Links
for more information about virtually every issue in education:
Academic Honors:
http://www.edreform.com/ParentPower/standards/class_rank.htm
http://www.cwfa.org/printerfriendly.asp?id=900&department=cwa&categoryid=education
Accreditation:
www.ncacasi.org
www.npsag.com
Achievement Gap (see Minority
issues and Race-based issues):
www.msan.wceruw.org (Minority Student
Achievement Network, Wisconsin Center for Education Research, University of
Wisconsin)
www.achievementfirst.org (a
nonprofit charter management organization)
ADHD (see also Learning Disabilities,
Dyslexia, Special Education):
www.add.org
www.adhdfraud.com
www.my.webmd.com
Administration, Administrators:
www.aasa.org
www.ccsso.org
www.ecs.org
www.naesp.org
www.nassp.org (or www.principals.org - National Association
of Secondary School Principals)
www.nga.org
Advanced Placement tests:
www.apcentral.collegeboard.com
African-American:
See
Minority Issues and Urban Issues
Afterschooling (at home, in
school settings, with tutors, or in dedicated afterschools; see also Home
Learning Ideas):
www.AfterSchoolTreats.com (free
lesson plans in 35 categories aimed in particular at children in Grades 4 - 8
by our own Susan Darst Williams)
www.RussianSchool.com (private
afterschools in Boston and California with a high-level math focus)
http://afterschool.ocde.us/choosing.htm
(Orange County, Calif.)
www.afterschool.gov (federal government
resources)
www.ja.org/afterschool (Junior
Achievement's afterschool program)
www.bgca.org (Boys and Girls Clubs of America)
www.safeyouth.org/scripts/facts/afterschool.asp
(National Youth Violence Prevention Project)
www.naesp.org/client_files/afterschool/AfterSchoolPublication.pdf
(10 exemplary school-based programs from the National Association of Elementary
School Principals)
www.AmericaScores.org (soccer as an
enticement to participate in academically-based afterschooling)
www.tascorp.org (The After School
Corporation, New York City)
www.chcfinc.org (The Committee for Hispanic
Children and Families, New York City)
www.LAsBest.org (Los Angeles program: Better
Educated Students for Tomorrow)
www.homeschoolzone.com
www.afterschoolallstars.org
www.readwritethink.org
www.capersforkids.com (drama, art and
theatre in the Dallas area)
Agricultural Education:
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/aged.html
Americanism:
www.americanheritageresearch.com
www.EdWatch.com
Art:
www.kinderart.com
www.teachers.net
www.crayola.com
www.naea-reston.org (National Art
Education Association)
www.artsonia.com
www.enchantedlearning.com
Athletics:
www.nays.org (National Alliance For Youth
Sports)
www.positivecoach.org (Positive
Coaching Alliance)
www.youth-sports.com
www.youthsportsusa.com
www.MomsTeam.com
www.kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/behavior/sportsmanship.html
At-Risk:
www.csos.jhu.edu
www.becauseiloveyou.org (help for
parents of at-risk students)
Audits:
www.effwa.org/main/page/php?number+19
www.effwa.org/auditpledge
www.wvde.state.wv.us/policies/p2320.doc
(West Virginia performance audit policy)
www.pps.k12.or.us/projects-c/aisc/audit.pdf
(Portland, Ore., performance audit report)
Autism (See also Learning
disabilities and Special education):
www.nomercury.org
www.momsagainstmercury.org
www.a-champ.org
Balanced Literacy reading
programs (see Whole language):
www.k12reader.com/balanced-literacy-instruction/
(pro)
www.nrrf.org (con; National Right to Read
Foundation; search "Balanced Literacy")
Behavior Problems:
www.campmakebelievekids.com/
(building emotional intelligence in kids)
www.focusas.com/BehavioralDisorders.html
(overview focusing on adolescents)
www.adhd.com (attention deficits)
http://aacap.org/page.ww?name=Children+with+Oppositional+Defiant+Disorder§ion=Facts+for+Families
(Oppositional Defiant Disorder)
www.adaa.org (anxiety)
www.anxietyzone.com (anxiety)
http://www.mncdd.org/resources/factsheets/School_Discipline.pdf
(discipline and special ed students)
http://www.whittedclearylaw.com/CM/Publications/publications42.asp
(suspensions and expulsions: a legal overview)
Bible in Education:
www.biblecurriculum.org
www.bibleinschools.net
www.calvary.com/beantown
www.releasedtimebible.org
www.bibleliteracy.org
www.biblecurriculum.org
Bilingual / English Language Learners
/ English as a Second Language (also see Immigrants / illegal aliens in
schools):
www.nclr.org
www.us-english.org
www.nabe.org
www.vdare.com
Block Scheduling:
http://www.capescheduling.com/page/page/861491.htm
www.jefflindsay.com/Block.shtml
Blogs on Education:
www.joannejacobs.com (California-based
writer probably has the best ed blog)
www.irascibleprofessor.com (also
awfully good)
www.educationation.org
www.CrankyProfessor.com
http://drcookie.blogspot.com
www.ParentPundit.com
www.Eduwonk.com
http://www.localareawatch.org/public_schools/index.html
(spicy one from Grand Rapids, Mich.)
