu/homepage/crowther/cesi.html

The Council for Elementary Science International (CESI) is an organization for elementary and middle school science educators. CESI is a division affiliate of the National Science Teachers Asociation (NSTA).

The purposes of the Council for Elementary Science International, according to the CESI Constitution, are ". . . to stimulate, improve, and coordinate science teaching at preschool and elementary school levels and to engage in any and all activities in furtherance thereof; to promote the improvement of science progress which begins in preschool or first grade and develops in continuous and integrated fashion through grade 12 and beyond."

CESI Mission Statement: The Council for Elementary Science International promotes excellence and equity in K-8 science education. Founded in 1920, the Council for Elementary Science International (CESI) is one of the oldest science-oriented organizations in the nation. The purpose of CESI is to promote excellence in the teaching of science in preschool through middle school classrooms. CESI has approximately 1,200 members, two organizational affiliates, and two states which share joint membership. Members of the organization include classroom teachers, resource teachers, specialists, principals, researchers, and college and university science instructors (methods and content area).

The organization provides a variety of resources for the teaching of hands-on science. CESI Sourcebooks contain teacher-tested activities which focus on topics of interest. File Sheets are a compilation of the popular CESI Make, and Take sessions from regional, state, and national conferences. Monographs and Occasional Papers are published as a member service and to update professionals on current research in the field and its application to elementary science. Members receive CESI Newsletters on a quarterly basis and get CESI Science, the official journal of CESI, biannually. CESI also offers a web page at http://unr.edu/homepage/crowther/cesi.html and an electronic E-mail list serve for its members.

(emailed to find out current mailing address -- no message returned)

CFCSCL
(all these sites lead to info)
http://readyweb.crc.uiuc.edu/library/1994/cfam-sr/ctrfam.html
http://www.csos.jhu.edu/p2000/center.htm (this may be the main one)
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/educatrs/leadrshp/le4cfcsc.htm

The nation’s schools must improve education for all children, but schools cannot do this alone. More will be accomplished if schools, families, and communities work together to promote successful students. The mission of this Center is to conduct and disseminate research, development, and policy analyses that produce new and useful knowledge and practices that help families, educators, and members of communities work together to improve schools, strengthen families, and enhance student learning and development.

Boston University, School of Education
Institute for Responsive Education
605 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
(617) 353-3309; fax (617) 353-8444

CGCS
http://www.cgcs.org/

The Council of the Great City Schools is the only organization in the nation representing the needs of urban public schools. Composed of 56 large city school districts, its mission is to promote the cause of urban schools and to advocate for inner-city students through legislation, research and media relations. The organization also provides a network for school districts sharing common problems to exchange information, and to collectively address new challenges as they emerge in order to deliver the best possible education for the nation's urban youth.

Council of the Great City Schools
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 702
Washington, D.C. 20004
(202) 393-2427, (202) 393-2400 (fax)

CLF
http://www.computerlearning.org/

The Computer Learning Foundation is an international nonprofit educational foundation, dedicated to improving the quality of education and preparation of youth for the workplace through the use of technology. To accomplish its mission, the Foundation provides numerous projects and materials to help parents and educators use technology effectively with children.

Computer Learning Foundation
PO Box 60007
Palo Alto, CA 94306-0007
Phone (408) 720-8898
FAX (408) 720-8777

CLTES
(website for the Institute for Research on Teaching (IRT))
http://ed-web3.educ.msu.edu/reports/matter%2Dmolecules/institute.htm

The Center for the Learning and Teaching of Elementary Subjects, funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Of f ice of Educational Research and Improvement from 1987-92,is one of the IRT's major endeavors and emphasizes higher level thinking and problem solving in elementary teaching of mathematics, science, social studies, literature, and the arts. The focus is on what content should be taught, how teachers concentrate their teaching to use their limited resources in the best way, and in what ways good teaching--is subject-matter specific.

Institute for Research on Teaching,
252 Erickson Hall,
Michigan State University,
East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1034.

COMAP
http://www.comap.com/

COMAP, the Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications, is an award-winning non-profit organization whose mission is to improve mathematics education for students of all ages. Since 1980, COMAP has worked with teachers, students and business people to create learning environments where mathematics is used to investigate and model real issues in our world.

COMAP, Inc.
57 Bedford Street, Suite 210
Lexington, MA 02420
phone: 1-800-772-6627
fax: 1-781-863-1202
info@comap.com

CORS
http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/projects/project.asp?project_num=1650&subnum=0&catID=11

Since the late 1980s, education reformers in the United States have sought ways to "restructure" schools to boost student performance. Has it worked? Have changes in school structure -- such as site-based management, interdisciplinary team teaching, flexible scheduling and assessment by portfolio -- actually boosted student achievement? What other conditions tend to make such organizational innovations successful?

From 1990 to 1995, the Center on Organization and Restructuring of Schools at the University of Wisconsin-Madison examined these questions. Center researchers analyzed data from more than 1,500 elementary, middle and high schools throughout the United States, and conducted field research in 44 schools in 16 states. The Center’s work was completed in August, 1996. The Center is closed, but information on its findings is provided here.

Contact Information
Fred M. Newmann
1025 West Johnson Street, Room 663
Madison, WI 53706
Wisconsin Center for Education Research
University of Wisconsin-Madison
TEL: (608) 263-1811
FAX: (608) 263-6448
Email: fnewmann@facstaff.wisc.edu

CPAM
http://cpam.enc.org/

The Council of Presidential Awardees in Mathematics (CPAM) is an organization whose members are recipients of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics Teaching. CPAM meets annually in conjunction with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Annual Meeting. CPAM maintains a Speakers' Bureau, awards a $1,500 college scholarship (renewable for three years) each April to a future mathematics teacher, and distributes certificates for Outstanding Mathematics Achievement for student recognition. CPAM has completed two successful NSF grants.

(no contact information given)

CPRE
http://www.gse.upenn.edu/cpre/

Founded in 1985, the Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE) unites researchers from five of the nation's leading universities to improve elementary and secondary education through research on policy, finance, school reform, and school governance.

Believing that reform, in order to be effective, must lead to high-quality instruction and improved student learning, CPRE researchers focus on three essential components.

Effective reform must:

Incorporate a coherent set of policies and practices;
Contain meaningful incentives to individuals and the organization; and
Build the capacity of the individual and the organization to institute and sustain necessary changes.

Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE)
Graduate School of Education
University of Pennsylvania
3440 Market Street, Suite 560
Philadelphia, PA 19104-3325
Telephone: (215) 573-0700
Fax: (215) 573-7914
Email: cpre@gse.upenn.edu

CRCSST
(now called CDS)
(no website)

Center for Research on the Context of Secondary Teaching
School of Education
CERAS Building
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-3084 (415) 723-4972

CRESDS
http://www.csos.jhu.edu/otherlinks/cds/cds.html

The mission of the Center for Research on Effective Schooling for Disadvantaged Students (CDS) was to significantly improve the education of disadvantaged students at each level of schooling through new knowledge and practices produced by thorough scientific study and evaluation. A hallmark of the Center's programs was their use of scientific designs, measures, and methods to provide clear tests of the true impact of new educational approaches and to provide empirical evidence on how to improve the education of disadvantaged students under different school conditions.

Johns Hopkins University
3505 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
Tel. (410) 516-8808
Fax (410) 516-8890

CSE
http://www.amstat.org/education/

(same mission statement as ASA)

American Statistical Association
1429 Duke St.,
Alexandria, VA 22314-3415, USA;
Voice: 703-684-1221;
Toll-free: 888-231-3473
Fax: 703-684-2037
Fax on Demand 888-267-8285.

CSSP
http://www.science-presidents.org/

The Council of Scientific Society Presidents is an organization comprised of the presidents, presidents-elect and immediate past presidents of over sixty scientific societies and federations, whose combined membership numbers well over 1 million scientists and science educators. Since its inception in 1973, CSSP has served as a strong voice in support of science and science education, as the premier national science leadership development institute, and as a forum for open, substantive exchanges on current scientific issues. The Council, a non-profit organization, is supported by dues and contributions from the supporting societies, affiliates and individuals committed to fostering science in the U.S.

CSSP is organized for the following purposes:

To develop an enduring network of past and present national leadership in science;
To provide a mechanism for communicating among the various scientific disciplines through the presidents of scientific societies;
To deliberate and adopt public policy positions on science research and education issues of national or international scope;
To facilitate cooperation among the various scientific disciplines;
To develop ways to enhance the public understanding and appreciation of science;
To foster scientific research, science study, and dissemination of discoveries; and
To improve the free flow of scientific information.

1155 16th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036
(202) 872-4452 or -6230, fax (202) 872-4079
E-mail: cssp@acs.org

CTE
http://cte.jhu.edu/

The Center for Technology in Education (CTE) applies the best educational practices in the use of technology-supported by teaching, research, and leadership-to transform education. We strive to improve the quality of life for all children and youth, particularly those with special needs, and to prepare them to meet the challenges of an ever-changing society. To fulfill this mission, we must increase the capabilities of teachers, parents, schools, and communities.

CTE builds partnerships at all educational levels--from the individual learner, classroom, and school, to home, business, community, school district, state, and university. The Center also supports unified systems in which general education and special education teachers work together to create inclusive, learner-centered environments. This approach fosters sustainable change in individuals and organizations. The Center provides resources to help them work for education reform.

The Center for Technology in Education (CTE)
6740 Alexander Bell Drive, Suite 302
Columbia, MD 21046
(410) 312-3800 - phone
(410) 312-3868 - fax
cte@jhu.edu

CTTE
http://teched.vt.edu/ctte/

The Council on Technology Teacher Education (CTTE), founded in 1950, is affiliated with the International Technology Education Association. The CTTE strives to: provide educational leadership opportunities for its members; stimulate research and scholarship related to the technology education profession; and support and further the professional ideals of technology teacher education.

