Benefits of using EROD
Teacher | Librarian | Researcher | Student
What kinds of organizations are in this directory?
What fields of information does this directory contain for each organization?
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- If you're a teacher, you can use the Education Resource Organizations Directory to find organizations that provide information and assistance on many education-related topics, such as multicultural education, at risk persons, standards, teaching methods, and much more. Try starting with keyword "teachers." (You'll probably retrieve far too many records with this broad a search, but it will get you started!) You can also utilize the advanced search option to find organizations that provide curriculum guide services.
- If you're a librarian, you can access the Education Resource Organizations Directory to help patrons find resource organizations on a whole host of education-related topics. You can search on "library agency" to find out which libraries have ERIC collections. To find ERIC collections in your area, try searching "library agency" and "your state" as a simple search.
- If you're a researcher, you can use the Education Resource Organizations Directory to find out information about Regional Education Laboratories, national research centers, professional research organizations, etc... For example, try searching "educational research" as a simple search or use the advanced search option and key in "researchers" in the audience field. Utilizing the audience field will allow you to search for organizations that serve you, as a researcher.
- If you're a student at the high school or postsecondary level, you'll find the Education Resource Organizations Directory useful for finding current, subject-specific resources that are available on a broad range of education-related topics. Once you have discovered what resources are available, you can contact them and learn more about what they have to offer you.
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What Kinds Of Organizations Are In This Directory?  |
This directory includes thousands of organizations that provide services on a state, regional, or national level. For example, you may find the following in your search results:
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Comprehensive Regional Assistance Center
Helps states, school districts, and schools meet the needs of children, including: children in high poverty areas, migratory children, immigrant children, children with limited-English proficiency, neglected or delinquent children, homeless children and youth, Indian children, children with disabilities, and, where applicable, Native Alaskan and Hawaiian children. Focuses on two priorities: assisting Title I schoolwide programs and helping local education agencies that have the highest percentages or numbers of children in poverty. |
Curriculum Materials Center
Provides teacher education and curriculum development programs with instructional materials that can be used in preschool through high school classrooms. |
Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center
Provides information and referral, technical assistance, and training on all aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Performs a wide range of activities to promote public awareness of the ADA. |
Education Library
Serves the professional development and education-related research needs of patrons. |
Eisenhower Regional Math/Science Consortium
Provides technical assistance and disseminates information to teachers and states in implementing mathematics and science programs in accordance with state standards. |
Equity Assistance Center
Assists school districts and education agencies with issues related to educational equity in the areas of race, national origin, and gender desegregation. |
Federal Resource Center for Special Education
Coordinates the work of the six Regional Resource Centers and the Office of Special Education Programs. Helps to foster a network of technical assistance and dissemination projects held together by ongoing collaborative efforts and whose goal is to respond quickly to the needs of students with disabilities, and the families, professionals, and communities who are associated with these students. |
Information Center/Association/Clearinghouse
Serves national or regional audiences and focuses on topics and disciplines related to education, such as educational administration, parent participation, and school facilities. |
Other Federal Agency
Newly added resources from federal agencies not covered under other categories may appear under this category. |
Other State Resource
Newly added state resources not covered under other categories may appear under this category. |
Parent Resource Center
Helps families get involved in their children's learning. Targets areas with high concentrations of low-income, minority, and limited-English-proficient parents. |
Regional Educational Laboratory
Researches education issues, prints publications, and provides training programs to teachers and administrators. Offers region-specific services that must be accessed through district education officials. Provides publications to anyone, regardless of region. |
Regional Resource Center
Assists state education agencies in the systemic improvement of education programs, practices, and policies that affect children and youth with disabilities. Helps states and U.S. jurisdictions find integrated solutions by offering consultation, information services, technical assistance, training, and product development. Provides customized products, information, and services that address a wide range of topics. |
Regional Technology in Education Consortium
Provides information about educational technology and its role in teaching and learning. |
Secretary's Regional Representative and Regional Office
ED maintains 10 regional offices throughout the country. The following offices have representatives in each regional office:
- The Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) handles questions related to student financial assistance programs.
- The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) assists constituents with rehabilitative services.
- The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) responds to questions about and reviews complaints related to civil rights issues.
- The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) investigates potential violations of law and conducts audits on Department-funded programs.
- The Office of Management (OM) has personnel offices or representatives in each of the regional offices.
- The Secretary's Regional Representative (SRR) and staff conduct Departmental business on many issues.
