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California State University, Long Beach: Center for Language Minority Education & Research Promotes equity in schools and society, and explores equity and access issues in oppressed communities. http://www.clmer.csulb.edu/

Cultural Knowledge Newsletter A resource for those interested in learning more about diversity and culture. http://iwhome.com/cknowledge/

Donors Choose Program allowing teachers to propose any project that would delight and benefit students. Viewers can read proposals and decide if they want to fund a project. History of the project, how to submit or fund a proposal, and news. http://www.donorschoose.org/

Ensuring Equity with Alternative Assessments Explores the advantages and limitations of alternative assessments. http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/assment/as800.htm

Equity and Diversity A resource for educators concerned about creating equitable conditions for children. http://www.enc.org/topics/equity/

Gender Equity in Education Resources for promoting a heightened awareness of the need for gender equity in education for both girls and boys. http://teachertech.rice.edu/Participants/mborrow/GenderEquity/gendsite.html

Maasai Girls Education Fund The Fund encourages the education of Maasai girls in Kenya by covering all costs of education including boarding, travel, and books. http://www.maasaigirlseducation.org

The Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium Private non-profit corporation developing school programs that provide equal learning opportunities for students of diverse backgrounds. Provides desegregation assistance and other services to school districts in DE, MD, PA, VA, WV, and DC. http://www.maec.org/

Multicultural Education Pavilion Provides educators, students, and activists resources and dialogues on equity, social justice, and multicultural education. http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/

Teaching Tolerance Serves as a clearinghouse of information about anti-bias programs and activities being implemented in schools across the country. http://www.tolerance.org/teach/

Tearing Down the Gates Blog supports equal educational opportunity. Includes commentaries on the lack of accessibility of the middle and lower classes to elite Universities. http://tearingdownthegates.blogspot.com/

University of South Australia: Centre for Research in Education, Equity and Work Focuses on research and development projects at the interfaces between education, work and community, with a strong underpinning focus on social justice and equity. http://www.unisa.edu.au/creew/

University of Toronto: Sociology & Equity Studies in Education Information on degree programs and related resources. http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/depts/sese/

Women and Minorities in Math and Engineering A program designed to provide opportunities for success to underrepresented students in the College of Engineering and Mathematics at the University of Vermont. http://www.cems.uvm.edu/wammie/

Women in Engineering Program Advocates Network WEPAN is a non-profit educational organization founded in 1990 to be a catalyst for change to enhance the success of women in the engineering professions. http://www.wepan.org