http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Fri, 24 May 2013 23:42:19 PDT Fri, 24 May 2013 23:42:19 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=316192 AASHE, the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, is a member organization of colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada working to create a sustainable future. Includes a resource center with materials on academic programs, operations and campus culture. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=303652 An online simulation that allows users to create their own California state budget. Users make choices about spending, service levels and taxes. Offers a good beginning point for discussions about some of the issues associated with building a multi-billion dollar budget http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=303657 A quiz from NextTen.org that helps students learn more about the infrastructure of the state of California. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=316208 Collection of links to resources, data and publications related to California government. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=316198 Campus Ecology has been helping individuals and campuses address sustainability and climate change since 1989. And our members have been making a difference. You can browse through these case studies by issue, or read about the very latest campus initiatives in our annual compendium. Campus Ecology gathers these case studies to document and celebrate the great work being done at colleges and universities across the country, and to help others learn from these projects. We hope you gain inspiration from these accounts, as well as insight into effective methods for implementing your own projects. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=316195 A higher education community in support of Campus Sustainability Day. Sponsored by the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=314784 Fiscal, demographic and performance data on California's K-12 schools http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=314787 The mission of the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team is to help California's local educational agencies fulfill their financial and management responsibilities by providing fiscal advice, management assistance, training and other related school business services. The team has established this web site and a free electronic bulletin board system to provide information and resources (including state budget development software) that will assist all public school agencies statewide. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=316220 Extensive collection of links to courts, state agencies and other resources in California http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=316213 Governing is a monthly magazine whose primary audience is state and local government officials: the governors, mayors, legislators, council members, program directors, agency heads, policy advisors and other officials spanning the entire range of responsibility for state and local government. They are the men and women who set policy for and manage the day-to-day operations of cities, counties and states, as well as such governmental bodies as school boards and special districts.