Center for Social Organization of Schools, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD;    (410) 516-8800   (410) 516-8800 . Resources and research on effective schooling of disadvantaged students. Web site: http://scov.csos.jhu.edu/

Education Trust, Education Watch: The Education Trust Community Data Guide provides help to local communities that want to pull together basic data on educational attainment, achievement, and practices. 1725 K Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006;  (202) 293-1217  (202) 293-1217 .

Linguistic Minority Research Institute, Building 402, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106;  (805) 893-2250  (805) 893-2250 . Professional development and research on language-minority teaching and learning.

Mobilization for Equity Resource Center provides materials to involve parents in public schools; 16 national partners. 100 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02116;  (800) 441-7192  (800) 441-7192 .

The Right Question Project teaches educational advocacy strategies to under-served citizens. Dan Rothstein, 218 Holland Street, Somerville, MA 02144;  (617) 628-4070  (617) 628-4070 .

Study Circles Resource Center offers a guidebook for facilitating conversations about race. P.O. Box 203, 697 Pomfret St., Pomfret, CT 06528;  (203) 928-2616  (203) 928-2616 .

Carl Glickman, Revolutionizing America’s Schools. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1998.

Gloria Ladson-Billings, Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1994.