www.susanohanian.org
www.myshortpencil.com
http://edubloggerdir.blogspot.com/
(educators from around the world)
Book Selection:
www.eagleforum.org (A Child's Reading
List)
www.kidsreads.com
www.teenreads.com
www.classicscentral.com
www.coreknowledge.org (summer reading
list)
Book Concerns:
www.pabbis.org
www.textbookreviews.org
www.pfaw.org (see also http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=12122)
Books for Dsadvantaged Kids:
www.firstbook.org
Boys' Issues (see Gender
issues)
Brain Research:
http://oilf.blogspot.com/
(blog on raising a left-brained child)
Buildings and Grounds:
www.edfacilities.org
www.nspma.com
www.nssea.org
www.SchoolDude.com
www.schoolfacilities.com
www.schooldesigns.com
www.aia.org/cae
www.cefpi.org
www.healthyschools.org
Bullying:
www.parentsagainstbullying.com
Business Education:
www.ja.org (Junior Achievement)
Business Operations:
www.asbointl.org and www.asbointl.org/WhatsNew/SchoolBusinessAffairs/index.asp
Business and School Partnerships:
www.biz4ed.org
Career Education:
www.careers.org
www.aboutcareereducation.com
www.nfte.com (entrepreneurship)
www.eweek.org (engineering)
www.discoverengineering.org
(engineering)
www.acrnetwork.org (future planning for
the 70% of students who will not graduate from college)
Character Education:
www.charactered.com
www.charactercounts.org
www.cyi-stars.org
www.ethics.org
www.tolerance.org
www.ethicsed.org
www.josephsoninstitute.org
Charter Schools (see also
School choice):
www.edreform.org
www.edexcellence.net
http://goldwaterinstitute.org/AboutUs/ArticleView.aspx?id=431
(study shows grade-school charter schools outperform traditional public schools
for disadvantaged student populations)
www.heritageacademies.com
www.geofoundation.org
www.ImagineSchools.com
www.ArthurAcademy.org
www.charterschoolleadershipcouncil.org
www.valleyacademy.com
Chatrooms on Education Issues:
www.ed2chat.com
Child Advocacy:
www.aecf.org/kidscount/sld/databook.jsp
www.horatioalger.com
Child Development:
www.fcd-us.mag (Foundation for Child Development)
www.childtrends.org (nonprofit research organization)
www.saferchild.org
(parenting articles)
Child Protection:
www.centerforchildprotection.org
Christian Education:
www.nace-cee.org
www.summit.org
www.delpublications.com
www.face.net
www.accsedu.org
Christian "exodus" out of public
schools:
www.exodusmandate.org
www.ethicsdaily.com/static.cfm?mode=per
www.honested.com
Civics:
www.aclj.org
www.founding.com
www.freedomforum.org
www.pbs.org/georgewashington/
www.rutherford.org
Class Rank (see Academic
Honors)
Class Size:
www.edexcellence.net/issues/results.cfm?withall=class+size
(scroll down to "Gadfly Articles")
Classical Education:
www.welltrainedmind.com
www.accsedu.org
www.classicalfree.org
www.classical-homeschooling.org
www.classicalconversations.com
Classroom Management:
www.theteachersguide.com/ClassManagement.htm
www.adhdsolution.com
Collective bargaining (see
also Unions):
www.eiaonline.org
www.effwa.org.studies/education_2000_may.php
(study, "Collective Bargaining in Public Schools: Turning the Focus to
Students")
http://www.pacificresearch.org/pub/sab/educat/contractforfailure/www%20backup/2_whatis.html
College planning / admissions
tests:
www.nacac.com
www.collegeboard.com
www.ets.org
www.act.org
www.EducationOnlineToday.com
Competition as a factor in
education (see also School choice):
www.educationnext.org/20014/68.html
www.goldwaterinstitute.org/article.php/431.html
Consensus / Delphi / group
manipulation:
www.learn-usa.com
www.beverlye.com
Consolidation /
deconsolidation:
http://www.goldwaterinstitute.org/article.php/401.html
Constructivism vs. Direct
Instruction:
www.ed.sc.edu/caw/webbarton.htm
(explains both)
www.ascd.org (search under "Education topics")
http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~mryder/itc_data/constructivism.html
www.cogtech.usc.edu/publications/kirschner_Sweller_Clark.pdf
(article explaining how constructivism, the teaching philosophy in most public
schools today, fails inner-city children the most because they lack a large
enough vocabulary and knowledge base)
Consultants (for parents and
teachers):
www.elainemcewan.com
www.maryannsmialek.com/resources
www.CheriFuller.com
Corruption (see also Financial
management and corruption):
www.yankeeinstitute.org
Counseling:
www.schoolcounselor.org
www.edtrust.org
www.apa.org
Creativity:
www.CreativeEducationFoundation.org
www.discoveryschool.com/schrockguide
www.enchantedlearning.com
www.brainsarefun.com
www.hallmarkkaleidoscope.com
Critical Thinking:
www.FactCheckEd.com
Crisis:
www.edexcellence.net/doc/Fwd-1.3.pdf
(article, "Opportunities Lost: How NYC Got Derailed on the Way to School
Reform")
http://www.politicalaffairs.net/article/view/13/1?PrintableVersion=enabled
(Philadelphia)
www.flinthills.org (Kansas City Public
Schools' court-ordered $2 billion in extra funding for inner-city schools, and
resulting loss of state accreditation when quality actually declined, is linked
to a judge's ruling in Kansas that the school funding formula is inequitable;
article, "What Judge Bullock Should Have Learned From Judge Clark")
Curriculum:
www.commoncore.org
www.EducationWorld.com
www.textbookreviews.org
www.textbookleague.org
www.historytextbooks.org
www.ascd.org
www.edpress.org
www.stmary.k12.la.us/elementaryschool.htm
(great primary resources)
Data collection, electronic
portfolios, student ID numbers, & privacy issues:
www.deliberatedumbingdown.com
www.espsolutionsgroup.com/recentprojects.php
www.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/pbdmi/surveytool/index.html
(EDEN: Education Data Exchange Network)
www.sifinfo.org (Schools Interoperability
Framework Association)
Dictionaries (free copies for
schoolchildren from civic groups and donors):
www.thedictionaryproject.com
Digital divide (technology gap
between the races and income levels):
http://www.edutopia.org/php/biglist.php?id=188
Direct instruction (see also
Constructivism):
www.adihome.org
www.nifdi.org
http://people.uncw.edu/kozloffm/DI.html
www.aasa.org/reform/approach/direct.htm
www.Educationation.org/page3.html
www.zigsite.com
Disadvantaged children:
www.noexcuses.org
www.urbancure.org
www.annenberginstitute.org
www.kipp.org
www.reformk12.com/archives/000175.nclk
http://www.insideschools.org/fs/school_profile.php?id=120
www.teachforamerica.org
