21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) provides academic enrichment opportunities during non-school hours for children, particularly students who attend high-poverty and low-performing schools. Check your school district or state Department of Education website to determine whether there is a 21st CCLC program in your community. https://www2.ed.gov/programs/21stcclc/index.html
There are nearly 100 Parent Training and Information Centers and Community Parent Resource Centers in the U.S. and territories.
These centers perform a variety of services for children and youth with disabilities as well as their families, professionals, and other organizations that support them. These services include:
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GreatSchools has created Milestones. GreatSchools describes Milestones as follows: “This is a free online collection of videos aimed at helping parents learn grade-level expectations in grades K–12. Milestones has students showing what success looks like in reading, writing, and math, grade by grade. High school Milestones shows real-world skills students should know as well as the academic ones.”
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The following are sample, optional questions you may ask school staff about educational programs and services for your child.
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“Raise the Bar: Lead the World” is the U.S. Department of Education’s call to action to transform education and unite around what works—based on decades of experience and research—to advance educational equity and excellence.
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