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DECA
http://www.deca.org

Founded in 1946, DECA has members in 50 states, four territories and Canada, and currently has a national membership of 180,000. The majority of the members are high school students, but a related group of college-level marketing students operate as the Delta Epsilon Chi branch of the organization. The membership participates in local chapters on the secondary, post-secondary, and professional levels. DECA’s mission is to enhance the co-curricular education of students interested in marketing, management and entrepreneurship. DECA helps students develop skills and competence for marketing careers, build self esteem, experience leadership and practice community service. DECA is operated by state departments of education as an integral part of the marketing education curriculum.

National DECA
1908 Association Drive
Reston, Virginia 20191-1594
Phone: (703) 860-5000
Fax: (703) 860-4013

DODDS
Website moved to http://www.odedodea.edu/

(Department of Defense Education Activity)

The entire DoDEA community provides a world-class educational program that inspires and prepares all students in military communities around the world for success in a dynamic global environment.

(must be same mailing address -- couldn’t find anything else)

The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defence
Washington, DC 20301-4000
Office of Overseas Schools
Room 333 SA1
U.S. Department of State
Washington, DC 20522-0103

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ECS
http://www.ecs.org/

The Education Commission of the States (ECS) is a national, nonprofit organization that helps governors, legislators, state education officials and others identify, develop and implement policies to improve student learning at all levels.

The mission of the Education Commission of the States is to help state leaders identify, develop and implement public policy for education that addresses current and future needs of a learning society.

Education Commission of the States
707 17th St., #2700 · Denver, CO 80202-3427 PHONE: 303-299-3600
FAX: 303-296-8332 · E-mail: ecs@ecs.org · Internet: www.ecs.org

ED
http://www.ed.gov/

Our mission, as a Department, is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence for all Americans.

U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-0498
1-800-USA-LEARN (1-800-872-5327)

EDPRESS
http://www.cyberenet.net/~dstoll/

EdPress (the Educational Press Association of America), founded in 1895, nurtures and promotes the quality, health, and community of educational publishing. Core services include conferences, awards, publications, and other professional activities. EdPress members currently number 1000 individuals in over 480 organizations. Most EdPress members publish magazines, tabloids, and newsletters, though some members publish electronic media and textbooks.

Headquarters:
201 Mullica Hill Road
Glassboro, NJ 08028-1701
Phone: 609-256-4610
Fax: 609-256-4926

EMC
http://www.nctm.org/about/committees/emc/

Advises the Board of Directors of NCTM on matters dealing with the NCTM educational materials program. Reviews manuscripts and proposals, generates and monitors projects and proposals consistent with a balanced educational materials program, and monitors existing publications for continued relevance.

NCTM Headquarters Office
1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-9988
(703) 620-9840
fax: (703) 476-2970
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET

ESL
(can’t find a web page, too broad)

ETS
http://www.ets.org/

Educational Testing Service is the world's largest private educational testing and measurement organization and a leader in educational research. A nonprofit company dedicated to serving the needs of individuals, educational institutions and agencies, and governmental bodies in 181 countries, ETS develops and annually administers more than 11 million tests worldwide.

Educational Testing Service
Rosedale Road
Princeton, NJ 08541 USA
(609) 921-9000
FAX: 609-734-5410
E-mail: etsinfo@ets.org

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FBLA
http://www.fbla-pbl.org/

Future Business Leaders of America -- Phi Beta Lambda is a nonprofit education association of students preparing for careers in business and business-related fields.

Future Buisness Leaders of America -- Phi Beta Lambda
912 Association Drive
Reston, VA 20191-1591
Phone: 1 800 FBLA-WIN

FCCPRE
(only find CPRE)
http://www.gse.upenn.edu/cpre/

FHA
http://www.sirinet.net/~cjacobi/fha.htm
http://www.FHAHERO.org/ (national)

Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, Inc. (FCCLA) is a nonprofit national vocational student organization for young men and women in family and consumer sciences education in public and private school through grade 12.

Their mission is to promote personal growth and leadership development through family and consumer sciences education. Focusing on the multiple roles of family member, wage earner and community leader, members develop skills for life through-- character development, creative and critical thinking, interpersonal communication, practical knowledge, and vocational preparation.

Family, Career and Community
Leaders of America, Inc.
1910 Association Drive
Reston, VA 20791-1584
(703) 476-4900
FAX (703)860-2713
Email: natlhdqtrs@fcclainc.org
Homepage: www.fcclainc.org

FICE
(no web site found)

FIRST
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/Biennial/619.html

Purpose: To improve the educational opportunities for and the performance of elementary and secondary school students and teachers; and to encourage local education agencies to increase the involvement of families in the improvement of the educational achievement of their children.

(address must be the same)
U.S. Department of Education
555 New Jersey Avenue, NW Room 522
Washington, DC 20208
Phone: 202-357-6496

FWL
http://www.fwl.org

The Far West Laboratory (FWL) is a non-profit agency providing educators and policymakers with information and support based on the best knowledge from educational research and practice. One of 10 regional educational laboratories created by Congress in 1966, the Laboratory provides services and expertise to the education communities in the region of Arizona, California, Nevada and Utah, and nationally.

(no address check because I couldn’t get to the site)

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HBCUs
http://eric-web.tc.columbia.edu/hbcu/

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are postsecondary academic institutions founded before 1964 whose educational mission has historically been the education of Black Americans. Located primarily in the Southeastern United States, there are now about 120 HBCUs in existence, a mix of community and junior colleges, four-year colleges and universities, and public and private institutions. In comparison with other colleges, HBCUs are often underfunded.

(no address given)

HEW
http://www.vis-pro.com/mindtreats/sohew.html
(not much at this address)

The Department of Health, Education and Welfare was created by Congress on April 11, 1953. On September 27, 1979, it was separated by congress into two Departments - Health and Human Services and Energy. The Secretaries of each department are members of the President's Cabinet.

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IASCE
http://www.iasce.net/

IASCE is an international non-profit educational association dedicated to the study and practice of cooperation in education, a field that includes the increasingly popular cooperative classroom methods by which students work together in learning teams to master academic content and collaborative skills. Cooperation in education also includes teachers working together to support and coach each other, to develop and share curriculum materials, and to join with students, parents and other caregivers, and business and community leaders to improve the physical, social, and intellectual quality of their schools.

IASCE - Cooperative Learning
Attn: Kathryn Markovchick
P.O. Box 390
Readfield, Maine 04355

ICME
http://www.nctm.org/ (information found at NCTM site)

The International Congress on Mathematical Education is held every four years in a different country. It brings together mathematics educators from around the world to share ideas, compare experiences, and talk about the latest happenings in mathematics education. The last International Congress on Mathematical Education was held in Japan in 2000. The next International Congress on Mathematical Education will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark in the year 2004.

NCTM Headquarters Office
1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-9988
(703) 620-9840
fax: (703) 476-2970

I/D/E/A
(couldn’t find a website address)

259 Regency Ridge, Dayton,
OH, 45459, Prov. No.: 853

ISSUES IN EDUCATION FOR ADMINISTRATORS, Ms. Marilyn L. Price,
Phone: (513)434-6969, Fax: (513)434-5203, Additional Information: ideadayton@aol.com

IEL
http://www.iel.org/

The Institute for Educational Leadership's (IEL) mission is to improve education -- and the lives of children and their families -- through positive and visionary change. Every day, we face that challenge by bringing together diverse constituencies and empowering leaders with knowledge and applicable ideas. This is why foundations, corporations and generous individuals support our work, and why our teams often include the most innovative federal, state and local government agencies and many of the nation's leading nonprofit organizations. We invite you to explore our site and learn more about IEL's organization, people, programs and publications.

Institute for Educational Leadership
1001 Connecticut Ave., NW Suite 310
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 822-8405
fax: (202) 872-4050
e-mail: iel@iel.org

IHE
(no web site found)

IIAC
http://www.nctm.org/about/committees/iiac/

Advises the Board of Directors of NCTM on current and emerging issues dealing with curriculum, methods of instruction, and evaluation of instruction.

NCTM Headquarters Office
1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-9988
(703) 620-9840
fax: (703) 476-2970
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET

IMEA
(couldn’t find IMEA, but I found NAME -- National Association for Multicultural Education. The information below is from NAME)
http://www.nameorg.org/

The Founders of NAME envisioned an organization that would bring together individuals and groups with an interest in multicultural education from all levels of education, different academic disciplines and from diverse educational institutions and occupations. NAME today is an active, growing organization, with members from throughout the United States several other countries. Educators from preschool through higher education and representatives from business and communities comprise NAME's membership. Members in a 22 states have formed NAME chapters and more chapters are in the process of forming.

National Association for Multicultural Education
733 15th Street, NW, Suite 430
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-NAT-NAME (or 628-6263)
Fax: 202-628-6264
email: name@nameorg.org

IMS
http://www.imstat.org/

Established in 1935, the IMS is an international professional and scholarly society devoted to the development, dissemination, and application of statistics and probability. The Institute currently has about 3,000 members in all parts of the world. The purpose of the Institute is to foster the development and dissemination of the theory and applications of statistics and probability.

Business Office
P.O. Box 22718
Beachwood, OH 44122
Phone: (216) 295-2340
Fax: (216) 921-6703

IMS
(no website found)

290 Westminster Street
Providence 02903
Rhode Island, USA
Telephone:- +1 401 274 2525

IRA
http://www.reading.org/

The International Reading Association is a professional membership organization dedicated to promoting high levels of literacy for all by improving the quality of reading instruction, disseminating research and information about reading, and encouraging the lifetime reading habit. Our members include classroom teachers, reading specialists, consultants, administrators, supervisors, university faculty, researchers, psychologists, librarians, media specialists, and parents. With members and affiliates in 99 countries, our network extends to more than 350,000 people worldwide.

