Designed to help pursue the President's initiatives, including No Child Left Behind, and advance our mission as a Department to ensure equal access to ... ED was created in 1980 by combining offices from several federal agencies. ED's mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access. ED's 4,500 employees and $71.5 billion budget are dedicated to: • Establishing policies on federal financial aid for education, and distributing as well as monitoring those funds. • Collecting data on America's schools and disseminating research. • Focusing national attention on key educational issues. • Prohibiting discrimination and ensuring equal access to education.

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Education.com provides expert advice, features, columns, thousands of reference articles, and a community for parents of pre-school to high school students. Every parent wants to help their child succeed in school. But it’s not always easy to figure out how to do it. And between all the carpools and errands, the meals to cook and the chores to finish, it’s sometimes hard to find the time to eat a full meal, let alone troll the web for education information! Our mission is to help you find the answers to all of your questions, under one roof. And to inspire you with ideas that make learning a part of your family’s everyday life.

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Education World®. The Educator's Best Friend. The surfing is over. Here you will find the best education links and original content the Net has to offer. In the spring of 1996, the founders of Education World recognized the need for a Web site that would make the Internet easier for educators to use. They wanted to create a home for educators on the Internet, a place where teachers could gather and share ideas. They wanted to create a complete online resource where educators could start each day to find the lesson plans and research materials they were looking for. The result is Education World, the Educator's Best Friend, a resource that includes

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Education is central to development and a key to attaining the Millennium Development Goals. It is one of the most powerful instruments for reducing poverty ... The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. We are not a bank in the common sense. We are made up of two unique development institutions owned by 185 member countries—the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA).

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