2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) 
The 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) is a nationally representative assessment of literacy among adults (age 16 and older) residing in households and prisons in the United States. http://nces.ed.gov/naal/
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Adult Numeracy Network
We are a community dedicated to quality mathematics instruction at the adult level. We support each other, we encourage collaboration and leadership, and we influence policy and practice in adult math instruction. http://www.literacynet.org/ann/
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Ageless Learner
We focus on how learning and curiosity influence everything you do in life, no matter your age, education, or occupation. On this website we provide terrific resources and the best information to help you get more from life even if you're four or ninety-four. http://agelesslearner.com/
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Alternative Education Resource Organization
AERO's mission is:
"Building the critical mass for the education revolution by providing
resources which support self-determination in learning and the natural
genius in everyone." Towards this end, AERO provides
information, resources and guidance to families, schools and
organizations regarding their educational choices. AERO disseminates
information, both nationally and internationally, on topics such as:
home schooling, public and private alternative schools, and charter
schools. AERO's long-term goal is to become a more effective catalyst
for educational change by providing books, magazines, online services,
consultations, support groups, and organizational information and
seminars in the field of alternative education. http://www.educationrevolution.org
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American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE)
The American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) is dedicated to the belief that lifelong learning contributes to human fulfillment and positive social change. We envision a more humane world made possible by the diverse practice of our members in helping adults acquire the knowledge, skills, and values needed to lead productive and satisfying lives. http://www.aaace.org/
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ArizonaNativeNet
ArizonaNativeNet is a virtual university outreach and distance learning telecommunications center devoted to the higher educational needs of Native Nations in Arizona, the United States and the world through the utilization of the worldwide web and the knowledge-based and technical resources and expertise of the University of Arizona. It is a vital resource for Native Nations seeking to strengthen their nation-building efforts through telecommunications-based higher education, leadership and management training, and distance learning programs offered through ArizonaNativeNet by the University of Arizona.
http://www.arizonanativenet.com/
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Autodidactic Press Learning Resources 
Autodidactic Press is dedicated to two propositions:
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Common Application
The Common Application is a not-for-profit organization that serves students and member institutions by providing an admission application - online and in print - that students may submit to any of our more than 300 members. Membership is limited to colleges and universities that evaluate students using a holistic selection process. Since our founding over 30 years ago, we have been committed to maintaining a reliable service while promoting equity, access, and integrity in the college application process. https://www.commonapp.org/
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Computers Made Easy (for Senior Citizens) 
Welcome to the Computers Made Easy site. This site is designed to help retired folks understand how computers work and locate some resources for improving their computing skills. http://www.csuchico.edu/~csu/seniors/computing2.html
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Education.com
Education.com is an online resource for parents with kids in preschool through grade 12. On our site you can: Search over 4,000 reference articles from the best and most authoritative sources across the web. From the NYU Child Study Center to the Autism Society of America, Reading is Fundamental to Stanford University School of Education, our Reference Desk brings the best information from the most trusted universities, professional associations, non-profit institutes, and government agencies together in one place. Browse our online magazine for hundreds of ideas that take learning beyond the classroom and into your family's everyday life. We cover topics across the parental spectrum-- from practicing fractions by baking cookies, to how to deal with ADHD, bullying, to navigating the parent-teacher conference. Explore virtual neighborhoods where parents with similar interests or challenges connect to trade advice and share their experiences with one another-whether it's about dyslexia or dioramas.http://www.education.com/
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English for All
English For All is a free Web-based multimedia system for adults learning English as a second language http://www.myefa.org/login.cfm?fuseaction=learnmore
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Free-Ed.Net
Free-Ed.Net is committed to providing an online "school" where users from around the world can study, take courses, and participate in online community activities at no cost. This enterprise requires us to build a new kind of learning model that takes into account the technological strengths of the Internet, information and computer technologies, and the needs of our users. Free-Ed.Net separates itself from other educational sites on the Internet by offering only the highest quality content that is available and by offering all content free of charge. http://www.free-ed.net/free-ed/
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Generations United
GENERATIONS UNITED (GU) is the only national membership organization focused solely on promoting intergenerational strategies, programs, and public policies. GU represents more than 100 national, state, and local organizations representing more than 70 million Americans and is the only national organization advocating for the mutual well-being of children, youth, and older adults. GU serves as a resource for educating policymakers and the public about the economic, social, and personal imperatives of intergenerational cooperation. GU provides a forum for those working with children, youth, and the elderly to explore areas of common ground while celebrating the richness of each generation. Our Vision: A world that values and engages all generations. http://www.gu.org/index.asp