International Reading Association
Headquarters Office
800 Barksdale Rd.
PO Box 8139
Newark, DE 19714-8139
USA
Phone: 302-731-1600
Fax: 302-731-1057

ISEP
http://www.usd.edu/edad/isep.html

The International Society for Educational Planning (ISEP) was founded on December 10, 1970, in Washington, D.C. Over 50 local, state, national, and international planners attended the first organizational meeting. Since then its growth has demonstrated that there is need for a professional organization with educational planning as its exclusive concern. The mission of the International Society for Educational Planning is to improve education by creating dialogue on important issues through the exchange of ideas at conferences, a shared journal, and exchanges via electronic media. These allow ISEP members to achieve the goal of improving the educational process.

Dr. Walter S. Polka, Superintendent
Lewiston-Porter Central School
4061 Creek Road
Youngstown, New York 14174

ISI
http://www.cbs.nl/isi/

The International Statistical Institute (ISI) is one of the oldest international scientific associations functioning in the modern world. It was established in 1885 and therefore celebrated its Centenary in 1985. The Institute is an autonomous society which seeks to develop and improve statistical methods and their application through the promotion of international activity and co-operation.

International Statistical Institute
Permanent Office
P.O. Box 950
2270 AZ Voorburg
The Netherlands
Tel. 31-70-3375737
Fax 31-70-3860025
E-mail: isi@cbs.nl

ISTE
http://www.iste.org/

ISTE is a nonprofit professional organization with a worldwide membership of leaders and potential leaders in educational technology. We are dedicated to promoting appropriate uses of information technology to support and improve learning, teaching, and administration in K--12 education and teacher education. ISTE’s role is leadership--we provide our members with information, networking opportunities, and guidance as they face the challenge of incorporating computers, the Internet, and other new technologies into their schools.

ISTE
480 Charnelton Street
Eugene, OR 97401-2626
Phone: 800.336.5191 (U.S. & Canada)
Phone: 541.302.3777 (International)
Fax: 541.302.3778
E-mail: iste@iste.org

ITEA
http://www.iteawww.org/

The International Technology Education Association is the largest professional educational association, principal voice, and information clearinghouse devoted to enhancing technology education through experiences in our schools (K-12). Its membership encompasses individuals and institutions throughout the world with the primary membership in North America.

ITEA's mission is to advance technological capabilities for all people and to nurture and promote the professionalism of those engaged in these pursuits.

International Technology Education Association
1914 Association Drive, Suite 201
Reston, VA 20191-1539
phone (703)860-2100 fax (703)860-0353
E-mail: itea@iris.org

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JETS
http://www.jets.org/welcome.htm

ETS , the Junior Engineering Technical Society, has a mission to guide high school students towards their college and career goals. JETS provides activities, events, competitions, programs, and material to educate students about the engineering world. Students learn how to apply high school mathematics and science to real life. JETS demonstrates to students, teachers, and parents how classroom mathematics and science are used to solve technological problems that influence the social, political and economical aspects of our lives.

1420 King Street, Suite 405, Alexandria, VA 22314
PH: 703 548 - 5387
Fax: 703 548 - 0769
E-mail: JETS@nae.edu

JPBM
http://mathforum.org/social/jpbm/

The Joint Policy Board for Mathematics was formed in 1984 by three major U.S. mathematical organizations: American Mathematical Society, Mathematical Association of America, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. It communicates the importance of mathematics to the various publics on Capitol Hill and in government agencies, as well as to the general public via the news media. It represents the professional interests of more than 57,000 mathematicians and scientists.

Joint Policy Board for Mathematics
1529 18th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-234-9570 (phone)
202-462-7877 (fax)
E-mail: jpbm@math.umd.edu

JRME
http://www.nctm.org/jrme/

JRME Online is the Web-based version of the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education. It is an official journal of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

NCTM Headquarters Office
1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-9988
Phone: (703) 620-9840
Fax: (703) 476-2970

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LEA
(no website found)

LD
(various websites with info on LD)

LP
(no website found)

Neal Kaske
Discretionary Library Programs Division
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
U.S. Department of Education
555 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20208-5571
(202) 219-1871
E-mail: nkaske@inet.ed.gov

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MAA
http://www.maa.org/

The Mathematical Association of America (MAA) is the world's largest organization devoted to the interests of collegiate mathematics. Members of the MAA receive many valuable benefits for modest dues. These benefits are designed to stimulate interest in mathematics by providing expository books and articles on contemporary mathematics and on recent developments at the frontiers of mathematical research, and by exchanging information about important events in the mathematical world. A major emphasis of the MAA is the teaching of mathematics at the collegiate level, but anyone who is interested in mathematics is welcome to join.

The mission of the MAA is to advance the mathematical sciences, especially at the collegiate level.

The Mathematical Association of America
P.O. Box 91112
Washington, DC 20090-1112
E-mail: Member Services
FAX: (301) 206-9789
1-800-331-1622 - US only
(301) 617-7800 - outside US

McRel
http://www.mcrel.org/ (access through website of McREL Institute)

The Mid-continent Regional Educational Laboratory (McREL) consists of three affiliated entities: the Laboratory, McREL Institute, and MCL, Inc. Although each entity has different projects and funding sources, they share a common mission: to make a difference in the quality of education and learning for all through excellence in applied research, product development, and service.

Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning
2550 S. Parker Road, Suite 500
Aurora, CO 80014
Phone: 303.337.0990
Fax: 303.337.3005
E-mail: info@mcrel.org

MENC
http://www.menc.org/

The mission of MENC: The National Association for Music Education is to advance music education by encouraging the study and making of music by all.

MENC: The National Association for Music Education
1806 Robert Fulton Drive
Reston, VA 20191
800-336-3768
703-860-4000

MER
http://www.math.uic.edu/MER/index.html

MER seeks to promote within the mathematics community the continuing discussion of educational issues, dissemination of educational resources, and building of collegial associations to support the successful involvement of mathematicians in education reform. In pursuit of this mission, MER has built a program of inter-connected educational activities for mathematicians, which includes national workshops, publications, and professional programs for mathematicians.

The MER Forum
Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science
University of Illinois at Chicago
851 S. Morgan (M/C 249)
Chicago, IL 60607

MET
http://www.nctm.org/about/met/

The Mathematics Education Trust (MET) was established by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) to fund special projects that enhance the teaching and learning of mathematics.

NCTM Headquarters Office
1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-9988
(703) 620-9840
fax: (703) 476-2970
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET

MSEB
http://www4.nationalacademies.org/csmee/mseb.nsf

The Mathematical Sciences Education Board (MSEB), located within the National Research Council's Center for Education (CFE), includes mathematicians, mathematics education researchers, college and university faculty, teachers, administrators, and representatives of the business community. Its mission to provide national leadership and guidance for policies, programs, and practices supporting the improvement of mathematics education at all levels and for all members of our society. The board meets twice annually, with periodic meetings of subcommittees and the Board's Executive Committee, to determine and address key issues in mathematics education, preK through graduate school.

Mathematical Sciences Education Board National Research Council
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW (HA 450)
Washington, DC 20418
Office: (202) 334-3294
Fax: (202) 334-1453
E-mail: mseb@nas.edu.

MT
http://www.nctm.org/mt/mt.htm

The Mathematics Teacher is an official journal of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. It is devoted to improving mathematics instruction in grade 8 through two-year and teacher-education colleges.

NCTM Headquarters Office
1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-9988
(703) 620-9840
fax: (703) 476-2970
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET

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NABSE
http://www.nabse.org/

NABSE, a 5,000 plus member, nonprofit organization founded in 1970 by Dr. Charles D. Moody, Sr. and other prominent educators, is the nation's largest network of African American educators. NABSE is dedicated to improving the educational accomplishments of African American youth through the development and deployment of instructional and motivational methods that increase levels of inspiration, attendance and overall achievement.

National Alliance of Black School Educators
310 Pennsylvania Ave.. SE
Washington, DC 20003
E-mail: nabse@nabse.org
phone: (202) 608-6310
fax: (202) 608-6319
Toll Free: (800) 221-2654

NABT
http://www.nabt.org/

The National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) is "the leader in life science education." To date, more than 9,000 educators have joined NABT to share experiences and expertise with colleagues from around the globe; keep up with trends and developments in the field; and grow professionally.

The mission of the National Association of Biology Teachers is to empower educators to provide the best possible biology and life science education for all students.

National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT)
12030 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 110
Reston, VA 20191
703/264-9696
800/406-0775

NACME
http://www.nacme.org/

Since 1974 NACME (the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc) has provided both leadership and support for the national effort to increase the representation of successful African American, American Indian and Latino men and women in engineering and technology and in mathematics and science-based careers.

NACME, Inc.
The Empire State Building
350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2212
New York, NY 10118-2299
Phone: (212) 279 - 2626
Fax: (212) 629 - 5178

NAEA
http://www.naea-reston.org/

NAEA is a non-profit, educational organization. NAEA strives to promote art education through Professional Development, Service, Advancement of Knowledge, and Leadership.

National Art Education Association
1916 Association Drive
Reston, VA 20191-1590
703.860.8000
Fax: 703.860.2960
naea@dgs.dgsys.com

NAEP
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as "the Nation's Report Card," is the only nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in various subject areas. Since 1969, assessments have been conducted periodically in reading, mathematics, science, writing, U.S. history, civics, geography, and the arts.

U.S. Department of Education
National Center for Education Statistics
Assessment Division
1990 K Street, N.W., 8th Floor
Washington, DC 20202
202-502-7400
202-502-7440 FAX
http://www.nces.ed.gov/NAEP

NAESP
http://www.naesp.org/

The mission of NAESP is to lead in the advocacy and support for elementary and middle level principals and other educational leaders in their commitment to all children.

The National Association of Elementary School Principals
1615 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
800-38-NAESP [800-386-2377] or (703) 684-3345

NAEYC
http://www.naeyc.org/

NAEYC is the nation's largest membership organization of early childhood professionals and others dedicated to improving the quality of services for young children and their families. NAEYC's over 103,000 members believe in the importance of the early years -- birth through age 8 -- the critical years of development.

National Association for the Education of Young Children
1509 16th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036

NAGB
http://www.nagb.org/

In 1988, Congress created the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB) to set policy for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The independent, 26-member Board is composed of state, local, and federal officials, educators, business representatives, and members of the general public.