www.cleweb.org (legal issues for low-income
and special ed children)
www.firstbook.org (donate books for needy
children)
Discipline:
www.becauseIloveyou.org (support
group for parents of troubled teens)
www.teacherpathfinder.org/support/discipline.html
www.selfdisciplinedwp.com
www.child.net/toughlove.htm
www.familyfirstaid.org
www.girlsandboystown.org
www.loveandlogic.com
Discrimination (See Race-based
school assignment and discrimination)
Distance learning (see also Homeschooling,
Online Education and Virtual Schools):
http://dir.yahoo.com/Education/Distance_Learning/K_12
www.linkonlearning.com
www.k12.com
Diversity:
www.baeo.org (African-American)
www.nabse.org (African-American)
www.hcreo.org (Hispanic)
www.nd.edu/~latino (Hispanic)
www.chcfinc.org (The Committee for Hispanic
Children and Families, New York City)
http://dir.yahoo.com/Education/by_culture_or_group/native_american/k_12
(Native American)
www.aasianst.org/eaa-toc.htm
(Asian)
http://ourseeds.tripod.com/langartslinks.html
(Muslim)
www.aauw.org/200/gg.html (gender
issues)
www.teachingtolerance.org
Donations (tax-deductible ways
to give; see also Private sector initiatives):
www.donorschoose.org (provide classroom
grants for needed projects directly to teachers)
www.scholarshipfund.org (provide
scholarships for low-income kids to attend private schools)
Drama:
http://childrenstheatre.easystorecreator.com/order.htm#
www.dramastore.com
www.capersforkids.com
Dropouts:
www.dropoutprevention.org
Drug, alcohol and tobacco
prevention (see also Substance abuse and addictions treatment):
www.madd.org
www.nationalfamilies.org
www.pride.org
www.saddonline.com
www.teenchallenge.com
www.casacolumbia.org (report, "National
Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse X: Teens and Parents")
Dumbing down:
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=22792
Dyslexia (see also Learning
disabilities, Reading categories and Whole Language):
www.interdys.org
www.dyslexia.org
www.ReadByGrade3.com
www.TexasReadingInstitute.org
Early childhood education:
www.goldwaterinstitute.org/article.php/542.html
http://crab.rutgers.edu/~goertzel/daycare.htm
www.ncpa.org/pi/edu/pd031299e.html
www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/ECI
www.naeyc.org
www.ciera.org
http://secc.rti.org/publications.cfm
(national study)
www.nieer.org
www.daycaresdontcare.org
Economic development and
public education:
www.kwfdn.org (search for the study, "Public
Schools and Economic Development: What the Research Shows"
Economics education:
www.fee.org
www.themint.org
www.econ4u.com
Educational freedom index:
www.manhattan-institute.org
English (see also Reading):
www.ncte.org (National Council of Teachers of
English)
www.edexcellence.net/foundation/publication/publication.cfm?id=337
(grades for the English standards of the 50 states)
English language learners
(teaching English to non-English speaking children)
http://dww.ed.gov (federal government website,
Doing What Works, for educators and others)
Enrichment ideas:
www.AfterSchoolTreats.com (by
Susan Darst Williams)
Entrepreneurs:
www.marvacollins.com
Environmental education:
www.cnaturenet.org
www.lomborg.org
www.epa.gov/enviroed
www.sierraclub.org/education
www.blm.gov/education
www.nwf.org/education
www.seaworld.org/conservation-matters/eea/about.htm
E-Rate (see also Technology)
www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStoryts.cfm?ArticleID=5831
www.ed.gov/Technology/eratemenu.html
(E-rate)
www.dslreports.com/shownews/61477
(E-Rate scandal)
Evolution:
www.trueorigins.com (anti-evolution)
www.talkorigins.com (pro-evolution)
www.answersingenesis.org
(pro-creationism)
www.discovery.org (pro-intelligent design)
www.ncseweb.org (anti-creationism and
intelligent design)
Family development:
www.family.com
www.profam.org
www.afa.net
www.frc.org
www.allianceformarriage.org
www.father.com
www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/index.htm
www.FamilyLife.com
www.FamilyEducation.com
Family literacy:
www.chcfinc.org (The Committee for Hispanic
Children and Families, New York City)
Family structure and educational
attainment:
www.sutherlandinstitute.org
(report, "More Than Money: The Influence of Family Structure on Prosperity and
Educational Attainment")
Federal funding and programs:
www.ed.gov (U.S. Department of Education)
www.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml
(No Child Left Behind)
http://www.ed.gov/parents/academic/involve/suppservices/index.html
(extra help for needy children, including free after-school tutoring)
www.nces.edu (National Center on Education
Statistics)
www.eric.ed.gov (Education Resources
Information Center database)
www.relnetwork.org (10 regional
government research labs)
www.ctredpol.org/pubs/TitleI_FUnds_6July2005/Title_I_Funds_6July2005.pdf
(Title 1 remediation for disadvantaged children)
http://www.ppionline.org/ndol/print.cfm?contentid=1249
(making Title 1 more effective)
www.ed.gov/programs/readingfirst (phonics
grants for disadvantaged children)
www.ncpa.org/iss/edu/ (search in the
"Federal Funding and Programs" category)
www.edweek.org (search for article, "Watchdog
Agency Faults Ed. Dept. for Financial Mismanagement")
Finance:
www-hoover.stanford.edu/bios/hanushek.html
www.alec.org (search for the report "Show Me
the Money"
www.nsba.org/site/page.asp?TRACKID=&CID=452&DID=8737
www.ncsl.org/programs/educ/ed_finance/intro.htm
www.ncpa.org
www.ncsl.org/programs/educ/ed_finance/intro.htm
www.heritage.org/research/education/K-12.cfm
www.ncpa.org
www.asbointol.org/index.asp
www.edfacilities.org/rl/bond_issues.cfm
http://web.grinnell.edu/individuals/nelsonp/FAMILY/BondIssueKiller.pdf (Iowa consultant who has
successfully led campaigns to defeat school bond issues and tax-levy lid
overrides)
www.cblpolicyinstitute.org/privatepublic.htm
(article, "Paying Private Prep School Prices for Public Schools," explores how
per-pupil spending figures given to the public are for operating expenses only,
and exclude large amounts of money for construction, debt services and other
costs)
www.flinthill.org
(article, "Facts About Education Spending in Kansas" and see the list of
financial solutions archived under Publications - Education - Innovations)
Financial equity:
www.excellence.net/institute/gadfly/issue.cfm?id=153#1869
(article, "Who Could Be Against 'Adequate' School Funding?")
