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Helping Hispanic Students Reach High Academic Standards

Appendix B (Part 4):
Regional Educational Laboratories

These laboratories, administered by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement, work with state and local educators to design research and development-based training programs, processes, and products for educators and policymakers.

Northeast and Islands Region
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

Northeast and Islands Regional Educational Laboratory at Brown University
222 Richmond Street, Suite 300
Providence, RI 02903-4226
Telephone: (401) 274-9548 or
(800) 521-9550
Fax: (401) 421-7650
Internet: http://www.lab.brown.edu

Southeastern Region
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina

The Regional Educational Laboratory at SERVE
1100 West Market Street, Suite 300
Greensboro, NC 27403
Telephone: (336) 334-3211
(800) 755-3277
Fax: (336) 334-3268
E-mail: info@serve.org
Internet: http://www.serve.org

Midwestern Region
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin

North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
1900 Spring Road, Suite 300
Oak Brook, IL 60523-1480
Telephone: (630) 571-4700
Fax: (630) 571-4716
E-mail: info@ncrel.org
Internet: http://www.ncrel.org

Pacific Region
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)
1099 Alakea Street, 25th Floor
Honolulu, HI 96813-4500
Telephone: (808) 441-1300
Fax: (808) 441-1441
Internet: http://www.prel.org

Southwestern Region
Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas

Southwest Educational Development Laboratory
211 East 7th Street
Austin, TX 78701-3281
Telephone: (512) 476-6861
(800) 476-6861
Fax: (512) 476-2286
E-mail: info@sedl.org
Internet: http://www.sedl.org

Central Region
Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming

Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning
2550 South Parker Road, Suite 500
Aurora, CO 80014-1678
Telephone: (303) 337-0990
Fax: (303) 337-3005
E-mail: info@mcrel.org
Internet: http://www.mcrel.org

Appalachia Region
Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia

Appalachia Educational Laboratory, Inc. (AEL)
1031 Quarrier Street
Charleston, WV 25301
Telephone: (304) 347-0400
(800) 624-9120
Fax: (304) 347-0487
E-mail: eidellt@ael.org
Internet: http://www.ael.org

Western Region
Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah

WestEd
730 Harrison Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
Telephone: (415) 565-3000
Fax: (415) 512-2024
Internet: http://www.wested.org

Northwestern Region
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington

Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL)
101 Southwest Main Street, Suite 500
Portland, OR 97204
Telephone: (503) 275-9500
(800) 547-6339
Fax: (503) 275-0452
E-mail: info@nwrel.org
Internet: http://www.nwrel.org

Mid-Atlantic Region
Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania

Mid-Atlantic Laboratory for Student Success (LSS)
933 Ritter Annex
1301 Cecil B. Moore Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Telephone: (215) 204-3000
Fax: (215) 204-5130
E-mail: lss@vm.temple.edu
Internet: http://www.temple.edu/departments/lss

Other Organizations


The following lists subject-specific organizations that are open to teachers and other educators. All have developed and disseminated standards for their academic fields as they relate to Hispanic education. Some have state affiliates or chapters. Please contact them directly for further information.

The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
1703 North Beauregard Street
Alexandria, VA 22311-1714
Telephone: (703) 578-9600
(800) 933-ASCD
Fax: (703) 575-5400
Internet: http://www.ascd.org

Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
8415 Datapoint Drive, Suite 400
San Antonio, TX 78229
Telephone: (210) 692-3805
Fax: (210) 692-0823
E-mail: HACU@HACU.net
Internet: http://www.hacu.net

Hispanic Scholarship Fund
1 Samsome Street, Suite 1000
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: (877) HSF-INFO
E-mail: info@hsf.net
Internet: http://www.hsf.net

League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
2000 L Street, NW, Suite 610
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: (202) 833-6130
Internet: http://www.lulac.org

Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF)
Parent Leadership Program
National Headquarters
Los Angeles Regional Office
634 South Spring Street, 11th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90014
Telephone: (213) 629-2512
Fax: (213) 629-0266
Internet: http://www.maldef.org

National Association for Bilingual Education
1220 L Street, NW, Suite 605
Washington, DC 20005-4018
Telephone: (202) 898-1829
Fax: (202) 789-2866
E-mail: NABE@nabe.org
Internet: http://www.nabe.org

National Council of La Raza
1111 19th Street NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: (202) 785-1670
Fax: (202) 776-1792
Internet: http://www.nclr.org

Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc.
700 South Washington Street, Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314
Telephone: (703) 836-0774
Fax: (703) 836-7864
Internet: http://www.tesol.edu
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