NAEP assesses samples of students in grades 4, 8, and 12 in various academic subjects. Results of the assessments are reported for the nation and states in terms of the Governing Board's achievement levels -- basic, proficient, and advanced.

800 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 825
Washington, D.C. 20002
Phone: 202-357-6938
Fax: 202-357-6945

NAGT
http://www.nagt.org/

NAGT was established in 1938. Its purpose is to foster improvement in the teaching of earth sciences at all levels of formal and informal instruction, to emphasize the cultural significance of the earth sciences and to disseminate knowledge in this field to the general public.

NAGT
P.O. Box 5443
Bellingham, Washington
98227-5443
Telephone: 360-650-3587
E-mail: nagtweb@aol.com

NARST
http://www.narst.org/

The National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) is a worldwide organization of professionals committed to the improvement of science teaching and learning through research. Since its inception in 1928, NARST has promoted research in science education and the communication of knowledge generated by the research. The ultimate goal of NARST is to help all learners achieve science literacy. NARST promotes this goal by:

encouraging and supporting the application of diverse research methods and theoretical perspectives from multiple disciplines to the investigation of teaching and learning in science;
communicating science education research findings to researchers, practitioners, and policy makers; and
cooperating with other educational and scientific societies to influence educational policies.

NARST
The Ohio State University
1929 Kenny Road
Columbus, OH 43210 USA
(614) 292-6717 (voice)
(614) 292-0263 (Fax)

NASDTEC
http://www.nasdtec.org/

NASDTEC is the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification. It is the organization that represents professional standards boards and commissions and state departments of education in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Dependent Schools, the U.S. Territories, New Zealand, and British Columbia, which are responsible for the preparation, licensure and discipline of educational personnel. Associate members include Canadian provinces and representatives of other constituent groups with an interest in the preparation and certification of educational personnel.

NASDTEC promotes: High standards for educators, Teacher mobility across state lines, Comprehensive personnel screening, and Clearinghouse on teacher discipline.

NASDTEC
39 Nathan Ellis Highway
PMB # 134
Mashpee, MA 02649-3267
Voice: 508.539.8844
FAX: 508.539.8868
E-mail: nasdtec@mediaone.net

NAS
http://www4.nationalacademies.org/nas/nashome.nsf

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a private, non-profit, self-perpetuating society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal government on scientific and technical matters.

2101 Constitution Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20418

NASA
http://www.nasa.gov/

"NASA is deeply committed to spreading the unique knowledge that flows from its aeronautics and space research...." Since its inception in 1958, NASA has accomplished many great scientific and technological feats in air and space. NASA technology also has been adapted for many non-aerospace uses by the private sector. NASA remains a leading force in scientific research and in stimulating public interest in aerospace exploration, as well as science and technology in general. Perhaps more importantly, our exploration of space has taught us to view the Earth, ourselves, and the universe in a new way. While the tremendous technical and scientific accomplishments of NASA demonstrate vividly that humans can achieve previously inconceivable feats, we also are humbled by the realization that Earth is just a tiny "blue marble" in the cosmos.

NASA Headquarters Building at 300 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20546 (mail code ZH)

NASBE
http://www.nasbe.org

The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) is a non-profit association that represents state and territorial boards of education. Our principal objectives include strengthening state leadership in educational policymaking; promoting excellence in the education of all students; advocating equality of access to educational opportunity; and assuring continued citizen support for public education.

National Association of State Boards of Education
277 South Washington Street, Suite 100
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone (703) 684-4000
Fax (703) 836-2313

NASPE
http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/naspe_main.html

The National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) is a nonprofit professional organization comprised of individuals engaged in the study of human movement and the delivery of sport and physical activity programs. Through its members as well as corporate and public partnerships, NASPE develops and supports quality sport and physical activity programs that promote healthy behaviors and individual well-being. Educating the American public about the importance of physical education for all children and youth is primary focus.

1900 Association Drive
Reston, VA 20191
1-800-213-7193 ext. 410
fax: 703 476 8316
E-mail: naspe@aahperd.org

NASP
http://www.nasponline.org/index2.html

The mission of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) is to promote educationally and psychologically healthy environments for all children and youth by implementing research-based, effective programs that prevent problems, enhance independence, and promote optimal learning. This is accomplished through state-of-the-art research and training, advocacy, ongoing program evaluation, and caring professional service.

4340 East West Highway, Suite 402
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: 301 657 0270

NASSP
http://www.nassp.org/

In April 1916, 78 high school principals met to form a new professional organization, the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP). Since that time, membership has grown to approximately 40,000 middle level and high school principals, assistant principals, and aspiring principals from the United States and more than 60 other countries.

Our mission is to promote excellence in school leadership. To this end, we provide our members with a wide variety of programs and services to assist them in: Administration, Supervision, Curriculum planning, and Effective staff development.

We also work to advance middle level and high school education by: Promoting high professional standards, Focusing attention on the challenges faced by school leaders, Providing a "national voice" for school leaders, Building public confidence in education, Strengthening the role of the principal as instructional leader, Representing the interests of our members-and the students they serve-before Congress, and Publicizing the issues and interests of our members in the news media.

NASSP
PO Box 3250
Reston, VA 20195-1250

NBEA
http://www.nbea.org/

The National Business Education Association (NBEA) is the nation's largest professional organization devoted exclusively to serving individuals and groups engaged in instruction, administration, research, and dissemination of information for and about business. NBEA is the leading association devoted to the recognition that business education competencies are essential for all individuals in today's fast-changing society.

NBEA is committed to the advancement of the professional interest and competence of its members and provides programs and services that enhance members' professional growth and development. Further, NBEA serves as a unifying agency among other groups dedicated to advancing and improving business education.

1914 Association Drive
Reston, VA 20191 -1596
Phone: 703 860 8300
Fax: 703 620 4483

NBPTS
http://www.nbpts.org/

The mission of the National Board is to establish high and rigorous standards for what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do, to develop and operate a national voluntary system to assess and certify teachers who meet these standards, and to advance related education reforms for the purpose of improving student learning in American schools.

1525 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 500
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: 703-465-2700
Fax: 703-465-2715
26555 Evergreen Road, Suite 400
Southfield, MI 48076
Phone: 703-351-4444
Fax: 248-351-4170

NCA
http://www.ncacasi.org/

The NCA Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement is a dynamic school accreditation and evaluation organization that protects the public trust and is proactive in promoting a system of education that: Enhances student learning and love for learning, Fosters healthy, creative, and innovative human beings, Prepares students to live and learn in an ever changing and diverse world, and Provides standards and evaluation services for schools that ensure successful schooling transitions for its students.

Commission on Schools
Arizona State University
Box 873011
Tempe, AZ 85287-3011
Phone: 602-965-8700; 800-525-9517

NCAL
http://litserver.literacy.upenn.edu/ncal.html

NCAL's mission incorporates three primary goals: to improve understanding of youth and adult learning, to foster innovation and increase effectiveness in youth and adult basic education and literacy work, and to expand access to information and build capacity for literacy and basic skills service provision.

The Center has pursued this mission by engaging in cutting-edge and high-impact research, innovation, and training in youth and adult education in the following areas: research and development, technology and distance learning, staff development and training, curriculum and instruction, improved linkages between research, policy, and practice, and dissemination of the latest findings in applied R & D.

Graduate School of Education
3700 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6216
Phone: 877-PENNGSE

NCATE
http://www.ncate.org/

NCATE is the profession’s mechanism to help establish high quality teacher preparation. Through the process of professional accreditation of schools, colleges and departments of education, NCATE works to make a difference in the quality of teaching and teacher preparation today, tomorrow, and for the next century.

NCATE is a coalition of 33 specialty professional associations of teachers, teacher educators, content specialists, and local and state policy makers. All are committed to quality teaching, and together, the coalition represents over 3 million individuals.

National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
2010 Massachusetts Ave NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: (202) 466-7496 Fax: (202) 296-6620
General e-mail: ncate@ncate.org

NCBE
http://www.ncbe.gwu.edu/

The National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education (NCBE) is funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs (OBEMLA) to collect, analyze, and disseminate information relating to the effective education of linguistically and culturally diverse learners in the U.S. NCBE is operated by The George Washington University, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Institute for Education Policy Studies.

NCBE provides information through its World Wide Web site and produces a weekly news bulletin, Newsline, and manages topical online discussion groups, the Roundtable Forums.

NCBE
The George Washington University
Center for the Study of Language & Education
2121 K Street NW, Suite 260
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: (800) 321-NCBE (6223) or 202) 467-0867 - within DC area
Fax: (800) 531-9347 or (202) 467-4283 - within DC area
Email: askncbe@ncbe.gwu.edu

NCEA
http://www.ncea.org/

The National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) is a professional membership organization that has been providing leadership and service to Catholic education since 1904. NCEA's mission is to advance the educational and catechetical mission of the Church and to provide leadership and service to its members in preschools, elementary and secondary schools, parish catechetical/religious education programs, diocesan offices, colleges, universities and seminaries. Our members serve over 7.6 million students.

National Catholic Educational Association
1077 30th Street, NW, Suite 100
Washington, DC 20007-3852
Telephone: (202) 337-6232
Fax: (202) 333-6706
E-mail: nceaadmin@ncea.org

NCEA
http://www.ncea.com/

NCEA's mission is to provide leadership to those who build learning communities in response to individual and community needs.

It does this by providing its members with national and regional training conferences and workshops; specialized periodicals, publications, and products; opportunities for peer support and networking; and information and referral services. In addition it acts as an advocate for community education by working with related organizations and promoting at the national, state, and local levels: parent and community involvement in public education; the formation of community partnerships to address community needs; and the expansion of lifelong learning opportunities for all community residents.

NCEA
3929 Old Lee Highway #91-A
Fairfax, VA 22042
Phone: 703-359-8973
Fax: 703-359-0972
Email: ncea@ncea.com

NCEIC
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/At-Risk/temple1.html

The center mission is to strengthen education and related resources in inner cities by conducting a program of interdisciplinary research and development on families, schools, and communities. The central question of the CEIC is "What conditions are required to cause massive improvements in the learning of children and youth in this nation's inner cities?"