www.publiceducation.org
("A Guide to Public Engagement and School Finance Litigation")
www.edexcellence.net/institute/charterfinance (funding inequities between charter schools, which are
publicly-funded, and regular public schools, are a new concern, but the demand
for parity for charter schools shows that as long as charter schools are funded
with tax dollars, the pressures will be unbearable for them to morph more and
more like the public schools)
www.aasa.org/publications/SA/2004_08/deroche.htm
(one solution: weighted student allocation, where low-income, non-English
speaking and learning-disabled students receive more government funding per
pupil than average)
www.ucc.org/justice/education/state.htm
(equity as a social-justice issue, from a faith-based perspective)
Financial literacy
(learning about money management, etc.):
http://www.moneybus.org/resources.aspx
Financial mismanagement and
corruption in schools (see also Corruption):
www.peytonwolcott.com
www.heartland.org/archives/education/nov00/roundup.htm
www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa542.pdf
www.rppi.org/schoolcorruption.shtml
www.edweek.org (search for articles: "Newark
Sues State, District Over Losses," "Superintendent of Wealthy District Charged
in Embezzlement Scandal," and "A Hard Lesson for Kansas City's Troubled
Schools"
http://www.rppi.org/es179.html
(competitive bidding and contracting)
www.amazon.com (search for Lydia G. Segal and
her book, "Battling Corruption in America's Public Schools")
First Amendment freedoms for
students, including journalists:
www.asne.org/index.cfm?ID=3816
www.firstfreedom.org (religious rights)
www.splc.org
www.poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=73952&sid=2
www.firstamendmentcenter.org
www.freedomforum.org
www.aclu.org
www.stoptheaclu.com
www.au.org
Food and Nutrition:
www.angrymoms.org
www.cspinet.org
www.wastefreelunches.org
Foreign language:
www.actfl.org
www.nflc.org
www.LanguagePolicy.org
www.pimsleurdirect.com
www.ijflt.com (International Journal of
Foreign Language Teaching)
Foundations involved in
education:
www.childrensscholarship.org
www.edexcellence.net (Thomas B. Forham
Foundation, with excellent education reports, including an online publication, Education Gadfly)
www.gatesfoundation.org (Bill and
Melinda Gates)
www.philaedfund.org (help and
scholarships for inner-city youth in Philadelphia)
www.annenberginstitute.org (at
Brown University; focuses on inner-city youth and reforms)
www.edutopia.org (fostering innovation with
funding by moviemaker George Lucas)
www.rockpa.org
(Rockefeller Foundation favors national standards; see also www.Edin08.com offering cool graphics with
state-by-state statistics)
www.broadfoundation.org (Eli and
Edythe Broad, one of the largest funders of education programs for children and
youth in poverty)
www.kauffman.org
(math, science and technology education funded by the late Ewing Kauffman of Kansas
City)
Fringe benefits (see also
Personnel, Salaries and Retirement):
www.educationnext.org/20033/71.html
(total compensation packages are far beyond salary)
www.ncsl.org/programs/health/healthcostsrpt.htm
(health care cost containment ideas)
www.nctr.org (National Council on Teacher Retirement)
www.nasra.org (National Association of State
Retirement Administrators)
www.ebri.org (Employee Benefits Research
Institute)
http://www.nctq.org/nctq/publications/debate.jsp
(teacher work schedules vs. other careers)
Fund-raising (see also
Parental involvement and fund-raising):
www.boxtops4education.com
Gardening:
www.kidsgardening.org
Gender issues:
www.whyboysfail.com
www.boysproject.net
www.ncgs.org (National Coalition of Girls' Schools)
www.feyw.org (Foundation for the Education of
Young Women, Texas-based advocacy)
www.aauw.org/200/gg.html (American
Association of University Women: gender issues)
www.singlesexschools.org (National
Association for Single Sex Public Education)
www.family.org/socialissues/
(Focus on the Family's site; see "Sexual Identity/Gender" articles)
Geography:
www.50states.com
www.nationalgeographic.com/expeditions
Gifted and talented:
www.nagc.org (National Association for Gifted
Children)
www.sengifted.org (good resource on the
social and emotional needs of gifted kids)
www.ditd.org
www.educationaloptions.com
www.nationdeceived.org (report from
the Templeton Foundation that shows how schools have been made too easy for
smart kids)
www.education.uiowa.edu/belinblank
www.prufrock.com
www.tip.duke.edu (Duke University's Talent
Identification Program)
www.gifted.uconn.edu
www.cec.sped.org/index.html
www.ceetag.org
www.aegus1.org (underachieving gifted kids)
www.davidsoninstitute.org
(excellent gifted advocacy, with a special school for the gifted in Nevada)
www.GT-Cybersource.org (Davidson
Institute's database)
www.hoagiesgifted.org (good resource
listings)
www.gifted-children.com
www.AppliedGiftedEd.com
(Pennsylvania advocate for the gifted)
Girls' issues (see Gender
issues)
Global education (see also
United Nations and International Baccalaureate):
www.ewa.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?page_id=273
www.countrywatch.com/school/school_default.aspx
www.EdWatch.org
www.crossroad.to/text/articles.html
www.ibo.org/partnerships/governments
(International Baccalaureate and the U.N. are connected)
Governance (national):
www.ed.gov (U.S. Department of Education)
www.ecs.org (Education Commission of the States)
www.nasbe.org (National Association of State
Boards of Education
www.ccsso.org (Council of Chief State School
Officers)
www.iel.org (Institute for Educational
Leadership; left-wing, pro-government policies)
Governance (state):
Find
your state education department using a search engine. Typical web addresses:
New
York: www.nysed.gov
Florida:
www.fldoe.org
Texas:
www.tea.state.tx.us
Colorado:
www.cde.state.co.us
California:
www.cde.ca.gov
Government Regulations &
Compliance:
www.ed.gov (U.S. Department of Education)
http://www.thompson.com/public/library.jsp?cat=EDUCATION
(article bank from a publishing firm on
NCLB, Title I, special ed, legal issues, etc.)
Grade level issues:
www.ascd.org (search under "Grade level
issues")
www.gradelevelgold.com
(grade-appropriate learning ideas for parents and teachers)
Graduation rates:
http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/ewp_08.htm
Grammar:
www.shurley.com
www.howtotutor.com/grammar.htm
www.readbygrade3.com/cvrltr.html
www.quickanddirtytips.com
(podcasts by Grammar Girl)
Grants:
www.guidestar.com
http://www.axiomfire.com/af2/Start?linkid=1OodrnG0UbeYbMK13T3w
Grassroots organizations:
www.GoBigEd.com (Nebraska)
www.chalkboardproject.org (Oregon)
www.EdWatch.org (Minnesota)
www.edsource.org (California)
www.EducationReport.org (Michigan)
www.catalyst-chicago.org (Chicago
area)
www.illinoisloop.org (Illinois)
www.ed-red.org (suburban Illinois)
www.southern-style.com/education_problems_and_solutions.htm
(Alabama)
www.BettyPeters.com (Alabama)
www.crlive.com (Iowa; see education/iowalive)
www.nceducationalliance.org
(North Carolina; school choice)
www.allianceforqualityed.org
(South Carolina)
www.EdExIdaho.org (Education Excellence
Idaho)
www.schoolreport.com (Vermonters for
Better Education)
Handwriting:
www.spalding.org
www.handwritingforkids.com
www.hwtears.com
Head Start:
www.heritage.org/Research/Education/BG1701.cfm
www.cato.org (search for "Head Start")
www.nhsa.org
www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre
Health issues (see also Mental
Health and Nutrition):
--
In general:
www.kidshealth.org
www.webmd.org
www.healthinschools.org
--
School wellness:
www.actionforhealthykids.org
--
School nursing:
www.nasn.org
www.schoolnurse.com
--
Impact of foundations:
www.eagleforum.org/column/1997/jan97/97-01-01.html
--
School-based health clinics:
www.nasbhc.org (pro)
www.edwatch.org (con; also use search engine
to find Congressional testimony, "The Role of Federal Education and Labor in
School Based Health Clinics" by Karen R. Effrem, M.D.
