Academy
for Educational Development is an independent,
nonprofit organization committed to solving critical
social problems and building the capacity of individuals,
communities, and institutions to become more self-sufficient.
AED works in all the major areas of human development,
with a focus on improving education, health, and
economic opportunities for the least advantaged
in the U.S. and developing countries throughout
the world.
Literacy
Center serves more than one million
free lessons every month to children, parents,
and teachers in every state in United States
Literacy
Corner provides useful information
about helping young children (3-6 years) develop
the skills they need to begin to read and write.
National
Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy conducts
the research, development, evaluation, and dissemination
needed to build effective, cost-efficient adult learning
and literacy programs.
The
National Education Association (NEA) is the nation's
largest professional employee organization and is
committed to advancing the cause of public education.
The
National Head Start Association is a private not-for-profit
membership organization dedicated exclusively to meeting
the needs of Head Start children and their families.
The
National Institute for Literacy administered
by the Secretaries of Education, Labor, and Health
and Human Services, encourages the development
and provision of high quality adult education
and literacy.
National
Institute on Postsecondary Education, Libraries, and
Lifelong Learning (PLLI) supports research to help
improve libraries, postsecondary education, literacy,
and lifelong learning.
PBS
Literacy Link is a site that helps adults build
the basic skills for lifelong learning.
ProLiteracy
Worldwide is a nonprofit international
literacy organization sponsoring educational programs
that help adults and their families acquire the
literacy practices and skills they need to function
more effectively in their daily lives.
World
Learning was
founded in 1932 as The Experiment in International
Living, and is one of the first private,
nonprofit, international educational services
organizations in the world. World Learning's broad
spectrum of educational and training programs
enables participants--individuals and institutions--to
develop the leadership capabilities and cross-cultural
competence required to advance international understanding,
work effectively in multicultural environments,
and achieve sustainable development at the community
level or on a national scale.
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