Join the National Latino Education Network! http://nlen.csusb.edu Sponsored by the Journal of Latinos and Education http://jle.csusb.edu Online features that are currently being programmed for the NLEN will include an archive on individuals, institutions, businesses, agencies and groups who provide opportunities and/or conduct activities in the Latino Educational community. To learn more about NLEN, direct any questions to:Enrique G. Murillo, Jr., Ph.D., Editor, Journal of Latinos and Education [email protected].
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and Language Instruction Educational Programs (NCELA)… http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/ (formerly National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education (NCBE) The NCELA Resource Collection may be particularly useful for SIG members or anyone needing to update a literature review for a research topic on the education of Latinos. It can also serve to disseminate the work of researchers who are SIG members or doing research on Latinos. For submitting items, please send a message to [email protected], make your request toAttention: NCELA Resource Collection Manager, or complete the form athttp://www.ncela.gwu.edu/expert/askncela.html. One of NCELA's information staff will respond to your email. NCELA informs clients (teachers, professors, students, administrators, etc.) via the NCELA website and its OELA Newsline about the education of English language learners (ELLs) (the majority of whom are Hispanic/Latino) by sharing state, national, international and other information of interest related to the education of ELLs, research, publications, position announcements, etc. To read current or past Newsline issues or Newsline (received/read by over 6,000 subscribers) go to:http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/enews/index.htm To subscribe go to:http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/enews/subscribe.htmTo submit information for posting in Newslinesend to: [email protected]. Other ways to contact staff are listed on p. 16 of the *pdf file Guide to the NCELA Resource Collection under the heading go to:http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/enews/subscribe.htm (Please note: OELA Newsline is changing its format to a Web-based system that will allow for daily postings of news, events, and other information. These entries will be categorized and archived so that they can be viewed chronologically (newest item first), by subject category, or by weekly/monthly archive. Instead of waiting a week for news, OELA Newsline readers will be able to check Newsline for daily updates. (See July 19, 2005 issue for additional information.)