--
Ritalin and other medications:
http://www.schoolhealth.com/shop/mc_archive_medsnschlprint.asp
--
Asthma:
http://www.cdc.gov/health/asthma.htm
--
Medicaid:
www.aasa.org/publications/sa/2000_ob@feddate.htm
Hispanic:
See
Diversity and Minority issues
History (school subject):
www.teachinghistory.org
www.wallbuilders.com
www.jeremiahproject.com/heritage.html
www.georgetown.edu/crossroads/asw
www.historynet.com
www.sil.si.edu
History (of school reform):
www.americandeception.com
www.karenholgate.com
Home Learning Ideas (to
supplement regular schooling; see also Afterschooling):
www.eduplace.com (from Houghton Mifflin; add
/maf to the address for math activities; see the eGlossary)
Homeschooling (see also
Distance Learning, Online Education and Virtual Schools):
www.hslda.org (Home School Legal Defense
Association)
www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/schooling/homeschool.aspx
(resources from Focus on the Family)
www.consideringhomeschooling.org
www.nheri.org (National Home Education
Research Institute)
www.homeschoolheartbeat.com
www.home-school.com
www.TheOldHomeschoolhouse.com
www.HomeSchoolBuzz.com
www.naaha.com (National African-American
Homeschoolers Alliance)
www.education-otherwise.org
(United Kingdom homeschooling website)
Homeschooling / private
schooling contracts:
www.calvertschool.org
Homeschooling co-ops /
curriculum providers:
www.firstclasshomeschool.org
(how to start a parent co-op)
www.legacyhc.org
www.co-opcurriculums.com/html/co-ops.html
www.heritagehomeschool.com
http://www.fchm.org (church-based homeschooling co-ops)
www.oklahomahomeschool.com (on
multiage teaching, unit plans and curriculum guides)
Homework Help:
http://homeworkspot.com
www.homeworkcentral.com/curr/homework/default.shtml
www.schoolwork.org
www.tutor.com
www.KidsClick.org
www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/index.html
Homosexuality:
Sites
that generally oppose the spread of homosexuality in schools:
www.MassResistance.org (noted
grassroots group in Massachusetts and nationwide)
www.afa.net (video, "It's Not Gay")
www.truetolerance.org (a look at the
issue and what parents can do, from Focus on the Family)
www.drthrockmorton.com (Dr. Warren
Throckmorton, expert on sexual orientation change)
www.pfox.org (Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays
and Gays)
www.narth.com (National Association for
Research and Therapy of Homosexuality)
www.exodusglobalalliance.org
(Worldwide Christian organization promoting sexual orientation change through
faith-based means)
http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=IS02E3&f=WA06J11
(link between homosexuality and child sexual abuse)
www.family.org/socialissues/
(Focus on the Family's site; see "Sexual Identity/Gender" articles)
Sites
that generally favor the spread of homosexuality in schools:
www.glsen.org (Gay Lesbian and Straight
Education Network
www.pflag.org (Parents, Families and Friends
of Lesbians and Gays)
www.aclu.org/LesbianGayRights/ (American Civil Liberties Union's site)
www.hrw.org (Human Rights Watch, listed under
"LGBT Rights")
www.safeschoolscoalition.org
(focusing on the needs of sexual minority children and parents)
www.nclrights.org/publications/ha-legaloverview.htm
(National Center for Lesbian Rights lists legal issues regarding harassment and
discrimination)
www.lambdalegal.org (national pro-gay
legal rights group)
Illiteracy:
http://www.readingstore.com/illiteracy_and_violence_confusi.htm
(link to violence)
Immigrants, including illegal
aliens attending public schools (also see Bilingual ed):
www.VDare.com
www.tancredo.house.gov
www.hayworth.house.gov
Inclusion (see also Special
education):
http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0326/p11s02-lepr.html
Inner-city school reform (see
Urban issues)
Insurance:
www.wpri.org/Reports/Volume18/Vol18no1.pdf
(report by the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute on the need for competitive
bidding for health insurance for school employees)
www.cholarisk.com/Files/Risk
Management Brochure for Schools.pdf (report about property and casualty
insurance and self-insurance for schools)
International Baccalaureate
program (see also Global education and United Nations):
www.ibo.org
www.eagleforum.org/educate/2003/july03/global-citizen.shtml
International ed:
http://www.internationaleducationmedia.com/greece/index.htm
www.schoolzone.co.uk/
International test comparisons:
http://ustimss.msu.edu
Internet freedom and wise use
(see also Protecting kids):
www.enough.org
Kindergarten:
www.edwatch.org (search "kindergarten
readiness")
www.cato.org (search "all-day kindergarten")
www.kindercare.com
www.headsprout.com
www.homeschooling.about.com/cs/kindergarten/a/kindergarten.htm
Latino:
See
Diversity and Minority issues
Laws, rules and regulations:
www.ncsl.org
www.nsba.org/cosa
Learning disabilities (see
also Dyslexia):
www.ReadByGrade3.com
www.ldonline.org
www.interdys.org
www.adhdfraud.com
www.charityadvantage.com/aacld/HomePage.asp
(African-American children)
http://idea.uoregon.edu/~ncite
Legal issues:
www.thomasmore.org (Thomas More Law
Center)
www.aclj.org (American Center for Law and
Justice)
www.lc.org (Liberty Counsel)
www.asbj.com (American School Board Journal)
www.nsba.org/cosa (National School Boards
Association, Council of School Attorneys)
www.abanet.org (American Bar Association; see
litigation, children's law, pro bono)
Legislation:
www.ncsl.org
www.alec.org
Lesson plans:
www.BrainPOP.com
www.EducationWorld.com
www.HotChalk.com
www.GradeLevelGold.com
www.teachnet.com
www.teachnet.org
Libraries:
www.ala.org
www.ftrf.org
Lifelong Learning:
www.teach12.com
Literacy (see also Reading and
Learning disabilities):
www.famlit.org (National Center for Family
Literacy)
www.nifl.gov (National Institute for Literacy)
Magnet Schools:
http://ncsssmst.org (National Consortium of
Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology)
Mathematics:
www.nctm.org (pro-status quo, National Council
of Teachers of Mathematics)
www.mathematicallycorrect.com
(anti-status quo; excellent grassroots site; started in California)
www.nychold.org (New York City-based Honest
Open Logical Decisions on Mathematics Education Reform)
www.wheresthemath.com
(another good grassroots site, from the State of Washington)
www.wheresthemath.com/images/Hook_Executive_SummaryC,_ESM_Paper.doc (research paper studies effectiveness of
Asian/European-style, content-based math, as opposed to the process-based math
that has become popular in recent years in the U.S.)
