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Career

Para Resources (See Paraprofessionals section.)
AFT Paraprofessionals and School-Related Personnel

Para to Teacher Program - CCSF

Para to Teacher Program - SFUSD
National Clearinghouse for Paraeducator Resources
National Resource Center for Paraprofessionals
Paraeducator.com
Para Educator Learning Network
Project Para: Instructional Resources
Public Agency Retirement System

Teacher Resources
Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment (BTSA), SFUSD
California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
National Board Certification, California
National Board for Professional Teaching Standard
SF CARES
... provides resources for child care teachers, providers and programs.
State Teachers Retirement System (STRS)
Teacher Next Door

...an HUD initiative that will offer thousands of teachers highly discounted homeownership opportunities while strengthening the communities where they work.

Health and Safety

Indoor Air Quality Backgrounder: Managing Asthma in the Schools
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Labor

American Federation of Labor Congress of Industrial Organizations AFL-CIO
American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
American Labor History
A. Philip Randolph Institute
Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA, AFL-CIO)
Big Labor
A project of Union Communications Services, Inc.
California Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
California Federation of Teachers (CFT)
California Public Employee Relations Program, IIR, UC Berkeley
California Teachers Association (CTA)
Center for Labor Research and Education (UC Berkeley)
Coalition of Labor Union Women
Institute of Industrial Relations, Berkeley
Institute of Industrial Relations, UCLA
Labor Arts
Labor Beat
A rank-and-file labor forum. Labor television and radio producers. Labor media advocates.

Labor Heritage Foundation
Labor Heritage Foundation works to strengthen the labor movement through the use of music and the arts.

Labor Notes Home Page
Labor Notes Song of the Month
Be sure to scroll down and click on the graphics for previous songs of the month.
Labor Project for Working Families
Labor Research Portal
...from the Institute of Industrial Relations Library

LabourStart
Global labor news, discussion groups, webcasts and more

National Education Association (NEA)
Pride at Work
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Labor

San Francisco Bay Area Rockin' Solidarity Labor Chorus
TURN (Teacher Union Reform Network)
WINS- Workers Independent News Service
WWW Virtual Library: Labour and Business History

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Legal

American Arbitration Association
Americans with Disabilities Act
California Education Code
California Employment Law
California First Amendment Coalition
Gives information about the Brown Act, that requires open, public meetings of governing bodies
California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB)
California Class Size Reduction
Educational Employment Relations Act (EERA)
Fair Labor Standards Act
FindLaw: Labor Law
National Employment Lawyers' Association Resource Links
Unemployment Insurance Code
Wrights Law
Parents, advocates, educators, and attorneys come to Wrightslaw for accurate, up-to-date information about special education law and advocacy for children with disabilities.

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Media

Editor & Publishers' Media Info Links
Links to nearly 2,000 online newspapers around the world.
NewsHub
Summary of today's latest news, updated every 15 minutes.

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Other Advocacy Groups

Teachers For Change

Policy and Government

California Voter Foundation
Information on the initiatives and referenda, as well as links to Presidential candidate websites and more. .
Economic Policy Institute
Ed Source
Information about California's public education issues including school finance...
Electronic Activist
An e-mail directory of congresspeople, state governments, and media entities.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Electronic Activist - California
State and local government; media
Michael Moore's Homepage
From the creator of TV Nation, Roger and Me, Downsize This, The Big One and lots more.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Official California Legislative Information
Rethinking Schools

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Workplace Issues

ACLU's Workers' Rights Homepage
Pride at Work

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