Content Centers
Five USED funded content centers cover a spectrum of school improvement and technical assistance areas. These centers are responsible for providing, in each of their content areas, in-depth knowledge, expertise, and analyses to regional centers and the States served by the regional centers. Content centers disseminate knowledge on scientifically based research into effective practice and research-based products in their area of specialty and provide experts that regional centers can use in delivering technical assistance to States.
Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center
The Center focuses on state and district implementation of NCLB assessment and accountability requirements and the design and administration of effective models, strategies, and tools to support valid and reliable assessment practices.
www.aacompcenter.org
National High School Center
The Center supports comprehensive high school reform efforts to ensure that every student develops the knowledge and skills they need to graduate from high school prepared to succeed in post-secondary education and the work force.
www.betterhighschools.org
Center on Innovation and Improvement
The Center focuses on systems and strategies to support states and districts as they devise innovative school improvement programs and implement key choice provisions of NCLB.
www.centerii.org
Center on Instruction
The Center offers scientifically based research and access to experts in the areas of English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Special Education, and English Language Learning.
www.centeroninstruction.org
National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality
The Center assists regional centers and states in identifying proven and promising practices and strategies to meet the teacher quality goals of NCLB.
www.tqsource.org
Regional Centers
Regional Centers provide frontline assistance to States to help them implement NCLB and related federal school improvement programs and increase State capacity to assist districts and schools meet their student achievement goals. Regional Centers are embedded in regions and responsible for developing strong relationships and partnerships within their regional community. While Content Centers focus almost entirely on specific content areas, analyzing research, developing useful products and tools for Regional Centers and other clients, the Regional Centers focus on providing technical assistance to States, using Content Center research and materials to inform their work.
Alaska Comprehensive Center
www.alaskacc.org
Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center (ARCC)
www.arcc.edvantia.org
California Comprehensive Center
www.cacompcenter.org
Florida and the Islands Regional Comprehensive Center
flicc.ets.org
Great Lakes East Comprehensive Assistance Center
www.learningpt.org/greatlakeseast
Great Lakes West Comprehensive Assistance Center
www.learningpt.org/greatlakeswest
Mid-Atlantic Comprehensive Center (MACC)
macc.ceee.gwu.edu
Mid-Continent Comprehensive Center (MC3)
www.mc3edsupport.org
New York Comprehensive Center
www.nycomprehensivecenter.org
North Central Comprehensive Center
www.mcrel.org/nccc
Northwest Regional Comprehensive Center
www.nwrel.org/nwrcc
Pacific Comprehensive Center
www.pacificcompcenter.org
Southeast Comprehensive Center
secc.sedl.org
Southwest Comprehensive Center
www.swcompcenter.org/cs/swcc/print/htdocs/swcc/home.htm
Texas Comprehensive Center
txcc.sedl.org