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State Arts Agency
Promotes high-quality education in the arts. |
State Child Care Licensing Office
Regulates the health, safety, and well-being of children in out-of-home care; provides support and quality control services to child care providers. |
State Coordinator for National History Day
Provides history teachers with an innovative teaching tool; assists teachers and schools in meeting educational standards that require outcome-based learning activities; encourages the study of history by guiding students to express themselves creatively through presentations of historical topics and materials in a variety of formats; stimulates student interest in learning about history by integrating the materials and methods of social studies, art, literature, language and music into their entries; supports the development of research and reading skills and the refinement of presentation skills in writing, visual projects, and performances. |
State Coordinator of Education for Homeless Children and Youth
Ensures that all homeless children and youth have equal access to the same free, appropriate public education, including public preschool education, provided to other children and youth; develops, reviews, and revises policies to remove barriers to the enrollment, attendance, and success in school of homeless children and youth; provides them with opportunities to meet the same challenging state content and state student performance standards to which all students are held. |
State Correctional Education Coordinator
Provides services to those inmates who participate in education activities so that they may become responsible and productive persons who can effectively manage their incarceration and make contributions to their community upon release. |
State Director of Adult Education
Provides students with opportunities to develop skills needed to qualify for further education, job training, and better employment. |
State Director of Children with Special Health Needs
Addresses issues related to innovative managed care arrangements, Medicaid managed care, policies, access to care, epidemiology of chronic childhood conditions, and the identification of children with special health care needs. |
State Director of Community Colleges
Exchanges information on issues, trends, and projects, including state and federal legislation as well as finances relating to community colleges; shares data from the state and national levels to provide a perspective on community colleges; promotes research and legislation at the national level in concert with the American Association of Community Colleges; provides programs of assistance to members. |
State Director of Maternal and Child Health
Provides leadership, partnerships, and resources to advance the health of all our states' mothers, infants, children, and adolescents. |
State Director of Special Education
Ensures appropriate services and opportunities for children and youth with disabilities. |
State Director for Vocational-Technical Education
Administers vocational-technical education programs and services for youth and adults at the state level through federal grants awarded under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act. |
State Education Agency/State Department of Education
Provides information, resources, and technical assistance on educational matters to the schools and the residents. |
State Guaranty Agency
Private, non-profit corporation designated to administer the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP). |
State Higher Education Agency
Provides information on the state's education programs, colleges and universities, financial aid assistance programs, grants, scholarships, continuing education programs, and career opportunities. |
State Humanities Council
Funds and conducts humanities-based cultural and educational programs. |
State Library Agency
Assists libraries and each state's residents with rapid access to library and informational resources through the development and coordination of a statewide library/information system. |
State Literacy Resource Center
Assists adult education practitioners in locating and accessing the most current materials in their issue area. |
State Parent Training and Information Center (Disabilities)
Provides training and information to parents of infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities and to people who work with parents to enable them to participate more fully and effectively with professionals in meeting the educational needs of their children with disabilities. |
State PTA Office
Supports and speaks on behalf of children and youth in the schools, in the community, and before governmental bodies and other organizations that make decisions affecting children; assists parents in developing the skills they need to raise and protect their children; encourages parent and public involvement in public schools. |
State Tech Prep Coordinator
Prepares students for a highly skilled, technical occupation that allows either direct entry into the workplace as a qualified technician or further education leading to baccalaureate and advanced degrees. Tech Prep is a 4-year sequence of study from the 11th grade through 2 years of postsecondary occupation education culminating in a certificate or associate degree. |
State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Coordinates and provides counseling, evaluation, and job placement services for people with disabilities. |
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Provides leadership, oversight, and management necessary to ensure that the United States has adequate supplies of high-quality food and fiber. Supports and conducts a wide range of research, development, extension, and education activities to achieve this mission. |
U.S. Department of Commerce
Encourages, serves, and promotes the nation's international trade, economic growth, and technological advancement. Coordinates a cooperative education program to provide work-related educational opportunities, as well as graduate and postdoctoral fellowships, to students. |
U.S. Department of Defense
Makes major investments in education and training through more than 200 programs that use a variety of approaches and methods to enhance science and engineering education at different educational levels. Works with college and university professors who guide advanced research and development efforts for specific DoD projects. Sponsors elementary and secondary school science fairs and provides tutors and mentors for students. |
U.S. Department of Energy
Contributes to the welfare of the nation by providing the technical information and scientific and educational foundation for the technology, policy, and institutional leadership necessary to achieve efficiency in energy use, diversity in energy resources, and a more productive and competitive economy. Provides opportunities for students and faculty to use its laboratories and facilities for hands-on research experiences. Supports the national effort to improve science education for all students through local and regional educational partnerships. |
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Promotes the health of Americans by providing essential human services, carrying out clinical and basic biomedical and behavioral research, and providing support for predoctoral and postdoctoral research training in the life sciences. Concerns itself with the depth and quality of the scientific workforce and, for this reason, has launched a comprehensive life sciences education initiative. |