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Improving Lives Through Higher Education
This web site provides policy makers with an overview of state and federal programs that affect low-income adults and their ability to succeed in postsecondary education. The site features two resources: an online database and exemplars of effective policy. http://www.acenet.edu/
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Inclusive Teaching
Teaching Diverse Students Together Well - The research is clear.... Separating students does not work and is harmful in many ways. Teachers know that having a diverse class provides many resources as students learn from and with one another. Students of lesser abilities benefit greatly from having higher ability models where they learn from other students. Students of higher abilities have the opportunity to cement their learning as they follow the medical model of deep learning - see one, do one, teach one. Students learn much from understanding each other's cultures, backgrounds, various perspectives on the world. This site is brought to you by the the College of Education of Wayne State University and the Whole Schooling Consortium. The approach used on this site is taken from the book by Michael Peterson and Mishael Hittie - INCLUSIVE TEACHING: Creating Effective Schools for All Learners published by Allyn and Bacon in 2003. http://ted.coe.wayne.edu/TeachDiverseStudents/index.html
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Informal Education
Infed is an open, independent and not-for-profit site put together by a small group of educators, based on the premise that, "We must move away from a view of education as a rite of passage involving the acquisition of enough knowledge and qualifications to acquire and adult station in life. The point of education should not be to inculcate a body of knowledge, but to develop capabilities: the basic ones of literacy and numeracy as well as the capability to act responsibly towards others, to take initiative and to work creatively and collaboratively. The most important capability, and the one which traditional education is worst at creating is the ability and yearning to carry on learning.(Leadbeater 2000: 111-112) http://www.infed.org/
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Institute for Learning Innovation
The Institute for Learning Innovation is a not-for-profit established in 1986, is committed to better understanding the nature of free-choice learning and its role in a Learning Society. We disseminate the results of our research, evaluation, and planning efforts through publications, presentations, workshops and professional trainings in order to provide educational policy makers, researchers and practitioners with up-to-date understandings of free-choice learning and to encourage a more encompassing and accurate understanding of where, when and how learning occurs. http://www.ilinet.org/
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Learn-a-tivity
Learn-a-tivity is the notion that individual and organizational effectiveness depends on learning better, faster, smarter and through the consistent application of learning, combined with creativity, flexibility, and paying close attention to the right things. Where adult learning, productivity, creativity and activity meet online. http://www.learnativity.com/
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Learning Disabilities Association of America
LDA's mission is to create opportunities for success for all individuals affected by learning disabilities and to reduce the incidence of learning disabilities in future generations. http://www.ldaamerica.us/
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Life Learning Magazine
The articles in Life Learning provide inspiration and information about self-directed learning and natural parenting. Click on the issue dates for complete tables of contents and to read or download each issue in PDF format http://www.lifelearningmagazine.com/read.html
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Literacy.org
Literacy.org is a gateway to electronic resources and tools for the national and international youth and adult literacy communities. This site is jointly sponsored by the International Literacy Institute (ILI) and the National Center on Adult Literacy (NCAL) at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. http://www.literacy.org/
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LiteracyLink
LiteracyLink's goal is to provide a link for underserved and hard-to-reach adults and their teachers to quality adult basic education and GED preparation tools using technology. Combining video, the Internet, and print materials, LiteracyLink programs are relevant to the needs of the individual learner, adult instructional programs, and the workforce. http://litlink.ket.org/
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MDRC Adult Learning
MDRC’s work to facilitate adult learning aims to contribute insights and strategies consistent with national goals embodied in federal legislation to raise the technical proficiency of American workers, improve access to higher education, and help welfare-reliant populations make a successful transition to economic self-reliance. http://www.mdrc.org/subarea_index_24.html
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National Center for Family Literacy
The mission of the National Center for Family Literacy is to expand the number and improve the quality of family literacy services, creating educational and economic opportunity for parents and children at the lowest ends of the literacy and economic continua. http://www.famlit.org/
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Open Education Portal
The Open Education Portal is for anyone who wants to find, use, create or distribute open educational resources. The OEP is for colleges and high-schools, secondary and primary schools, homeschools and community groups, teachers and parents, students and life-long learners. Browse guest accessible courses and homepages, or create your own account to really put the OEP to work for you. http://www.owli.org/moodle/
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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Welcome to the National Resource Center website for the network of Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes (OLLI). The OLLI at the University of Southern Maine (USM) serves as the national center for the current network of 101 lifelong learning institutes throughout the nation.
