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• Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST)
  CAST is a not-for-profit organization that uses technology to expand opportunities for all people, especially those with disabilities. Information about universal design and accessible curriculum.
• Equity and Diversity
  Resources for educators to learn about equity. Includes assessment instrument, case stories, journal articles and additional resources.
• 4000 Years of Women in Science
  This site lists over 125 names of women from our scientific and technical past.This site grew out of the public talks given by Dr. Sethanne Howard, currently with the National Science Foundation.
• Ableza: Tips for Teachers
  Tips for Teachers: A list of things for teachers to remember when they are teaching about Native Americans.
• American Indian/Indigenous Education Resources
  A list of books, articles and programs related to teaching American Indian and Indigenous students.
• Center for Family Involvement in Schools
  The Center for Family Involvement in Schools provides equity-focused professional development programs and resources that strengthen family-school-community partnerships and encourage and support the academic, intellectual and social development of all children.
• Center for Research on Education, Diversity and Excellence
  CREDE is a federally funded research and development program focused on improving the education of students whose ability to reach their potential is challenged by language or cultural barriers, race, geographic location, or poverty.
• Collaboration for Equity
  This website seeks to ensure that efforts to reform math and science education improve quality for all while decreasing the historical gaps in participation and performance of girls and women. Resources include checklist, vignettes, bibliography and booklets.
• COMRISE: Center of Minority Research in Special Education
  COMRISE is designed to enhance the capacity of researchers in special education from historically Black colleges and universities and other minority institutions of higher education to build and pursue research agendas focused on minority issues in special education.
• Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics
  Website is a database of 86 20th century women who have made important contributions to physics.
• Curveball
  Steve Gould's New Yorker review of Herrnstein and Murray's The Bell Curve Nov. 28, '94.
• Diversity Within Unity
  This document identifies 12 essential principles for teaching and learning in a multicultural society. Also included is a checklist for assessing the principles.
• Equity Benchmarks for VT
  To facilitate the implementation of equitable learning environments in Vermont, the VISMT Equity Advisory Committee developed Benchmarks for schools and districts.
• Gauging the Gender Gap Online
  Compares Internet use by men and women.
• How Girls Hurt
  An article from the American School Board's Journal about how girls use covert aggression against one another.
• Imaginary Lines
  A collection of "did you know?" facts about girls and science.
• Kids at Risk - Kids and Learning
  On-line resources to assist educators with at-risk children.
• Media Education Foundation
  A collection of videotapes related to media, gender and diversity.
• National Visionary Leadership Project
  A collection of first-person stories told by African Americans in order to preserve history and link generations.
• Sorting by Sex: Sexing the Body: Gender Politics and the Construction of Sexuality
  Favorable review of Fausto-Sterling's latest book Sexing the Body in major science journal.
• Teaching Tolerance
  Teaching Tolerance serves as a clearinghouse of information about anti-bias programs and activities being implemented in schools across the country.
• Techbridge: Encouraging Girls in Technology web site
  This web site describes a technology program for girls that is hosted by Chabot Space & Science Center and funded by the National Science Foundation. The site offers resources and strategies to encourage girls in technology.
• The Diversity Bookmarks Collection
  This list of Bookmarks was developed over the course of two years and represents hundreds of hours of research and web surfing on the part of its author. It includes most of the major web addresses which should be of special interest to bilingual and ESL educators and others interested in issues of educational equity and diversity.