www.edexcellence.net/foundation/publication/publication.cfm?id=338
(Fordham Foundation's grades for the math standards in the 50 states)
www.kitchentablemath.blogspot.com
(hands-on content, often from math teachers and parents)
www.goENC.com (subscription-based research
articles)
www.unl.edu/amc (American Mathematics
Competitions)
www.gifted.uconn.edu/projectm3/meeting%20the%20needs.html
(Project M3, University of Connecticut Neag Center)
www.mathematicallysane.com
(pro-status quo, pro-"new math" style curriculum)
http://www.illinoisloop.org/math.html
(good examples and videos from an Illinois grassroots organization)
Mathematics curriculum:
www.mathematicallycorrect.com/books2g.htm
www.mathematicallycorrect.com/everyday.htm
www.kimberlyswygert.com/archives/001644.html
www.edwatch.org (search "Integrated Math")
http://everydaymath.uchicago.edu/
http://www.ednews.org/articles/the-case-for-everyday-mathematics--.html
(defense of Everyday Mathematics)
www.mathematicallycorrect.com/bishop4.htm
(criticism of Everyday Mathematics)
http://www.ednews.org/articles/one-step-ahead-of-the-train-wreck.html
(criticism of Everyday Mathematics)
www.saxonpublishers.com
www.SingaporeMath.com
www.MathUSee.com
www.coreknowledge.com
www.commonsensepress.com/mathpage.htm
http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/pubs/20074005/
(study shows math software doesn't help test scores)
http://epgy.stanford.edu (Education
Program for Gifted Youth - distance learning for gifted kids)
Mathematics homework help/practice:
www.KidzMath.com
www.MathForum.org
www.mathnerds.com
www.calculadder.com (Christian
orientation; order booklets of math drills for at-home practice)
Mathematics tutoring and
at-home afterschooling (see also Tutoring):
www.MathandPhonics.com
www.huntingtonlearning.com
www.kumon.com
www.escore.com
www.math123.com
www.sylvanlearningcenters.com
Medicaid: impact on schools:
http://www.aasa.org/publications/sa/2000_06/feddate.htm
Mental Health:
www.edwatch.org (search "mental health")
www.calmclinic.com (anxiety disorders)
http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/feelings/understanding_depression.html
(depression)
http://www.nami.org/Content/ContentGroups/Helpline1/Teenage_Suicide.htm
(teenage suicide)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childbehaviordisorders.html
(behavior disorders)
Mentoring:
www.mentoring.org
http://www.ibm.com/ibm/ibmgives/news/volunteer.shtml
www.OneKidataTime.org
Merit pay / performance pay /
differential pay / battlefront pay (see also Salaries and Teacher pay):
www.heartland.org/new/IssueSuiteTopic.cfm?issId=3&istId=365
http://www.nrtwc.org/newsroom/352.htm
www.city-journal.org/html/11_3_why_merit_pay.html
www.ncpa.org/pi/edu/pd030900e.html
www.freerepublic.com/forum/9392119971d53.htm
(Cincinnati)
www.educationnext.org (report,
"Dollars & Sense: What a Tennessee Experiment tells about merit pay)
www.city-journal.org/html/8_1_school_choice.html
(article, "School Choice: The Last Civil Rights Battle")
Middle schools:
www.MiddleWeb.com
Minority issues (see also
Multicultural education and Race-based school assignment and discrimination):
www.nabse.org (National Alliance of Black
School Educators)
www.hcreo.org (Hispanic Council for Reform and
Educational Options)
www.niea.org (National Indian Education
Association)
www.NAMEorg.org (National Association for
Multicultural Education)
www.naaha.com (National African-American
Homeschoolers Alliance)
www.urbancure.org (Coalition on Urban
Renewal and Education; Star Parker)
Models for reform:
www.naschools.org
Money management:
See Financial literacy
Multiage grouping:
www.edfacilities.org/rl/grade_configuration.cfm
Multicultural education:
www.ascd.org (search under "Education topics")
www.psparents.net/CulturalSensitivity.htm
www.nameorg.org
www.encounterbooks.com/books/lolap/lolap.html
(book by Sandra Stotsky, "Losing Our Language," exploring the academic down
side of multiculturalism)
Music:
www.menc.org
www.childrensmusicworkshop.com
News:
www.EducationNews.org
www.EdWeek.org
www.EagleForum.org/educate/index.html
www.ewa.org
www.edexcellence.net/foundation/gadfly
http://www.heartland.org/Publications.cfm?pblId=6
No Child Left Behind (see also
Federal programs):
www.NoChildLeftBehind.gov
www.educatorroundtable.org
(anti-NCLB group)
Nutrition:
www.schoolnutrition.org (School
Nutrition Association)
www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Lunch/
(federal free and reduced lunch program)
www.sbdrc.org/Pages/page44.html
(soda pop ban)
www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/service/learnpub.html
(nutrition, breakfast, learning and behavior)
http://busycooks.about.com/od/breakfastrecipes/a/brownbaglunch.htm
(home-packed lunches)
www.nutrition.about.com/od/schoollunches/qt/funschoollunch.htm
(home-packed lunches)
www.loveyourveggiesgrants.com
(grants for improving nutrition at school)
Online education (see also
Distance Learning, Homeschooling and Virtual Schools):
www.cde.state.co.us/edtech/distance-national.asp
www.nacol.org
www.k12.com
www.wested.org/online_pubs/virtualschools.pdf
www.nytimes.com/learning
www.potterschool.com
www.apexlearning.com
www.clonlara.org/compuhigh.htm
www.classicalfree.org
www.angelicum.net
www.LearningByGrace.org
Opting out of objectionable
curriculum/activities/speeches/surveys/questionnaires:
www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ppra/index.html
www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html
www.pacificjustice.org/resources/forms/sexopt.cfm
Parent education on K-12
issues:
http://parents4pubicschools.com
(headquartered in Jackson, MS)
www.piqe.org (San Diego-based Parent Institute
for Quality Education)
www.ed.gov/programs/pirc/index.html
(U.S. Department of Education's Parental Information and Resource Centers, or
PIRCs)
www.cipl.org
and www.parentalinvolvementmatters.org
(Commonwealth Institute for Parent Leadership, based in Lexington, KY)
www.learningfirst.org/parents
(reading and math tip sheets)
www.TheParentReport.com
www.ParentsInControl.org
www.Education.com
Parent groups, grassroots:
www.theparentsnetwork.org
(Southern states)
www.croton.com/allpie
http://theriver.com/Public/tucson_parents_edu_forum/