The National Resource Center for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes plays a lead role in disseminating information on effective educational programming for older learners. In addition to providing information and connections via a website, the Resource Center will publish a national research journal, plan a biennial national conference, and provide a number of other ways for OLLIs to connect with one another. http://www.usm.maine.edu/olli/national/
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ProLiteracy Worldwide
ProLiteracy Worldwide is a nonprofit international literacy organization based in Syracuse, NY, that was formed by the 2002 merger of Laubach Literacy International and Literacy Volunteers of America, Inc. ProLiteracy Worldwide is now the oldest and largest nongovernmental literacy organization in the world and pursues a mission of sponsoring educational programs that help adults and their families acquire the literacy practices and skills they need to function more effectively in their daily lives. http://www.literacyvolunteers.org/#
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SeniorNet
SeniorNet is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization of computer-using adults, age 50 and older. SeniorNet's mission is to provide older adults education for and access to computer technologies to enhance their lives and enable them to share their knowledge and wisdom. http://www.seniornet.org/
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Stonewall Communities
Gay men and lesbians have always set their own course, creating their own lives and finding new ways live life to the fullest. Just as we were ‘different' young people, we will be ‘different' as we create new possibilities for the rest of our lives.
We created Stonewall Communities, a non-profit organization, to better understand and advocate for the needs of older lesbians, gay men, and their friends. We strive to support and enhance the well-being and independence of gay men and lesbians in their choice to age at home or in a Stonewall community. We are committed to creating community among older lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgenders by creating residential, educational, social and supportive opportunities.
http://www.stonewallcommunities.com/
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Study Guides and Strategies
The Study Guides and Strategies web site is authored, developed and maintained by Joe Landsberger as a learner-centric educational public service. These student guides are collaboratively maintained across institutional and national boundaries...Permission is granted to freely copy, adapt, and distribute individual Study Guides in print format in non-commercial educational settings that benefit learners. No request to link to the Web site is necessary. Please be aware that the Guides welcome, and are under, continuous review and revision. For that reason, reproduction of all content on the Internet can only be with permission through a licensed agreement. http://www.studygs.net/index.htm
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The Adult Higher Education Alliance (AHEA)
The Adult Higher Education Alliance (AHEA) is an association of people from across the country who are engaged in action learning, reflection and discussion which we bring to our own lives and into our colleges and universities as teachers and administrators. We are united by our commitment to adult students, adult education professionals, alternative degree programs for adults, and research supporting adult higher education http://www.ahea.org/
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The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL)
The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) is a national non-profit organization which creates and manages effective learning strategies for working adults through partnerships with employers, higher education, government and labor. http://www.cael.org/
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The Division of Adult Education and Literacy (DAEL)
The Division of Adult Education and Literacy (DAEL) promotes programs that help American adults get the basic skills they need to be productive workers, family members, and citizens. The major areas of support are Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English Language Acquisition. These programs emphasize basic skills such as reading, writing, math, English language competency, and problem-solving. http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/pi/AdultEd/index.html
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The Key - A Newspaper for New Readers
The Key provides reading material for adults with limited reading skills. These include adults who have not completed their high school educations, those learning English and those with learning disabilities. http://www.keynews.org/
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The Literacy List
The Literacy List is a large collection of free Adult Basic Education and English language ELL/ESL/ESOL Web sites, electronic discussion lists ("listservs"), and other Internet resources for adult basic skills learners, teachers and tutors. The resources have been suggested by adult literacy and ELL practitioners. Within each category, links are in alphabetical order, so the first ones are not necessarily the best or most often used. http://www.alri.org/literacylist.html
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The National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL)
The National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) is a federally funded research and development center focused solely on adult learning. NCSALL's efforts are dedicated to improving practice in educational programs that serve adults with limited literacy and English language skills, and those without a high school diploma. http://www.ncsall.net/
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TV411
Welcome to TV411, the television series for adults who want to strengthen their literacy skills. Attention teachers! Check out the new THINK MATH dvd, a free multimedia teaching tool that explores core mathematical concepts, such as fractions, percents and ratioshttp://www.tv411.org
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Voices for Adult Literacy United in Education (VALUE)
VALUE’s mission is to strengthen adult literacy efforts in the United States through learner involvement and leadership. http://www.valueusa.org/
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Webometrics Ranking of World Universities
The "Webometrics Ranking of World
Universities" is an initiative of the Cybermetrics Lab, a research group
belonging to the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cient�ficas (CSIC), the
largest public research body in Spain The ranking is not only focused on research results but also
in other indicators which may reflect better the global quality of the scholar
and research institutions worldwide.
http://www.webometrics.info/index.html
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