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Responsible for programs concerned with the nation's housing needs, fair housing opportunities, and the development and improvement of the nation's communities. Programs and activities affecting education focus on special populations, particularly low-income families receiving housing assistance, families in public housing, and minorities. |
U.S. Department of Justice
Provides legal advice to the President. Represents the Executive branch in federal courts, investigates federal crimes, enforces federal law, operates federal prisons, and provides law enforcement assistance to state and local communities. Awards research grants and sponsors graduate research fellowships and summer intern programs. |
U.S. Department of Labor
Enforces laws that protect jobs, pension rights, and worker safety and health. Helps people find jobs and sponsors training for those who need it. Guides the nation's unemployment insurance system and monitors changes in employment and prices. |
U.S. Department of State
Maintains effective international relationships through which the United States defends its interests, responds to crises, and achieves its international goals. |
U.S. Department of the Interior
Fosters sound use of our land and water resources by protecting our fish, wildlife, and biological diversity. Preserves the environmental and cultural values of our national parks and historical places and provides for the enjoyment of life through outdoor recreation. Offers educational activities at its many field sites, develops curriculum materials, and provides educational opportunities to special populations. |
U.S. Department of Transportation
Shapes the National Transportation Policy to "tie America together" with a safe, technologically advanced, and efficient transportation system. Sponsors cooperative education programs, research fellowships, and scholarships. Offers aviation education programs for educators at all levels through the Federal Aviation Administration. |
U.S. Department of Treasury
Manages federal finances; collects taxes, duties, and monies paid to and due to the United States and pays all bills of the United States; produces all postage stamps, currency, and coinage; manages government accounts and the public debt; and supervises national banks and thrift institutions. Provides students with opportunities for learning in a professional work environment that focuses on Treasury career-related fields such as finance, banking, law enforcement, law, security, and general public administration. |
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Serves America's veterans and their families and acts as their principal advocate in ensuring that they receive the care, support, and recognition they have earned in service to our nation. Supports more than 40 health professions' education programs and administers education benefits to eligible veterans, service persons, and dependents. |
What Fields Of Information Does This Directory Contain For Each Organization? |
Searchable fields:
- All Text - This is the broadest of the search options. The All Text field contains information from all of the textual fields (e.g., title, address, director, contact, description, audience(s), service(s), subject(s), type of organization, etc.).
- State(s)/Territory(ies) Served - The State(s)/Territory(ies) Served field lists the states and/or territories that the organization, program, or resource serves. To search a single state, type in the state, (e.g., Maryland) or the two-letter abbreviation (e.g.,MD)
- Subject(s) - The Subject(s) field lists the subject codes that further define the organization, program, or resource. Examples: adult education, critical thinking, technology education.
Please note that there may be more than one subject code used to further define the programs for which you are searching. Do not overly restrict your search. For example, if you are searching for information on learning disabilities you could also use dyslexia, learning problems, and/or exceptional persons.
- Title - The Title is a mandatory field that specifies the title of the service, program, or organization. Examples: Northern California Comprehensive Assistance Center, South Atlantic Regional Resource Center.
- Description - The Description field contains a brief narrative summary of the organization, program, or resource.
- Audience(s) - The Audience(s) field lists the groups/types of people the organization, program, or resource serves. Examples: teachers/professors, parents, students. To search for programs that are open to anyone use General public.
- Service(s) - The Service(s) field lists the type of services the organization, program, or resource offers. Examples: information dissemination, technical assistance, referrals.
- Type of Organization - The Type of Organization field organizes the resources into like categories. Examples: information centers/associations/clearinghouses, state literacy resource centers, regional education laboratories..
- Geographic Scope - Geographic Scope is a mandatory field that specifies the geographic scope of the organization, program, or resource. The three levels are: national, regional, and state.
Other fields displayed:
- Address fields - The Address, City, State, and Zip fields contain the street and/or mailing address for the organization.
- Telephone fields - The Contact Telephone, Toll-free Telephone, , TTY, and Fax fields contain the telephone numbers to use to contact the organization. The Toll-free Restrictions field contains any specified restrictions on use of the Toll-free Telephone number.
- WWW Address - The WWW Address field contains the URL for the organization's World Wide Web site. You can select the WWW Address to link directly to the organization's web site.
- E-mail Address - The E-mail Address field contains the e-mail address to use to contact the organization. Your web browser may be configured to allow you to send mail by selecting the e-mail address link.
- Director's Name and Title - The Director's Name and Title fields contain the name and title of the individual who directs the organization.
- Contact's Name and Title - The Contact's Name and Title fields contain the name and title of the individual who is the primary contact person at the organization.
- Special Collection(s) - The Special Collection(s) field lists the unique/distinctive collections of education-related materials hosted by the organization, identified by name and/or subject.
- Hours of Operation - The Hours of Operation field list information about the days and hours during which the organization operates. Example: 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m. M-F(EST).
- Publication(s) - The Publication(s) field lists the type of publications the organization, program, or resource offers. Examples: curriculum materials, fact sheets, research briefs.
- Last Verified - The Last Verified field contains the date when information about the organization was most recently verified.
- Unique ID - The Unique ID field contains the unique identifier for the organization's record in the EROD directory. Please be sure to provide the Unique ID whenever you request an update or report an inaccuracy in the information in EROD for an organization.
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