(Arizona)
www.execpc.com/~presswis (Wisconsin)
www.schoolreport.com/AdTI/index.htm
(Vermont)
www.ChristianParents.com
www.FathersWorld.com
www.SingleParentCentral.com
Parental involvement:
www.back2school2007.com, an engaging
website with tips from the Parent Teacher Organization
www.pta.org/ia_pta_positions_1116959239593.html,
Parent-Teacher Association policy
www.ptotoday.com/magParent.html,
Parent Teacher Organization article bank
www.ncpie.org,
National Coalition for Parental Involvement in Education
http://www.sedl.org/pubs/catalog/items/fam33.html,
research on benefits of parental involvement from the Southwest Educational
Development Laboratory
www.familyfriendlyschools.com,
Dr. Steve Constantino
www.finenetwork.org,
Family Involvement Network of Educators
Parental involvement and
fund-raising (see also Fund-raising):
www.ptotoday.com
www.pta.org
www.parentadvocates.org
www.toolboxforeducation.com
(grants through Lowe's)
www.boxtops4education.com
Parental rights (see also
Opting out and Privacy):
www.ParentalRights.org
www.abidingtruth.com/
www.eagleforum.org (search parental
rights)
www.educationleaders.org
Parenting:
www.parenting.org
www.ParentAdvisor.net
www.parents.com
www.parentsjournal.com
Parent-teacher communications:
www.parlant.com
www.schoolmessenger.com
Partnerships (see Business and
school partnerships)
Penmanship (see Handwriting)
Pension reform:
www.alec.org
www.nais.org/career/article.cfm?ItemNumber=145387
(see section on "Compensation")
http://www.sbm.temple.edu/~jvanderh/rmi306/dbvsdc.htm
(defined benefit vs. defined contribution)
Performing arts:
http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Performing_Arts/Education
www.artsedge.kennedy-center.org
www.ocsarts.net
Personnel (see also Salaries, Teaching
categories, Fringe benefits, and Retirement):
www.aaspa.org
www.eiaonline.org (see "Contract Hits")
Philanthropy (see Foundations
and Private scholarships)
Phonics:
www.nrrf.org (National Right to Read
Foundation)
www.spalding.org (Spalding Phonics, an
excellent curriculum)
www.riggsinst.org (The Riggs Institute;
teaches teachers how to teach reading and writing)
www.howtotutor.com (AlphaPhonics, another
good phonics curriculum)
www.ReadByGrade3.com (good reading
research and help for parents of struggling readers)
www.ReadingStore.com (background
articles and books on reading issues)
www.eagleforum.org (TurboPhonics)
www.readamerica.net (Phono-Graphix)
www.orton-gillingham.com
www.readingreformny.org (The Reading
Reform Foundation of New York, a phonics advocate)
http://hooked-on-phonics.com/
(commercial product; this is not an endorsement, but there is good information on this site)
www.MathandPhonics.com (in-home
afterschooling curriculum for math and reading)
Physical education (see also
Recess):
www.nahperd.org
www.KidsHealth.org
www.MedLinePlus.gov
www.pecentral.org
http://members.tripod.com/~pazz/lesson.html
http://f.webring/com/hub?ring=physedring
Policy (search issues in these
websites in their K-12 education sections):
www.alec.org (American Legislative Exchange
Council)
www.ppionline.org (Pacific Policy
Institute)
www.mackinac.org (Michigan)
www.naeducation.org (National Academy of
Education)
www.asu.edu/educ/epsl/aepi.htm
(Arizona)
www.heritage.org (The Heritage Foundation)
www.cato.org
www.goldwaterinstitute.org
www.ncpa.org/iss/edu/
www.TexasPolicy.com
www.edexcellence.net
www.empoweramerica.org
www.brookings.edu/gs/brown/brown_hp.htm
www.claremont.org
www.ctredpol.org
www.policyreview.com
www.reason.org
www.townhall.com
Politics:
www.EDin08.com (political action in an
election year, with big foundation funding)
www.eiaonline.com (unions)
www.opensecrets.org (political
contributions; shows teachers' unions giving 99% of their money to Democratic
candidates and 1% to Republicans)
www.followthemoney.org
www.commoncause.org
Pornography (see Protecting
kids)
Poverty (see also Urban issues
and Rural issues):
www.pacificresearch.org (order their
report, "They Have Overcome: High-Poverty, High-Performing Schools in
California," by Lance Izumi, September 2002)
www.sutherlandinstitute.org
(report, "Neighbors in Need: A New Approach to Compassionate Poverty Relief")
www.cgcs.org
www.starcenter.org (Texas)
Preschool (see also Early
Childhood Education):
www.GettingReadyForSchool.com
www.demipress.com (starting a Christian
preschool / day care)
www.sjlpp.org/documents/proposals.pdf
www.edwatch.org (search "universal preschool")
www.cato.org (search "preschool")
www.heritage.org (search articles by Krista
Kafer)
Principals:
www.nassp.org (www.principals.org - National Association
of Secondary School Principals)
www.naesp.org
www.aasa.org
Privacy issues (see also
Opting out):
www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ppra/index.html
(Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment, PPRA)
http://media.familyrights.us/smart_parents/hatch_amendment.doc
(text of PPRA)
http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html
(Familiy Educational Rights and Privacy Act, FERPA)
www.beverlye.com
Private education:
www.capenet.org (Council for American
Private Education)
www.nais.org (National Association of
Independent Schools)
www.acsi.org (Association of Christian Schools
International)
www.ncea.org (National Catholic Educational
Association)
www.naes.org (National Association of Episcopal
Schools)
www.elca.org/schools (Lutheran schools
-- ELCA)
www.lcms.org/pages/default.asp?NavID=1694
(Lutheran schools - Mo. Synod)
www.amshq.org (American Montessori Society
schools)
www.montessori-ami.org (Association
Montessori Internationale schools)
www.ravsak.org (Network of Jewish Community
Day Schools)
http://mediaguidetoislam.sfsu.edu/intheus/04c_youth.htm
(Muslim education)
www.ncgs.org (National Coalition of Girls'
Schools)
www.privateschools.about.com
www.nces.ed.gov/globallocator/
www.petersons.com
Private
scholarships (see also Donations, Foundations, Private-sector initiatives and School choice):
www.scholarshipfund.org (national
Children's Scholarship Fund, offering tax deductions for donations to these
funds, which give tuition grants to needy families to send their children to
