Need help looking for research resources

November 16, 2007 1:20 PM

Websites to research alternative programs for students who have been suspended or expelled, including students with disabilities.

Hi have to do a mock testimony for a state house bill. The bill proposes that "the state board of education shall establish a pilot program authorizing up to three local school administrative units to create appropriate alternative learning programs to serve students who have been suspended for more than 10 days or expelled, including students with disabilities who have been placed on homebound instruction for discipline purposes. Appropriate alternative learning programs may include, but are not limited to, a school within a school, effective in-school programs, collaborative treatment, and community-based off-site programs".
I need sources from think tanks or philanthropic or research organizations (such as Kaiser Foundation, Children's Defense Fund, Annie E. Casey Foundation, etc). Problem is I don't know what foundations are out there and I am having a hard time googling. Any help with finding foundations supporting/researching alternative programs for discipline-problem kids? I need a little more than just general education foundations.
Any help would be appreciated.

posted by greta simone to Education (3 answers total)

Go to your state Department of Education website and look up the school directories. Alternative schools are funded by the state or a combo of state/grant funds for a charter school. Sometimes schools partner with PAL or the YMCA or various other organizations but they will be listed on the DOE website. Once you have that you can hone in on the alternative schools and go to their websites and see the sources of their funding.
posted by 45moore45 at 2:20 PM on November 16, 2007

Many kids with discipline problems, other problems, are also kids with disabilities (emotional, learning, attention, etc.). So you might want to look here, here, North Carolina-focused resource sites for kids needing special education.
posted by ClaudiaCenter at 2:32 PM on November 16, 2007

You might contact the authors of this review.
posted by ClaudiaCenter at 2:43 PM on November 16, 2007