Organizations with information on study circles - Center for Public Education

The following organizations offer information on study circles. (Note that if you select an organization's web site link, you will leave the Center for Public Education web site.)

Arkansas Study Circles Program (ASCP)
808 Dr. MLK Jr. Drive
Little Rock, AR 72202-3646
(501) 372-1415
Fax: (501) 375-2454
E-mail: studycircles@arsba.org
Website: http://www.arsba.org/SCWebsite.htm

ASCP is a program of the Arkansas School Boards Association, housed in a separate 501(c)(3) foundation. It helps to train Arkansas school leaders to use the study circle concept tools to engage the public and solve problems through deliberation and conversation in small groups led by a trained facilitator.

Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL)
211 E. 7th St., Suite 200
Austin, TX 78701-3253
(512) 476-6861
(800) 476-6861
Fax: (512) 476-2286
E-mail: info@sedl.org
Website: www.sedl.org

SEDL is a private, nonprofit education research, development, and dissemination corporation. SEDL’s mission is to solve significant problems facing educational systems and communities to ensure a quality education for all learners.

SEDL did a two-year evaluation of statewide study circle programs, Calling the Roll: Study Circles for Better Schools (http://www.sedl.org/pubs/catalog/items/pol96.html),
that addressed education issues in Arkansas and Oklahoma. This study placed special emphasis on the role of policymakers in study circles. (2000)

Study Circles Resource Center (SCRC)
P.O. Box 203
697 Pomfret Street
Pomfret, CT 06258
(860) 928-2616
Fax: (860) 928-3713
E-mail: scrc@studycircles.org
Website: www.studycircles.org

The Study Circles Resource Center helps communities develop their own ability to solve problems by bringing people together in dialogue across divides of race, income, age, and political viewpoints.