A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

Helping Hispanic Students Reach High Academic Standards

Appendix B (Part 2):
Federal Government Resources

The federal government offers an array of information and technical assistance to enhance the education of Hispanic students.

Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs (OBEMLA)
U.S. Department of Education
600 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-6510
Telephone: (202) 205-5463

Office of Migrant Education
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Room 3E317
Washington, DC 20202-6135
Telephone: (202) 260-1164

White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans
400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Room 5E110
Washington, DC 20202
Telephone: (202) 401-1411
Fax: (202) 401-8377

 

Comprehensive Centers


Funded under the Improving America's Schools Act (IASA) of 1994, 15 Comprehensive Centers help recipients of IASA funds improve teaching and learning for all students by encouraging high standards, high-quality professional development, and the use of effective practices based on the latest research. Hispanic students benefit from the Centers' work with states, local education agencies, tribes, schools, and other recipients of IASA funds. Comprehensive Centers give priority to high-poverty schools and districts and IASA schools implementing schoolwide improvement programs.

Comprehensive Regional Assistance Centers
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Suite 3W242
Washington, DC 20202-6140
Telephone: (202) 260-1816

Region I
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont

New England Comprehensive Assistance Center (NECAC)
Region I Comprehensive Center
Education Development Center, Inc.
55 Chapel Street
Newton, MA 02458
Telephone: (800) 332-0226 and (617) 618-2533
Fax: (617) 965-6325

Region II
New York State

New York Technical Assistance Center (NYTAC)
Region II Comprehensive Center
The Metropolitan Center for Urban Education
New York University
82 Washington Square East, Suite 72
New York, NY 10003
Telephone: (800) 469-8224 or (212) 998-5100
Fax: (212) 995-4199

Region III
Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania

Region III Comprehensive Center
The George Washington University
Center for Equity and Excellence in Education
1730 North Lynn Street, Suite 401
Arlington, VA 22209
Telephone: (703) 528-3588 and (800) 925-3223
Fax: (703) 528-5973

Region IV
Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia

Region IV Comprehensive Center
Appalachia Educational Laboratory (AEL) - Arlington
1700 North Moore Street, Suite 1275
Arlington, VA 22209
Telephone: (800) 624-9120 or (304) 347-0400
Fax: (304) 276-0266

Region V
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi

Southeast Comprehensive Assistance Center (SECAC)
Southwest Educational Development Laboratory
3330 North Causeway Boulevard, Suite 430
Metairie, LA 70002-3573
Telephone: (504) 838-6861 or (800) 644-8671
Fax: (504) 831-5242

Region VI
Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin

Region VI Comprehensive Center
Wisconsin Center for Education Research
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1025 West Johnson Street
Madison, WI 53706
Telephone: (608) 263-4220 or (888) 862-7763
Fax: (608) 263-3733

Region VII
Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma

Region VII Comprehensive Center
University of Oklahoma
555 East Constitution Street
Norman, OK 73072-7820
Telephone: (405) 325-1729 or (800) 228-1766
Fax: (405) 325-1824

Region VIII
Texas

STAR Center (Support for Texas Academic Renewal)
Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA)
5835 Callaghan Road, Suite 350
San Antonio, TX 78228-1190
Telephone: (210) 444-1710 or (888) 394-7827
Fax: (210) 444-1719

Region IX
Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah

Southwest Comprehensive Regional Assistance Center
New Mexico Highlands University
1700 Grande Court, Suite 101
Rio Rancho, NM 87124
Telephone: (800) 247-4269 or (505) 891-6111
Fax: (505) 891-5744

Region X
Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming

Northwest Regional Education Laboratory
Comprehensive Center
101 Southwest Main Street, Suite 500
Portland, OR 97204
Telephone: (503) 275-9587 or (800) 547-6339 ext. 653
Fax: (503) 275-9625

Region XI
Northern California

Comprehensive Assistance Center
WestEd
300 Lakeside Drive
Oakland, CA 94612-3534
Telephone: (510) 302-4263 or (800) 645-3276
Fax: (510) 302-4242

Region XII
Southern California

Southern California Comprehensive Assistance Center
Los Angeles County Office of Education
9300 Imperial Highway
Downey, CA 90242-2890
Telephone: (562) 922-6343
Fax: (562) 940-1798

Region XIII
Alaska

Alaska Comprehensive Regional Assistance Center (AKRAC)
South East Regional Resource Center
210 Ferry Way
Juneau, AK 99801
Telephone: (907) 586-6806
Fax: (907) 463-3811

Region XIV
Florida, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands

Region XIV Comprehensive Assistance Center at Educational Testing Service (ETS)
1000 North Ashley Drive, Suite 312
Tampa, FL 33602
Telephone: (800) 241-3865
Fax: (813) 228-0632

Region XV
Hawaii, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Republic of Palau

Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL)
Alii Place, 1099 Alakea Street, 25th Floor
Honolulu, HI 96813
Telephone: (808) 441-1300
Fax: (808) 441-1385

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