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Different Approaches: Equity in Higher Education  - http://www.csd.uwa.edu.au/HERDSA/abstract/equity.html  Series of abstracts focusing on various aspects of equity issues.  Ensuring Equity with Alternative Assessments  - http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/assment/as800.htm  Explores the advantages and limitations of alternative assessments.  Equity and Diversity  - http://www.enc.org/topics/equity/  A resource for educators concerned about creating equitable conditions for children.  School Funding Equity  - http://www.geocities.com/~schoolfunding/  Includes and overview of the causes and impact of disparities in public school funding in the US. Offers articles, links and related resources.  Teaching Tolerance  - http://www.tolerance.org/teach/  Serves as a clearinghouse of information about anti-bias programs and activities being implemented in schools across the country.  University of Toronto: Sociology & Equity Studies in Education  - http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/depts/sese/  Information on degree programs and related resources.  Consortium for Equity in Standards and Testing  - http://wwwcsteep.bc.edu/ctest  Focuses attention on how educational standards, assessments, and tests can be used more fairly.  California State University, Long Beach: Center for Language Minority Education & Research  - http://www.clmer.csulb.edu/  Promotes equity in schools and society, and explores equity and access issues in oppressed communities.  University of South Australia: Centre for Research in Education, Equity and Work  - http://www.unisa.edu.au/creew/  Focuses on research and development projects at the interfaces between education, work and community, with a strong underpinning focus on social justice and equity.  Our Children, Our Communities and Our Future  - http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/equity/  A policy framework for equity in education in Saskatchewan schools.  The Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium  - http://www.maec.org/  Private non-profit corporation developing school programs that provide equal learning opportunities for students of diverse backgrounds. Provides desegregation assistance and other services to school districts in DE, MD, PA, VA, WV, and DC.  National Association of Minority Engineering Program Administrators  - http://www.namepa.org  A national network of educators and representatives from industry, government, and nonprofit organizations who share a commitment to continued improvement of the recruitment, retention, and graduation of African-Americans, Latinos, and American Indians in engineering and related fields.  Women and Minorities in Math and Engineering  - http://www.emba.uvm.edu/wammie  A program designed to provide opportunities for success to underrepresented students in the College of Engineering and Mathematics at the University of Vermont.  National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Sciences  - http://was.nd.edu/gem/gemwebapp/gem_00_000.htm  GEM is a network of universities, companies, government agencies, alumni and faculty working to together to provide graduate education in engineering and science to underrepresented minority students.  Women in Engineering Program Advocates Network  - http://www.wepan.org  WEPAN is a non-profit educational organization founded in 1990 to be a catalyst for change to enhance the success of women in the engineering professions.  Multicultural Education Pavilion  - http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/  Provides educators, students, and activists resources and dialogues on equity, social justice, and multicultural education.  Cultural Knowledge Newsletter  - http://iwhome.com/cknowledge/  A resource for those interested in learning more about diversity and culture.  Maasai Girls Education Fund  - http://www.maasaigirlseducation.org  The Fund encourages the education of Maasai girls in Kenya by covering all costs of education including boarding, travel, and books.  Gender Equity in Education  - http://teachertech.rice.edu/Participants/mborrow/GenderEquity/gendsite.html  Resources for promoting a heightened awareness of the need for gender equity in education for both girls and boys.