SAGE450 - T. Verhey: Websites

IPEDS (Integrated Post-secondary Data System) is a federal agency that collects quarterly statistics on accredited U.S. colleges & universities. Find info on enrollment trends, tuition, retention, and staff.

Where to find publicly available stats on St. Andrews University - graduation/retention rates, tuition/fees, and student diversity

A nonprofit, online newsroom that focuses on issues and challenges that affect Bladen, Columbus, Robeson, and Scotland counties.

The local newspapers for Laurinburg & Scotland County. To view all issues, ask the library for username/password.

A Myrtle Beach, SC-based news channel whose coverage includes Scotland County, NC.

Official government page for Scotland County, includes links to departmental pages (i.e. education, library, health).

The official website of Scotland County (NC) schools, includes reports on student learning stats.

Southeastern Community Action Partnership, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit agency whose mission is to improve and empower the lives of the people we serve. Southeastern Community Action Partnership, Inc. is a member of the national Community Action Partnership, which is the national hub that links the nation’s 1,000+ local Community Action Agencies and State Associations to each other and to leaders looking for solutions that connect families to great opportunities.

United Way is an umbrella agency supporting local non-profit organizations - this is a list of non-profits in Scotland County, NC.

The research arm of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) - creates yearly reports on historically black colleges & universities (HBCUs), college readiness, and academic preparation of Black students.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other nations. NCES is located within the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences. NCES fulfills a Congressional mandate to collect, collate, analyze, and report complete statistics on the condition of American education; conduct and publish reports; and review and report on education activities internationally.

Detailed reports on school districts and individual public schools in NC

Official site of the NC chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), a legal advocacy group for civil rights.

The Facebook page of the Scotland County, NC chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

Emancipate NC was founded on the knowledge that mass incarceration and structural racism harm all of us. Emancipate NC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and was previously known as the Carolina Justice Policy Center.

The Southern Coalition for Social Justice partners with communities of color and economically disadvantaged communities in the South to defend and advance their political, social, and economic rights through the combination of legal advocacy, research, organizing, and communications.

Civil rights lawyers Morris Dees and Joseph Levin Jr. founded the SPLC in 1971 to ensure that the promise of the civil rights movement became a reality for all. In addition to legal advocacy, SPLC creates reports on hate groups & hate crimes and other areas of civil rights injustices.