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Occupational Outlook Handbook
http://wwwl.bls.gov/oco/
“The
Occupational Outlook Handbook is a nationally recognized
source of career information, designed to provide valuable
assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work
lives. Revised every two years, the Handbook describes what
workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and
education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide
range of occupations.”
Oklahoma Higher Education
http://www.okhighered.org
Oklahoma State Regents
for Higher Education
Princeton Review
http://www.princetonreview.com/
“The
Princeton Review helps students achieve ‘Better scores. Better
schools.’ The Princeton Review now helps millions of students each
year to navigate standardized tests and the college and graduate
school admissions process through its courses, books, software and
Web sites.”
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By the Sweat and Toil of Children
http://www.dol.gov/ILAB/media/reports/iclp/sweat6/
sweat6_html/sweat6_chap_1.html
From the US Department of Labor, this
site presents its report on international child labor and the US'
commitment to eliminate it.
Beyond Child Labour: Affirming Rights
http://www.unicef.org/pubsgen/beyond-child-labour/
This UNICEF site contains official
documents, links to other sites about child labor and children's rights.
mpanies your remarks.
Child
Labor in America
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/
Photo essay by Lewis W. Hines plus links
to more info
Children in the Fields
http://www.afop.org/children/children.cfm
From the Association of Farmworker
Opportunity Programs, this site provides facts about children in the
fields and information about eliminating child labor.
"The fire at the Triangle Waist Company
in New York City, which claimed the lives of
146 young immigrant workers, is one of the worst disasters since the
beginning of the Industrial Revolution. This incident has had great
significance to this day because it highlights the inhumane working
conditions to which industrial workers can be subjected."
Youth & Labor
http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/youthlabor/index.htm
From the US Department of Labor, this
site presents the federal guidelines for young people to work. The site
includes child labor statistics.
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American Civil Rights Institute
http://www.acri.org/
This civil rights organization site
provides information to educate about racial and gender issues.
Civil Rights Division: Department of Justice
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/
U.S. government's site covers historic
and recent civil rights issues.
Civil Rights.org
http://www.civilrights.org
Highlights vital issues in civil rights
now.
National Civil Rights Museum: Virtual Tour
http://www.mecca.org/~crights/cyber.html
Arranged in chronological order, this
tour leads you through historic American civil rights moments.
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DARE
http://www.dare-america.com/index2.htm
The latest drug
statistics from the DEA.
DEA: Drug Enforcement Administration
http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/
Check out drug statistics and facts and
more here.
Drug Abuse Trends
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/factsht/druguse/index.html
The Office of National Drug Control
Policy presents statistics on trends in drug-related crimes and looks at
drug use trends by individual drug.
Drugs of Concern
http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/concern/concern.htm
The latest drug
statistics from the DEA.
Drug-Free Resource Net
http://www.drugfreeamerica.org/
From Partnership for a
Drug-Free America, this site provides FAQs about drugs, and an
information database about individual drugs. Includes images of what the
drugs look like.
Get it Straight: The Facts About
Drugs
http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/straight/cover.htm
This DEA drug prevention
book online provides a lot of information about prevention and why.
A Guide for Teens
http://www.health.org/govpubs/PHD688/
"Does your friend have an
alcohol or other drug problem? What can you do to help?"
Straight Facts about Drugs and
Alcohol
http://www.health.org/govpubs/rpo884/
The National
Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information gives the facts about
drugs and alcohol and how they effect you physically and mentally.
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Alcohol Alert: Drinking and Driving
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa31.htm
From the National Institute on Alcohol
Abuse and Alcoholism.
Drinking & Driving
http://www2.potsdam.edu/SOC/hansondj/DrinkDrive/DrinkingDriving.html
Statistics and other information about
drinking and driving.
Drinking and Driving Data
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/kids/research/drinking/index.cfm
From the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration. See how many car crashes were related to alcohol
in your state at this site. Also provided, the legal blood alcohol
content for each state, number of alcohol-related deaths and the
percentage of deaths related to alcohol for each state.
Impaired Driving
http://www.ncadd.org/facts/fyidui.html
From the National Institute on Alcohol
and Drug Dependence.
MADD: Mothers Against Drunk Driving
http://www.madd.org/
Includes current news and information
about drunk driving as well as detailed drunk driving statistics for
youth and deaths. Check out the "Under 21" page for more information
about alcohol-related information for teenage boys and girls.
MADD: Youth in Action
http://www.madd.org/madd_programs/0,1056,2044,00.html
A movement of MADD, this site "features
eight new anti-drinking programs for and by youth under the 21 legal
drinking age."
National Commission Against Drunk Driving
http://www.ncadd.com/
"A non-profit organization of private
and public sector leaders who are dedicated to minimizing the human and
economic losses resulting from motor vehicle crashes by working to make
driving impaired a socially unacceptable act."
Public Policy: Rating the States
http://www.madd.org/stats/0,1056,2424,00.html
From MADD, this site presents "a Report
Card on the Nation's Attention to the Problem of Alcohol- and Other
Drug-Impaired Driving." Choose a state from the clickable map and learn
the total fatalities in a state compared to the US statistic, and the
costs involved in drink driving fatalities and injuries.
SADD Online: Students Against Destructive Decisions
http://www.saddonline.com/default.htm
Find daily updated bulletins and
"interaction between SADD Members and Administrators, Educators, and
SADD Partners."
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Juvenile Justice Facts & Figures: Gangs
http://www.ncjrs.org/html/ojjdp/97_ygs/contents.html
This site includes each year's National
Youth Gang Survey and includes a summary of gang trends from 1996 to
2000.
Combating Street Gangs
http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org/pubs/reform/ch2_e.html
National Juvenile Justice Reform
Initiatives.
The Coroner's Report
http://www.gangwar.com/
A commercial site produced by a gang
researcher and educator. Contains a useful overview of gang history and
dynamics.
Gang-Related Legislation: National Youth Gang Center
http://www.iir.com/nygc/task2_3.htm
Gang-related legislation organized
by subject and by state.
National Youth Gang Center
http://www.iir.com/nygc/
Statistics, analysis, legislation, gang
program strategies and more.
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Tobacco
Children and Tobacco Compliance Checker
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/oc/cftobacco/search.cfm
The FDA present this
searchable database to see if any local area businesses have sold
tobacco to minors.
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Fairy Tales & Legends
Native
American Lore Index Page
http://www.ilhawaii.net/~stony/loreindx.html
Native stories online.
Fairy Tales from Around
the World
http://www.darsie.net/talesofwonder/
“The stories
in this collection represent a small sampling of the rich
storytelling art that is the common heritage of humanity.”
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