| Programs for Educational Opportunity
A cooperative agreement between the
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The mission of the Programs for Educational Opportunity (P.E.O.) is to help public school districts ensure that all students have an opportunity to succeed in school whatever their race, gender, or national origin. We have provided equity-related assistance to K-12 education since 1970 in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Education. Our programs include technical assistance in educational equity and dissemination of school improvement programs designed to help all students succeed.
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As an Equity Assistance Center it is our mission to provide technical assistance that promotes race, gender, and national origin equity in public schools in the Great Lakes region: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. |
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Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) - P.E.O. provides leadership training in three successful parent-involvement models, Family Math, Family
Science, and Playtime Is Science. The Great Lakes Girls Collaborative Project (GLGCP) at P.E.O. supports collaboration between girls-serving STEM programs and organizations that promote research-based informal learning environments or evaluation and assessment. |
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Staff Profiles
- An interracial, multicultural staff experienced in providing equity-related
assistance to
K-12 schools. One program manager serves each of six
Great Lakes states: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin.
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Publications
- Newsletters on abolishing harassment, science education, and computer
equity are available on line. Tune In to Your Rights: A Guide for Teenagers
about Turning Off Sexual Harassment is available for $4, and other publications are available in printed form at cost. For a complete list and information about how to order please go to
publications. |
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Online Resources: o Federal equity resources including 10 Equity Assistance Centers natonwide o State and local equity resources in each of six Great Lakes states o Nongovernmental Organizations such as NABE, NABSE, NAME, & AGELE |
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