Temple University
933 Ritter Hall Annex
13th and Cecil B. Moore Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Phone: (215) 204-3001

NCEL
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/educatrs/leadrshp/le2con10.htm

The Harvard Principals Center and Institute are two of the earliest proponents of intensive professional development for principals. Providing a weeklong summer program in leadership that focuses on vision building, reflection, and managing change, the Center also develops and offers programs around the country.

(no mailing address found)

NCEQW
http://www.irhe.upenn.edu/centers/ctrs-prog3.html

The National Center on the Educational Quality of the Workforce (EQW) investigates the relationships that exist between schooling and work. EQW represents a collaborative research endeavor involving the Wharton School and IRHE. Its mission is to examine the interactions among employers, schools, students/workers, and public policy to determine how better connections among these stakeholders would bolster the nation's economic competitiveness. The Center was the initiator of the National Employer Survey in 1994.

(emailed for contact information -- no response)

NCES
http://nces.ed.gov/

NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to Education in the United States and other nations.

National Center for Education Statistics
1990 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 502-7300

NCLIS
http://www.nclis.gov/

The U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) is a permanent, independent agency of the federal government charged with advising the executive and legislative branches on national library and information policies and plans.

The Commission reports directly to the White House and the Congress on the implementation of national policy, conducts studies, surveys and analyses of the nation's library and information needs, promotes research and development activities, conducts hearings and issues publications as appropriate and develops overall plans for meeting national library and informational needs and for the coordination of activities at the federal, state and local levels.

1110 Vermont Avenue, N.W.
Suite 820
Washington, DC 20005-3552
Telephone: 202-606-9200
Fax: 202-606-9203

NCME
http://www.ncme.org/

NCME is an organization that is incorporated exclusively for scientific, educational, literary, and charitable purposes. Its purposes include:

Encouragement of scholarly efforts to: advance the science of measurement in the field of education; improve measurement instruments and procedures for their administration, scoring, interpretation, and use; improve applications of measurement in assessment of individuals and evaluations of educational programs.

Dissemination of knowledge about: theory, techniques, and instrumentation available for measurement of educationally relevant human, institutional, and social characteristics; procedures appropriate to the interpretation and use of such techniques and instruments; applications of educational measurement in individual and group evaluation studies.

NCME
Central Office
1230 17th St. NW
Washington, DC 20036-3078
Phone: 202-223-9318
Fax: 202-775-1824

NCPTLA
http://www.ed.psu.edu/cshe/htdocs/research/NCTLA/nctla.htm

Originally funded from the U. S. Department of Education's OERI, The National Center on Postsecondary Teaching, Learning, and Assessment (NCTLA) is a research, development, and dissemination center that seeks to discover what facilitates student learning. NCTLA comprises faculty, administrators, and researchers at Penn State University, the University of Illinois at Chicago, Syracuse University, Northwestern University, Arizona State University, and the University of Southern California.

403 South Allen Street, Suite 104
State College, Pennsylvania 16801
Voice: 814.865.5917
Fax: 814.865.3638

NCREATE
http://www.wmich.edu/evalctr/create/

The mission of CREATE shall be to: provide a forum for the presentation, discussion and dissemination of personnel and program evaluation research, policy, and practice in education; provide an international mutual assistance network of personnel engaged in educational evaluation research, policy, and practice; and, provide a professional organization for persons engaged in educational evaluation.

The Evaluation Center
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5237
Western Michigan University
Phone: (616) 387-5895
Fax: (616) 387-5923

NCREL
http://www.ncrel.org/

Throughout the country, teachers, parents, principals, community members, policymakers, and students are working toward a common goal: improving our nation's schools to make them safe and productive places where children can learn and grow. Since 1984, the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory has been a partner and resource in this important endeavor.

North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
1120 East Diehl Road, Suite 200
Naperville, Illinois 60563
Phone: 630-649-6500 or 800-356-2735
Fax: 630-649-6700
E-mail: info@ncrel.org

NCREST
http://www.tc.columbia.edu/~ncrest/

NCREST, established at Teachers College in 1990, supports restructuring efforts by documenting successful initiatives, creating reform networks to share new research findings with practitioners, and linking policy to practice. NCREST works to develop understandings that help schools become: learner-centered by focusing on the needs of learners in school organization, governance, and pedagogy; knowledge-based, by structuring teacher learning and professional development; and responsible and responsive, by restructuring accountability and assessment practices.

NCREST Box 110
Teachers College,
Columbia University|
525 West 120th Street
New York, New York 10027
Telephone: (212) 678-3432
Fax: (212) 678-4170

NCRMSE
http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/ncisla/whatwedo/NCRMSE.html

Our Center’s work expands on work conducted by the NCRMSE. The mission of NCRMSE was to provide a research base for the reform of school mathematics.

Among its accomplishments, NCRMSE researchers: refined conceptions of what it means to learn mathematics with understanding documented how learning important mathematics ideas occurs in classrooms developed new forms of instruction and professional development played a leading role in early algebra and geometry reform.

NCRMSE director Thomas Romberg and collaborating researchers also: created a national network of scholars provided leadership to the national mathematics education standards movement designed groundbreaking tools for teachers, including the middle-school mathematics curricula, Mathematics in Context, and the Cognitively Guided Instruction approach to elementary mathematics instruction authored several publications to advance research-based reform.

Wisconsin Center for Education Research
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1025 W. Johnson St.
Madison, WI 53706

NCRTL
http://ncrtl.msu.edu/

The name of the National Center for Research on Teacher Learning (NCRTL) reflects its innovative vision and the focus of its research. Originally called the National Center for Research on Teacher Education, the NCRTL was founded at Michigan State University's College of Education in 1985 with a grant from the Office of Education Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education. The center was renamed in 1991 to reflect its new emphasis on teacher learning and the center's desire to provide leadership in defining this new area of research.

(emailed for mailing address)
Phone: (517) 355-3486
Fax: (517) 432-2795
E-mail: floden@msu.edu

NCRVE
NCRVE closed its doors on December 31, 1999. The mission of the National Center for research in Vocational Education (NCRVE) was to strengthen education to prepare all individuals for lasting and rewarding employment and lifelong learning. Furthering this effort into the year 2000 and beyond is the National Research and Dissemination Centers for Career and Technical Education.

Ohio State University
1900 Kenney Rd.
Columbus, OH 43210-1090|
URL: http://www.nccte.com
E-mail: ndccte@osu.edu
Phone: 800.848.4815 or 614.292.9931
Fax: 614.292.1260

NCSI
(no website found)

NCSL
(no website found)

NCSM
http://ncsmonline.org/

The National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM) is an organization for leaders in mathematics education, pre-K through adult. NCSM is unique in its purpose &endash; supporting mathematics leadership at the school, district, college/university, state/province, and national levels. Its membership constitutes an international force, collaborating to initiate and implement reform in mathematics education.

NCSM envisions a cadre of well-trained, broadly informed, and perceptive leaders of mathematics at all levels. These leaders must be empowered and held accountable for overseeing and facilitating the implementation of substantive reform of school mathematics for all students.

NCSM
P.O. Box 150368
LAKEWOOD, CO 80215-0368
Voice Mail and Fax: 303-274-5932
E-mail:

NCSS
http://www.ncss.org/

Founded in 1921, National Council for the Social Studies has grown to be the largest association in the country devoted solely to social studies education. NCSS engages and supports educators in strengthening and advocating social studies. With members in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and 69 foreign countries, NCSS serves as an umbrella organization for elementary, secondary, and college teachers of history, geography, economics, political science, sociology, psychology, anthropology, and law-related education. Organized into a network of more than 110 affiliated state, local, and regional councils and associated groups, the NCSS membership represents K-12 classroom teachers, college and university faculty members, curriculum designers and specialists, social studies supervisors, and leaders in the various disciplines that constitute the social studies.

National Council for the Social Studies
3501 Newark Street, NW
Washington, DC 20016
Telephone: 202 966-7840
Fax: 202 966-2061

NCSSMST
http://www.ncsssmst.org/

The goal of the Consortium is to foster, support, and advance the efforts of those specialized schools whose primary purpose is to attract and academically prepare students for leadership in mathematics, science, and technology.

The NCSSMST was established in 1988 to provide a forum for schools to exchange information and program ideas and to evolve alliances between them. Ther are currently 68 institutional members (secondary schools), representing more than 35, 000 students and 1, 400 educators. These are joined by over 100 affiliate members (colleges, universities, and corporations) who share the goals of transforming mathematics, scince, and technology education.

3020 Wards Ferry Road
Lynchburg, VA 24502
Voice: 434-582 -1104
Fax: 434-239-4140

NCSTL
(no website found)

The NCSTL is headquartered at Ohio State University. Its main focus is on factors that effect science teaching and learning that are generally out of a classroom teachers' hands, such as social or cultural influences, public incentives and perceptions, political and economic forces, and the impact of new technologies. They are funded by a variety of sources including the National Science Foundation, the US Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement, Ohio State University and the Ohio Board of Regents. They publish two journals, COGNOSIS and the NCTSL Digest, as well as a series of monographs. NCSTL is active in promoting partnerships and collaborations between classroom teachers and science/technology experts, often from Ohio State University. They encourage open communication between teachers, scientists, administrators and public policy makers to discuss education reforms (White and Klapper, 1993 and Klapper, et al, 1991).

NCTSL Research Center 104
1314 Kinnear Road Columbus, OH 43212
(614) 292-3339

NCSWL
http://www-gse.berkeley.edu/research/NCSWL/csw.homepage.html

The National Center for the Study of Writing and Literacy (NCSWL), one of the educational research centers sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, has completed its mission and no longer functions as an independent entity. The mission of the Center was to improve understanding of how writing is best learned and taught--from the early years through adulthood. The Center supported research projects examining how students learn to write, how teachers can best help students who come from an increasing diversity of cultural backgrounds, how writing can be used more effectively across the curriculum, how larger social forces (such as ethnic background, relations with family members, social class, and the neighborhood) affect success in school, how we might develop better ways to assess what students are learning, and how new technologies and new demands in the workplace affect the literacy skills students need to learn.

