Region III Federal Technical Assistance Providers

Comprehensive Centers

What they do: The Centers are designed to serve each of the federally-funded programs under the Improving America's Schools Act (IASA). The Centers work primarily with states, local education agencies (LEA's), tribes, schools, and other recipients of funds under the IASA. The Centers help states, school districts and schools in meeting the needs of: children in high poverty areas; migratory children; immigrant children; children with limited English proficiency; neglected or delinquent children; homeless youth and children; Indian children, Native Alaskan and Hawaiian children children with disabilities Who funds them? Office of Elementary and Secondary Education .

Desegregation Assistance Centers

What they do: The Desegregation Assistance Centers help district and school personnel create safe, positive and bias-free educational environments for all students. Focus on districts that experience conflicts arising from efforts to desegregate and remove barriers to equal educational opportunities. Who funds them? Office of Elementary and Secondary Education .

Eisenhower Regional Math/Science Consortia

What they do: The Eisenhower Regional Math/Science Consortia provide technical assistance and disseminate information to teachers and states implementing math and science programs in accordance with state standards. Who funds them? Office of Educational Research and Improvement

Regional Educational Laboratories

What they do: The Regional Educational Laboratories research education issues, print publications, provide training programs to teachers and administrators. Services must be accessed through school district education officials. Who funds them? Office of Educational Research and Improvement

Regional Resource and Federal Center Programs

What they do: The Regional Resource and Federal Center Programs assist state education agencies in improving programs for infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities and their families. Who funds them? Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services .

Regional Technology in Education Consortia

What they do: The Regional Technology in Education Consortia help states, local educational agencies, teachers, school library and media personnel and administrators integrate technologies into K-12 classrooms, library media centers, adult literacy centers and other educational settings.

Region III Comprehensive Center

Region III Comprehensive Center 1730 N. Lynn Street Suite 401 Arlington, VA 22209 (703) 528-3588 (800) 925-3223 Fax (703) 528-5973

Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania)

Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium 5454 Wisconsin Ave. Suite 655 Chevy Chase, MD 20815 (301) 657-7741 Fax: (301) 657-8782 E-Mail: maec@nicom.com .

Programs for Educational Opportunity (Ohio)           Metro Center for Urban Education (New Jersey)

Programs for Educational Opportunity Percy Bates, Director Contact: Ted Wilson, Editor University of Michigan 1005 School of Education Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1259 (313) 763-9910 Fax: (313) 763-2137 E-Mail: peo@umich.edu The Metro Center for Urban Education Joan Dawson, Director The Metro Center 32 Washington Place Room 72 New York, NY 10003 (212) 998-5100 Fax: (212) 995-4199 .

Mid-Atlantic Eisenhower Consortium for Mathematics and Science Education (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania)

Mid-Atlantic Eisenhower Consortium for Mathematics and Science Education RBS 444 North Third St. Philadelphia, PA 19123 (215) 574-9300 Fax: (215) 574-0133 E-Mail: mathsci@rbs.org .

Midwest Consortium for Mathematics and Science Education (Ohio)

Midwest Consortium for Mathematics and Science Education Gil Valdez, Director North Central Regional Educational Laboratory Suite 300 1900 Spring Road Oak Brook, IL 60523 (630) 571-4700 Fax: (630) 571-4716 E-Mail: valdez@ncrel.org .

Mid-Atlantic Laboratory for Student Success (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania)

Mid-Atlantic Laboratory for Student Success Temple University 9th Floor, Ritter Hall Annex Philadelphia, PA 19122 (215) 204-3000 (800)892-5550 Fax: (215) 204-5130 E-mail: lss@vm.temple.edu .

North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (Ohio)

North Central Regional Educational Laboratory Suite 300 1900 Spring Road Oak Brook, IL 60521 (630)571-4700 (800)356-2735 Fax: (630) 571-4716 E-Mail: info@ncrel.org . .

Mid-South Regional Resource Center (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland)

Mid-South Regional Resource Center Human Development Institute University of Kentucky 126 Mineral Industries Building Lexington, KY 40506-0051 (606)257-4921 TTY: (606) 257-2903 Fax: (606) 257-453 E-Mail: msrrc@ihdi.uky.edu .

Northeast Regional Resource Center (New Jersey)

Northeast Regional Resource Center Dr. Edward R. Wilkens, Director Institute for Program Development Trinity College of Vermont 208 Colchester Avenue Burlington, VT 05450 (802) 658-5036 TTY: (802) 860-1428 Fax: (802) 658-7435 E-Mail: nerrc@aol.com URL: .

Great Lakes Area Regional Resource Center (Ohio and Pennsylvania)

Great Lakes Area Regional Resource Center Suite 440 700 Ackerman Road Columbus, OH 43202-1559 (614)447-0844 TTY: (614)447-8776 Fax: (614) 447-9043 E-Mail: marshall.76@osu.edu .

Northeast Regional Technology Consortium

Northeast Regional Technology Consortium NetTech City University of New York 555 West 57th Street New York, NY 10019 (212) 541-0972 Fax: (212) 541-0357 E-Mail: blbbh@cunyvm.cuny.edu .