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ERIC Clearinghouse for Adult, Career, and Vocational Education
http://www.calpro-online.org/eric/index.asp- "ERIC, a national education information network, is part of the National Library of Education, U.S. Department of Education. The goal of ERIC is to identify, select, process, and disseminate information in education. The ERIC system consists of 16 clearinghouses, each serving a specialized field of education; adjunct clearinghouses on specific aspects of education; and support services. ERIC components offer products and services including ERIC Digests, major publications, user products, bibliographies, referrals, and computer searches."
All ERIC Clearinghouses ceased operations as of December 31, 2003. For a brief history of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career and Vocational Education, see our Fall 2003 newsletter . For current information and to search the ERIC database go to http://www.eric.ed.gov. Toll-free contact for general questions about ERIC: (800) LET-ERIC (538-3742)
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National Network for Child Care
http://www.nncc.org- NNCC unites the expertise of many of the nation's leading universities through the outreach system of Cooperative Extension. Our goal is to share knowledge about children and child care from the vast resources of the landgrant universities with parents, professionals, practioners, and the general public. We network with committed individuals around the country to bring you practical information and resources that will be useful to you in your everyday work with children.
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National Network for Collaboration
http://www.uvm.edu/extension/community/nnco/- "The goal of community collaboration is to bring individuals and members of communities, agencies and organizations together in an atmosphere of support to systematically solve existing and emerging problems that could not be solved by one group alone. Understanding the complexities of collaboration and applying the key elements involved in collaboration increases the likelihood of achieving shared goals and outcomes. To assist citizens and practitioners in their collaborative efforts, the National Network for Collaboration created a Collaboration Framework. The framework along with associated materials and practical tools are available through this interactive web-based resource. "
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National Network for Family Resiliency
http://www.nnfr.org/- "The National Network for Family Resiliency (NNFR) is an interactive network which provides leadership for acquisition, development, and analysis of resources that foster family resiliency. Family Resiliency is defined as "a family's ability to cultivate strengths to positively meet the challenges of life." The NNFR brings together educators, researchers, agency personnel, families, advocates for families, and practitioners who share interest in strengthening families that face multiple risks to their resiliency. "
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National Network for Health
http://www.nnh.org- "The National Network for Health (NNH) marshals the resources of Cooperative Extension and Land Grant University systems to promote improved health for children, youth, families and communities. This is accomplished through the delivery of research-based information and educational programs as well as the promotion of collaborations."
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State of Ohio Front Page
http://www.state.oh.us/- This page has information for the Executive, Judicial and Legislative branches of Ohio government and other info like telephone directories, job opportunities and discovering Ohio.
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Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
http://jfs.ohio.gov/- This site and the new agency are a result of the merger between the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services and the Ohio Department of Human Services on July 1, 2000. The site features information about programs, services, facts, statistics and current news concerning ODJFS.
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Ohio Department of Education
http://www.ode.state.oh.us/- Vision: The Ohio Department of Education will be recognized as one of the
best state education agencies in the nation by the year 2005.
Mission: The Department will work in partnership with school districts to raise expectations, build capacity and improve results.
Ohio ABLE Vision: To create and maintain the best state delivery system to provide basic skills to adults in the country.
Ohio ABLE Goals: 1. Define and raise expectations of what ABLE students should know and be able to do. 2. Establish and maintain an effective state leadership system, provide support and build capacity. 3. Ensure state and local program accountability and continuous improvement. 4. Become a high-performing work unit within the Ohio Department of Education.
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Ohio Department of Development
http://www.odod.state.oh.us/- "The Ohio Department of Development is responsible for the creation, retention and expansion of job opportunities for the State of Ohio. The Department, made up of eight divisions, administers both short-and long-term economic development programs. These programs make Ohio an industrial and technological leader throughout the United States. Department of Development programs help retain companies already located in Ohio, as well as attract national and international companies to locate their operations in Ohio and provide assistance to Ohio companies looking to export their products to new markets. Other programs assist entrepreneurial and minority business growth, help build healthy communities and keep the state's businesses competitive in world markets."
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Ohio Board of Regents
http://regents.ohio.gov/- "The Ohio Board of Regents is an eleven-member public body created by the state in 1963 to: provide higher education policy advice to the Governor and General Assembly, map strategies involving the state's colleges and universities, advocate for and manage distribution of state support for public colleges and universities, implement statewide legislative mandates."
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Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services
http://www.state.oh.us/ada/odada.htm- "The mission of the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services is to "...promote, assist in developing, and coordinate or conduct programs of education and research for the prevention of alcohol and drug addiction and for the treatment, including intervention, of alcoholics and persons who
abuse drugs of abuse. Programs established by the Department shall include abstinence-based prevention and treatment programs." (H.B. 317, Section 3793.02(A))"
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Ohio State University Extension Ohioline
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~ohioline- "Principally produced by Ohio State University Extension, Ohioline is your Link to Information, News and Educational resources of not only Extension but of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, and the Agricultural Technical Institute. Research and Extension programs are also supported by the colleges of Human Ecology, Veterinary Medicine, and Biological Sciences."
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USWORKFORCE.ORG
http://usworkforce.org/- This site, managed by the U. S. Department of Labor, is the gateway site to information on the Workforce Investment Act. Included is the official DOL word on WIA implementation as well as information about WIA state activities.
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The Workforce ATM
http://www.icesa.org/- Maintained by the Interstate Conference of Employment Security Agencies, this site provides access to training materials, discussion groups, and examples of what states are doing to implement the WIA.
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Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
http://jfs.ohio.gov/- The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS), scheduled to become operational on July 1, 2000, hosts this site that provides the latest information on the merger between the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services and the Ohio Department of Human Services that will result in the creation of ODJFS.
This page http://literacy.kent.edu/CommonGood/links.html
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