National Writing Project (NWP)
5511 Tolman Hall
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720

NCTE
http://www.ncte.org/

The National Council of Teachers of English is devoted to improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels of education. Since 1911, NCTE has provided a forum for the profession, an array of opportunities for teachers to continue their professional growth throughout their careers, and a framework for cooperation to deal with issues that affect the teaching of English.

1111 Kenyon Road; Urbana, IL 61801 1096
call 1-800-369-6283
fax: 217 328- 9645
E-mail: public_info@ncte.org

NCTM
http://www.nctm.org/

The mission of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics is to provide the vision and leadership necessary to ensure a mathematics education of the highest quality for all students. With more than 100,000 members and 250 Affiliates throughout the United States and Canada, NCTM is the world's largest mathematics education organization.

NCTM Headquarters Office
1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-9988
Phone: (703) 620-9840
Fax: (703) 476-2970

NDN
(no website)

The National Diffusion Network (NDN), up until June of 1996, was a remarkable system, administered by the U.S. Department of Education, for sharing education programs that work among public and private schools.Titles of some well-known NDN programs include: Hands-On Elementary Science, Fishbanks, Ltd., Chapter I HOTS (Higher Order Thinking Skills), Folger Library Shakespeare Project, Philosophy for Children, REACH (Respecting Ethnic and Cultural Heritage), Decision Making Math, and Teaching Geography. For information about any of these programs, please contact Lynda Lathrop at EIRC at 609-582-7000 or email llathrop@eirc.org.

NEA
http://www.nea.org/

NEA is America’s oldest and largest organization committed to advancing the cause of public education. Founded in 1857 in Philadelphia and npow headquartered in Washington, D.C., NEA proudly claims more than 2.5 million members who work at every level of education, from pre-school to university graduate programs. NEA has affiliates in every state as well as in over 13, 000 local communities across the United States.

1201 16^th Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 833-4000

NEGP
http://www.negp.gov/

The National Education Goals Panel is an independent executive branch agency of the federal government charged with monitoring national and state progress toward the National Education Goals. Under the legislation, the Panel is charged with a variety of responsibilities to support systemwide reform, including: reporting on national and state progress toward the goals over a 10-year period; working to establish a system of high academic standards and assessments; identifying actions for federal, state, and local governments to take; and building a nationwide, bipartisan consensus to achieve the Goals.

1255 22nd Street, NW, Suite 502
Washington, DC 20037
Fax: 202-632-0957 or 202-632-1032
Email: NEGP@ed.gov

NESAC
(could not find a website)

NESTA
http://seaborg.nmu.edu/nesta/default.html

NESTA is a nonprofit educational organization, founded in 1983, whose purpose is the advancement, stimulation, extension, improvement, and coordination of Earth Science education at all educational levels.

NESTA
P.O. Box 2194
Liverpool, NY 13089-2194
E-mail: cwozniak@nmu.edu.

NEWEST
http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/trc/Teacher/wrk.html

NASA conducts two types of national summer educator workshops each year. The workshops are the NASA Educational Workshop for Elementary School Teachers (NEWEST) and NASA Educational Workshop for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Teachers (NEWMAST). These workshops model the integration of the National Education Standards in mathematics, science and technology. The workshops provide teachers with an opportunity to observe NASA's state-of-the-art research and development through direct interaction with NASA scientist, engineers, technicians and educational specialists at NASA Field Centers. Translation activities are incorporated into the workshop to help teachers adapt their new content knowledge, experience and materials into their specific educational situations. Selected participants will spend two weeks in the summer at one of NASA's centers or facilities.

NASA Dryden Educator Resource Center
45168 N. 3rd St. East
Lancaster, CA 93535
NASA Central Operation of Resources for Educators (CORE)
Lorain County Joint Vocational School
15181 Route 58 South
Oberlin, OH 44074
Email: http://www.nsta.org/programs/new.htm

NEWMAST
http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/trc/Teacher/wrk.html

NASA Dryden Educator Resource Center
45168 N. 3rd St. East
Lancaster, CA 93535
NASA Central Operation of Resources for Educators (CORE)|
Lorain County Joint Vocational School
15181 Route 58 South|
Oberlin, OH 44074
Email: http://www.nsta.org/programs/new.htm

NFIE
http://www.nfie.org/

NFIE envisions a future in which public education in America provides all of its students with a world-class education. Created by the National Education Association in 1969, NFIE empowers public education employees to innovate, take risks, and become agents for change to improve teaching and learning in our society. The foundation awards grants to educators who propose innovative and promising ways to help all students experience academic success and reach their full potential, especially those who have been historically underserved by society's institutions. NFIE conducts research on these efforts and publishes reports on its findings.

The foundation believes that students' success depends on what teachers know and can do. The focus of NFIE's programs, therefore, is two-fold. First, NFIE seeks to ensure that the three million teachers in the nation's public schools have opportunities throughout their careers to keep up to date with new knowledge, new technology, an ever-changing society, and changing expectations for what all students should know. Through its programs, the foundation works to weave continuous learning into the fabric of teaching. Second, NFIE's programs are designed to identify those educators who do the extraordinary in serving their students and their profession, to provide them with the means to explore their best ideas, and to support them as role models for their colleagues.

The NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education
1201 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202.822.7840
Fax: 202.822.7779

NMSA
http://www.nmsa.org/

Since its inception in 1973, National Middle School Association (NMSA) has been a voice for those committed to the educational and developmental needs of young adolescents. NMSA is the only national education association dedicated exclusively to the growth of middle level education.

With over 28,000 members representing principals, teachers, central office personnel, professors, college students, parents, community leaders, and educational consultants across the United States, Canada, and 45 other countries, NMSA welcomes and provides support to anyone interested in the health and education of young adolescents. In addition, NMSA has a network of 57 affiliate organizations in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia that strengthens our outreach to the regional, state, provincial, and local levels.

NATIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
4151 Executive Parkway, Suite 300
Westerville, OH 43081
Phone: 1-800-528-NMSA (6672)
Email: info@NMSA.org

NOLPE
(no website found)

Southwest Plaza Building
3601 S.W., 29th Street
Suite 223
Topeka, KS, 66614
Tel: (913) 273-3550
Fax: (913) 273-2001,

NRC
http://www.nas.edu/nrc/

The National Research Council was organized by the National Academy of Sciences in 1916 to associate the broad community of science and technology with the Academy's purposes of further knowledge and advising the federal government. Functioning in accordance with general policies determined by the Academy, the National Research Council has become the principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, and the scientific and engineering communities. The National Research Council is administered jointly by both Academies and the Institute of Medicine.

National Academy of Sciences
2101 Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20418
202-334-2000

NRCAET
(now called CRESST -- National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing)
http://www.cse.ucla.edu/

Funded by the U.S. Department of Education and the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) conducts research on important topics related to K-12 educational testing.

CRESST/UCLA
GSE&IS Building, Mailbox 951522
300 Charles E. Young Drive North
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1522
Tel: 310-206-1532 Fax: 310-825-3883

NRCCDSLL
http://www.cal.org/Archive/projects/ncrcdsll.htm

The National Center for Research on Cultural Diversity and Second Language Learning was funded by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement of the U.S. Department of Education to conduct research on the education of language minority students in the United States. The Center was operated by the University of California, Santa Cruz, through the University of California's statewide Linguistic Minority Research Institute, in collaboration with the Center for Applied Linguistics and other institutions nationwide. The Center was committed to promoting the intellectual development, literacy, and thoughtful citizenship of language minority students and to increasing appreciation of the cultural and linguistic diversity of the American people.

Center for Applied Linguistics
4646 40th Street NW
Washington, DC 20016-1859
Phone: 202-362-0700

NRCGT
http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/nrcgt.html

The work of The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (NRC/GT) is guided by emerging research about the broadened conception of human potential and the need to develop "high-end learning" opportunities for all of America's students. Programs and services designed to challenge the highest levels of learning and creativity; to promote high expectations, rigorous standards, and greater engagement with subject matter should be an integral part of every school's overall program. We believe that the nation's largest reservoir of untapped talent can be found among those young people who, by reason of economic circumstances and all of the problems that surround poverty in America, have not been given equal opportunity and encouragement to develop their potentials to the fullest. Accordingly, our orientation and related research has been to apply the strategies of high-end learning to total school improvement and to focus our research on developing gifts and talents in young people based on a broad array of both traditional and emerging indicators of potential for high performance.

University of Connecticut
2131 Hillside Road
Unit 3007
Storrs, CT 06269-3007
Phone: 860-486-4676
Fax: 860-486-2900

NRCLTL
http://www.albany.edu/ltl/mltlp/tofc.html

The National Research Center on Literature Teaching and Learning is a research and development center located at the University at Albany, State University of New York. The Center was established in 1987 (as the Center for the Learning and Teaching of Literature), and in January 1991 began a new, five-year cycle of work administered by the Office of Research, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education. The Center's mission is to conduct research and sponsor activities to improve the teaching and learning of literature, preschool through grade 12, in schools across the nation.

National Research Center on Literature Teaching and Learning
University at Albany
State University of New York
1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12222

NRCSL
http://ericae.net/edo/ed338704.htm or http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/educatrs/leadrshp/le4nrcsl.htm or
http://www.lrdc.pitt.edu/

The National Research Center on Student Learning (CSL) focuses on how thinking skills affect what students learn in school. One of 23 national centers funded by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, CSL is an integral part of the University of Pittsburgh's Learning Research and Development Center (LRDC). LRDC's mission is to conduct fundamental research on learning and to construct scientific foundations for education and training.

National Center on Student Learning
Learning Research and Development Center
University of Pittsburgh
3939 O'Hara Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260
(412) 624-7450

NSBA
http://www.nsba.org/

The National School Boards Association is the nationwide advocacy and outreach organization for public school governance. NSBA's mission is to foster excellence and equity in public elementary and secondary education in the United States through school board leadership. Founded in 1940, NSBA is a not-for profit federation of state associations of school boards across the United States and the school boards of the District of Columbia, Guam, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

1680 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-838-6722
Fax: 703-683-7590
E-mail: info@nsba.org

NSF
http://www.nsf.gov/

The National Science Foundation is an independent U.S. government agency responsible for promoting science and engineering through programs that invest over $3.3 billion per year in almost 20,000 research and education projects in science and engineering.

The National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230, USA
Phone: 703-292-5111 or 800-877-8339 or 703-292-5090

NSPE
http://www.nspe.org/

The National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) is the only engineering society that represents individual engineering professionals and licensed engineers (PEs) across all disciplines. Founded in 1934, NSPE strengthens the engineering profession by promoting engineering licensure and ethics, enhancing the engineer image, advocating and protecting PEs' legal rights at the national and state levels, publishing news of the profession, providing continuing education opportunities, and much more. NSPE serves some 60,000 members and the public through 53 state and territorial societies and more than 500 chapters.

NSPE
1420 King Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-2794
Phone: (703) 684-2800

NSPRA
http://www.nspra.org/

Since 1935, the National School Public Relations Association has been providing school communication training and services to school leaders throughout the United States, Canada, and the U.S. Dependent Schools worldwide.

NSPRA's mission is to advance education through responsible communication. We accomplish that mission through a variety of diverse services that we provide to Our Members and to other school leaders who contract with or buy from us. With 60 years of experience, we have a reputation in the field for practical approaches to solving school district and agency communication problems.

National School Public Relations Association
15948 Derwood Road
Rockville, MD 20855
Phone: (301) 519-0496
Fax: (301) 519-0494
Email: nspra@nspra.org

NSSE
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Complete/Series/NSSE.html

(list of books distributed by NSSE; otherwise no webpage found)
(address assumed to be the same)

5835 Kimbark Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
(312) 702-1582

NSTA
http://www.nsta.org/

The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), founded in 1944 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, is the largest organization in the world promoting science teaching and learning for all. NSTA's current membership of more than 53,000 includes science teachers, science supervisors, administrators, scientists, business and industry representatives, and others involved in science education.

The Association publishes four journals, a newspaper, and many books and publications for teachers, and conducts world-class conventions that attract more than 30,000 attendees annually. NSTA offers many services for science educators, including a new NSTA Institute, which provides on-line and site-based professional development programs; teacher recognition and grant programs awarding more than $600,000 annually; and competitions for students of all grade levels.

NSTA maintains a content-rich website (www.nsta.org) that provides classroom resources, news and information, and opportunities for educators to connect with one another. Two of the most popular resources, Read It! and NSTA Recommends, enable teachers to preview the entire text of select publications on-line and read professional reviews of the best science-based, teacher publications, trade books, and software currently on the market. The website also features NSTA's SciLinkssm initiative, which connects key textbook subjects to NSTA-approved Web sites that can enrich student learning both inside and outside the science classroom.

National Science Teachers Association
1840 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington VA 22201-3000 USA
Phone: (703) 243-7100
Email: www.nsta.org

NWREL
http://www.nwrel.org/

The Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory's mission is to improve educational results for children, youth, and adults by providing research and development assistance in delivering equitable, high-quality educational programs. NWREL provides research and development assistance to education, government, community agencies, business, and labor. NWREL's primary service area is the Northwest states of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.

101 SW Main, Ste. 500
Portland, OR 97204
Phone: (503) 275-9500

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OERI
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/

The Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) provides national leadership for educational research and statistics. OERI strives to promote excellence and equity in American education by: conducting research and demonstration projects funded through grants to help improve education, collecting statistics on the status and progress of schools and education throughout the nation, and distributing information and providing technical assistance to those working to improve education.

The Office of Education Research and Improvement
U.S. Department of Education
555 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20208-5500

ORSA
http://www.informs.org/ (supposedly ORSA can be found on this site)

Mount Royal and Guilford Avenues
Baltimore, MD 21201
(appears to be the same as OERI)

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PAESMT
http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/pres_awards/

The program is open to practicing public-, private- and parochial-school teachers with a minimum of five years of experience. Candidates are then chosen on the basis of their teaching performance, their background and their experience. This includes an evaluation of their formal education and continuing educational experience as well as professional and other activities related to their teaching. Applicants are asked to demonstrate how their teaching enables students to learn important math and science processes and concepts. They must also provide letters of support for their application from colleagues; current or former students; parents of current or former students; or their supervisors.

Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, Directorate for Education and Human Resources
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, Va. 22230
Phone: (703) 306-0422.

PCCPRE
http://www.gse.upenn.edu/cpre/

Believing that reform, in order to be effective, must lead to high-quality instruction and improved student learning, CPRE researchers focus on three essential components. Effective reform must: incorporate a coherent set of policies and practices; contain meaningful incentives to individuals and the organization; and build the capacity of the individual and the organization to institute and sustain necessary changes. CPRE researchers are currently examining how alternative approaches to reform -- such as new accountability policies, teacher compensation, whole-school reform approaches, and efforts to contract out instructional services -- address issues of coherence, incentives, and capacity.

CPRE products focus on how policies and practices contribute to effective reform. CPRE not only publishes research reports, but also sponsors forums and workshops on issues policymakers grapple with daily.

PDK
http://www.pdkintl.org/

Phi Delta Kappa is an international association of professional educators. Our mission is to promote quality education, with particular emphasis on publicly supported education, as essential to the development and maintenance of a democratic way of life.

Phi Delta Kappa International
408 N. Union St., P.O. Box 789
Bloomington, IN 47402-0789
Phone: 800/766-1156 (Toll Free)
Phone: 812/339-1156
Fax: 812/339-0018
Email: webmaster@pdkintl.org

ACPDS
http://www.nctm.org/about/committees/pdsac/

The ACPDS advises the Board of Directors on matters pertaining to the professional development and status of mathematics educators.

NCTM Headquarters Office
1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-9988
Phone: (703) 620-9840
Fax: (703) 476-2970

PIMMS
http://www.wesleyan.edu/pimms/

In 1979, Robert A. Rosenbaum, a professor of mathematics at Wesleyan University, convened a group of citizens who were concerned about the quality of mathematics education in CT. These meetings included mathematics teachers and faculty from the public school, community college, and university levels, school administrators, and representatives of business and industry. Their collaboration resulted in the formation of the Project to Increase Mastery of Mathematics (PIMM).

PIMMS (Project to Increase Mastery of Mathematics and Science) began in 1983 when the organization’s scope was broadened to include science. In the summer of 1984, the first of a continuing series of summer fellowship programs for teachers was conducted. These two-summer, multi-week institutes are designed to increase the content background of participants, to provide them with new teaching strategies, including the use of technology, and to develop their leadership capabilities so they can extend the impact of their PIMMS experience to their colleagues and educators statewide.

PIMMS
178 Cross St.
Middletown, CT 06459-0200
Fax: 860-685-6461
home: 860-685-6454

PIP
(appears to be the same as OERI)

PME
http://members.tripod.com/~IGPME/

The International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, abbreviated to PME, is a group of researchers. The group was established in 1976 at ICME3 in Karlsruhe. PME is affiliated as subgroup to the ICMI, the International Commission on Mathematics Instruction.

The major goals of the group are: to promote international contacts and the exchange of scientific information in the psychology of mathematics education; to promote and stimulate interdisciplinary research in the aforesaid area, with the cooperation of psychologists, mathematicians and teachers; to further a deeper insight into the psychological aspects of teaching and learning mathematics and the implications thereof.

Prof. Barbara J. Pence
San Jose State University
Dept. of Math & Computer Sciences
San Jose, CA 95192-0103
USA
Phone: 1 408 924 5142
Fax: 1 408 924 5080
Email: pence@mathcs.sjsu.edu

Dr. Carolyn Kieran University du Québec à Montréal
De. de Mathématiques
C.P. 8888 Succ.Centre-Ville
Montréal, Québec H3C 3P8
CANADA
Phone: 1 514 987 3000x7793
Fax: 1 514 987 8935
Email: kieran.carolyn@uqam.ca

PREL (Pacific Resources for Education and Learning)
http://www.prel.org/

At Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL), our business is education. PREL's work provides resources and products developed to promote educational excellence for children, youth, and adults, particularly in multicultural and multilingual environments. Besides its personnel, PREL's most important asset is its established partnerships and networks designed to meet the educational needs of governments, communities and business. Please contact us at email PREL and let us know how we can contribute to your educational efforts.

PREL's Work includes operating one of 10 Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) programs in the nation, under a contract with the U.S. Department of Education. This contract, together with other federal grant programs administered by PREL, provides a wide array of services to the Pacific Service Region. The privilege and experience gained working with the people and institutions in this region are treasured and invaluable.

Pacific Resources for Education and Learning
1099 Alakea Street, 25th Floor
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813-4513
Phone: (808) 441-1300
Fax: (808) 441-1385
Email: askprel@prel.org

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RAC
http://www.nctm.org/about/committees/rac/

The RAC advises the Board of Directors on matters related to research and policies on research in mathematics education and teacher education.

NCTM Headquarters Office|
1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-9988
Phone: (703) 620-9840
Fax: (703) 476-2970

RBS
http://www.rbs.org/index.html

Created in 1966, Research for Better Schools (RBS) is a private, nonprofit corporation dedicated to the improvement of education through the use of research findings and best practices. For almost 35 years, RBS has served the research, development, evaluation, and technical assistance needs of educators, primarily those in the Mid-Atlantic region of Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

Research for Better Schools
444 North Third Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19123
Email: info@rbs.org
Voice: 215-574-9300
Fax: 215-574-0133

RFP
(too broad…no website found)

RLEINI
http://www.stg.brown.edu/~dmr/LAB/index.html
or
http://www.lab.brown.edu/public/index.shtml

The LAB's mission is to promote knowledge-based school improvement throughout the Northeast and Islands region that helps create equal access to high quality learning environments and helps all students meet high standards of learning.

The Regional Laboratory for Educational Improvement of the Northeast and Islands
Suite 950
300 Brickstone Square
Andover MA 01810
(508) 470-0098
(800) 347-4200

RREC
http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/BER/csr/csr.htm

(this address is for the CSR -- Center for the Study of Reading; otherwise no web page found for RREC)

University of Illinois
174 Children's Research Center
51 Gerty Drive
Champaign, IL 61820
phone: 217-333-2552
fax: 217-244-4501

RSC
(sent an email to NCTM for information about this committee)

NCTM Headquarters Office
1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-9988
Phone: (703) 620-9840
Fax: (703) 476-2970

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SCA
http://www.isca-speech.org/genpres.html (international SCA website)
http://www.scassn.org/ (this is supposed to be the website but it doesn’t work)

An association of teachers, speech clinicians, media specialists, communication consultants, and others interested in promoting the study, criticism, research, teaching, and application of art, humanistic, and scientific principles of communication and speech communication.

5105 Backlick Road
Building E
Annandale, Va. 22003
Phone: (703) 750-0533
Fax: (703) 914-9471

SEA
http://www.ed.gov/Programs/bastmp/SEA.htm

The SEA provides information, resources, and technical assistance on educational matters to the schools and the residents in the agencies district.

(website contains contact information for SEA in various states)

SEDL
http://www.sedl.org/

Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL) exists to challenge, support, and enrich educational systems in providing quality education for all learners, enabling them to lead productive and fulfilling lives in an ever-changing, increasingly interconnected world.

SEDL’s mission is to find, share, and sustain effective solution for the most urgent problems facing educational systems, practitioners, and decision makers in the southwestern United States. SEDL’s particular emphasis is on ensuring educational equity for children and youth who live in poverty; who are Hispanic, Black, or other minorities; or who have physical or mental exceptionalities.

SEDL purses this mission through diverse and interrelated funding and project arrangements, governed by an institutional commitment to long-term, systematic, research- and experience-based approaches. The primary strategies are those of development, dissemination, training and technical assistance, supported by evaluation and applied research.

Southwest Educational Development Laboratory
211 East 7th Street
Austin, TX 78701-3281
Phone: (800) 476-6861
Fax: (512) 476-2286
E-mail: webmaster@sedl.org

SEI
(no official website found)

SEPA
http://www.nctm.org/
(no official website but some information may be retrieved from the NCTM official website)
(emailed NCTM to send information about SEPA)

Richard Callan
NCTM Representative
490 Alton Drive
Greenwood, IN 46143
Email: rcallan@iquest.net

SERVE
http://www.serve.org/

SERVE, directed by Dr. John R. Sanders, is an education organization with the mission to promote and support the continuous improvement of educational opportunities for all learners in the Southeast. The organization’s commitment to continuous improvement is manifest in a cycle that begins with research and best practice. Building on theory and craft knowledge, SERVE staff members develop tools and processes designed to assist practitioners, to refine the organization’s delivery of technical assistance to schools and educational agencies, and, ultimately, to raise the level of student achievement in the region. Evaluation of the impact of these activities combined with input from affected stakeholders expands SERVE’s knowledge base and directs future research.

SERVE---North
Carolina (Main Office)
P.O. Box 5367
Greensboro, NC 27435
Phone: 336-315-7400 or 800-755-3277
Fax 336-315-7457

SIAM
http://www.siam.org/

Applied mathematics, in partnership with computational science, is essential in solving many real-world problems, from modeling physical, chemical, and biomedical phenomena; to designing engineered parts, structures, and systems to optimize performance; to planning and managing financial and marketing strategies; to understanding and optimizing manufacturing processes; and many others. To ensure the strongest interactions between mathematics and other scientific and technological communities, it remains the policy of SIAM to: advance the application of mathematics and computational science to science, engineering, industry, and society; promote research that could lead to effective new mathematical and computational methods and techniques for science, engineering, industry, and society; provide media for the exchange of information and ideas among mathematicians, engineers, and scientists.

3600 University City
Science Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688
Toll Free: 1-800-447-SIAM (in the US and Canada)
Phone: 215-382-9800
Fax: 215-386-7999
E-Mail: service@siam.org

SNAP
http://www.snaponline.org/

SNAP is the one non-profit, professional society serving the needs of association publishers and communications professionals. Guided by a volunteer Board of Directors, SNAP provides a forum for idea information and exchange. Our areas of expertise include: fostering effective relationships between publishers, communications professionals, and industry providers; and developing and maintaining high editorial and advertising standards.

SNAP Headquarters
1595 Spring Hill Road, Suite 330
Tysons Corner, Vienna VA 22182
Voice: (703) 506-3285
Fax: (703) 506-3266
E-mail: snapinfo@snaponline.org

SSMA
http://www.ssma.org/

The School Science and Mathematics Association is dedicated to improving instruction at all levels in and between science and mathematics by providing leadership in the field. Its primary work and publications address the needs of all of those involved in the science and mathematics teaching and learning processes.

SSMA's main activities include publication of its journal, School Science and Mathematics and newsletter, Mathematics-Science Connector, conducting national conferences, and funding innovative classroom projects through its Endowment Grant Program.

Margie Raub-Hunt
William Hunt
SSMA Co-Executive Directors
16734 Hamilton Court
Strongsville, OH 44149-5701
Phone: 440-238-2633 or 1-866-227-SSMA
Fax: 440-238-3147
Email: ssma314159@aol.com

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TA
(too broad to find a website)

TERC
http://www.terc.edu/

Founded in 1965, TERC is a not-for-profit education research and development organization in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

TERC's mission is to improve mathematics, science, and technology teaching and learning. TERC works at the edges of current theory and practice to: contribute to understanding of learning and teaching, foster professional development; develop applications of new technologies, create curricula and other products, and support school reform.

TERC
2067 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140
USA
Phone: (617) 547-0430
Fax: (617) 349-3535
Email: communications@terc.edu

TESOL
http://www.tesol.edu/

TESOL's mission is to develop the expertise of its members and others involved in teaching English to speakers of other languages to help them foster effective communication in diverse settings while respecting individuals' language rights. To this end: TESOL articulates and advances standards for professional preparation and employment, continuing education, and student programs; TESOL links groups worldwide to enhance communication among language specialists; TESOL produces high-quality programs, services, and products. TESOL promotes advocacy to further the profession.

TESOL: Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc.
700 South Washington Street, Suite 200
Alexandria, Virginia 22314 USA
Phone: 703-836-0774
Fax: 703-836-7864
E-mail: info@tesol.org

TLC
http://tlc.discovery.com/

Since Discovery Channel first went on the air in 1985, Discovery Communication, Inc. has grown to become the leading global real world media and entertainment company.

For a quicker response to your television questions, please call us at 1-888-404-5969.
Online Questions: letters@discovery.com
TV Questions: viewer_relations@discovery.com

Triangle Coalition for Science and Technology
http://www.triangle-coalition.org/

Our mission is to foster collaboration among leaders in education, business, and government to improve science, mathematics, and technology education.

The Triangle Coalition is a Washington D.C. based nonprofit organization comprised of more than 100 members with representation from business, industry, and labor; scientific and engineering societies; state and local alliances; education organizations; and governmental agencies.

The Triangle Coalition has three unique features that distinguish it from other national organizations working to improve education: it involves organizations from business, industry, and labor as equal partners with those from science, engineering, and education; it provides direct linkages with a large number of broad-based alliances that are working to improve math, science, and technology education at the state and local level; and it has no vested interest in any one mechanism for education improvement.

Triangle Coalition for Science and Technology for Science and Technology Education
1201 New York Ave., NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 800-582-0115
Fax: 202-289-1303

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UCEA
http://www.ucea.org/

The University Council for Educational Administration is a consortium of 62 major research universities in the United States and Canada. The dual mission of UCEA is to improve the preparation of educational leaders and promote the development of professional knowledge in school improvement and administration.

UCEA
205 Hill Hall
Columbia, MO 65211-2185
Phone: (573) 884-8300
Fax: (573) 884-8302

UI
http://www.urban.org/

The Urban Institute is a nonprofit policy research organization established in Washington, D.C., in 1968. The Institute's goals are to sharpen thinking about society's problems and efforts to solve them, improve government decisions and their implementation, and increase citizens' awareness about important public choices.

2100 M Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: (202) 833-7200
Email: paffairs@ui.urban.org

USDE
http://www.ed.gov/

The U.S. Department of Education was established on May 4, 1980 by Congress in the Department of Education Organization Act (Public Law 96-88 of October 1979). The Department's mission is to: strengthen the Federal commitment to assuring access to equal educational opportunity for every individual; supplement and complement the efforts of states, the local school systems and other instrumentalities of the states, the private sector, public and private nonprofit educational research institutions, community-based organizations, parents, and students to improve the quality of education; encourage the increased involvement of the public, parents, and students in Federal education programs; promote improvements in the quality and usefulness of education through Federally supported research, evaluation, and sharing of information; improve the coordination of Federal education programs; improve the management of Federal education activities; and increase the accountability of Federal education programs to the President, the Congress, and the public.

U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202
E-mail: customerservice@inet.ed.gov
Telephone: 1-800-USA-LEARN or 1-800-437-0833
Fax: (202) 401-0689

USMA
http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/

The U.S. Metric Association (USMA), Inc., with headquarters in Northridge CA, is a national non-profit organization, founded in 1916. It advocates U.S. conversion to the International System of Units which is known by the abbreviation SI (ess-eye). SI is also called the modern metric system. The process of changing our system of measurement units to the metric system (i.e. SI) is called metric transition or metrication.

USMA
10245 Andasol Ave
Northridge CA 91325-1504

USOE
(Superseded by USDE)

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WME
(no web page)

302 Shattuck Hall
Mt. Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA 01075
Phone: (413) 538-2608
Email: cmorrow@mhc.mtholyoke.edu

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