private school if they believe they can get a better education there)
www.ceofoundation.org (Children's
Educational Opportunity Foundation, San Antonio and beyond)
www.pave.org (Milwaukee)
www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=5094
(opposition to private scholarships from People For the American Way)
Private school management / providers
/ franchisers:
www.isminc.com
www.face.net
www.edisonschools.com
http://slate.msn.com/toolbar.aspx?action=read&id=2070329
Private schools, excellent:
www.hillsdale.edu/academy
www.calvertschool.org
www.lawrenceville.org
www.giftedschool.org
www.cardenschool.org
www.latinschool.org
www.andover.edu
www.BoardingSchoolReview.com
Private-sector initiatives
(see also Donations):
www.donorschoose.org
Privatization:
www.sutherlandinstitute.org
(report, "Saving Education and Ourselves: The Moral Case for Self-Reliance in
Education")
www.ncspe.org (National Center for the Study
of Privatization in Education, Teachers College, Columbia University)
www.heartland.org (search "school
privatization")
www.reason.org (search "school
privatization")
www.honestedu.org
www.exodusmandate.org
www.strike-the-root.com
www.ecs.org/html/issue.asp?issueid=92
(from the pro-government Education Commission of the States)
Professional development (for
teachers):
http://www.teachersourcebook.org/directory.cfm
Protecting kids from
pornography, sex, Internet smut, etc.:
www.enough.org
www.HomeInvasion.org
www.familyfragments.org
www.WebWiseKids.org
Psychological profiling:
www.deliberatedumbingdown.com
Public education advocacy:
www.nsba.org/site/index_peac.asp?TrackID=
http://www.publicedpartners.org
Publications (for more
information on ed issues):
www.EdNews.org
www.EdWeek.org
www.ptotoday.org
Publishers:
http://dir.yahoo.com/business_and_economy/shopping_and_services/publishers/education/textbooks/k_12
www.coreknowledge.org
www.saxonpub.com
www.McGraw-Hill.com
www.scholastic.com
www.HoughtonMifflin.com
www.commonsensepress.com
www.alpspublishing.com
www.schoolzone.com
Quality:
www.edexcellence.net
www.reformk12.com
Race-based issues:
www.naeducaiton.org/Meredith_Report.pdf
www.civilrightsproject.ucla.edu
www.civilrights.org
www.pacificlegal.org
www.tolerance.org
Rating schools (parent
evaluations):
www.schoolmatters.com
www.greatschools.org
www.wholechildeducation.org/grade
Reading (see Book selection, Illiteracy,
Learning disabilities, Phonics, Reading methods and Whole Language)
Reading aloud:
www.trelease-on-reading.com
www.memfox.com/reading-magic-and-do-it-like-this/
Reading help for parents:
www.spalding.org
www.riggsinst.org
www.nrrf.org
www.ReadByGrade3.com
www.trelease-on-reading.com
www.EduHelpNow.org
http://ldadvocates.com/what-the-red-flag-reading-screening.htm
(free screening for reading problems)
www.free-reading.net (free downloads of
reading activities, especially for pre-K through Grade 2)
www.ReadingComprehensionSite.info
(various online services, most for fee)
Reading methods (see also
Learning disabilities, Phonics, Remediation and Whole language):
www.nrrf.org (National Right to Read
Foundation)
www.NationalReadingPanel.org
www.childrenofthecode.org
www.BalancedReading.com
www.ReadingRecovery.org (these are
the Whole Language-based programs funded by federal Title I money, but results
are controversial)
http://dibels.uoregon.edu/ (Dynamic
Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills)
www.americaschoice.org/literacy
(Ramp Up Literacy programs and Literacy Navigator)
www.ReadingPrograms.org (Institute
of Reading Development)
www.nrconline.org (National Reading
Conference)
www.reading.org (International Reading
Association)
Recess:
www.rescuingrecess.com
Reform:
www.EdWatch.org
www.heartland.org
www.adti.net
www.effwa.org/main/page.php?number=32
www.learningfirst.org
www.newhorizons.org
www.reformk12.com
http://www.southern-style.com/education_problems_and_solutions.htm
http://www.restoringamerica.org/archive/education/editorial_index.html
Religious issues:
http://www.ed.gov/Speeches/08-1995/religion.html
(Religious Expression in Public Schools, U.S. Department of Education policy)
www.firstfreedom.org (religious rights
in education)
www.religiousfreedomday.com/images/free_to_speak.pdf
www.gtbe.org/news/index.php/1/37/165.html
http://teachers.safeshopper.com/29/215.htm?696
www.aclj.org
www.rutherford.org
www.gtbe.org
www.momsintouch.org
www.probe.org
www.thomasmore.org
www.syatp.com (See You at the Pole)
Remediation (see also other
Reading listings, and Title 1 under Federal programs):
www.ed.gov/progress/readingfirst
(the federal Reading First program)
www.fcrr.org (Florida Center for Reading
Research)
www.lindamoodbell.com (Lindamood-Bell
Learning Processes, well-known for working with children with dyslexia and other
learning disabilities)
www.haan4kids.org (foundation that runs
the Power4Kids remediation program)
www.landmarkschool.org (Massachusetts
school turns around reading-disabled kids' learning careers)
www.ReadByGrade3.com (articles, Reading
Recovery not successful)
http://www.nccte.org/publications/ncrve/mds-03xx/mds-309.asp?dirid=161&dspid=
(need for workforce remediation in basic skills)
http://www.edexcellence.net/institute/publication/publication.cfm?id=38
(Title 1 hasn't worked)
Research:
http://npe.educationnews.org (Nonpartisan Education Review; online,
peer-reviewed educational research journal)
www.naeducation.org (National Academy of
Education)
www.ernweb.com (Educational Research
Newsletter)
www.csos.jhu.edu/P2000 (National
Network of Partnership Schools, Johns Hopkins University)
www.illinoisloop.org/research.html
www.education-consumers.com
www.ridatahub.org (Rhode Island data-based
articles and research)
www.sree-net.org
www.WhatWorks.ed.gov
www.pdkintl.org
www.marsrrservices.com (Pennsylvania
and beyond)
www.publicagenda.org
www.miedresearchoffice.org
www.edc.org
www.eduref.org
www.nekia.org
www.ies.ed.gov/ncee
Retirement / Pensions (see
also Fringe Benefits):
www.nctr.org (article, "Alleviating Teacher
Shortages Through Pension Plan Redesign")
www.nasra.org (National Association of State
Retirement Administrators)
www.nctr.org (National Council on Teacher
Retirement)
Rural issues (see also Urban
issues):
www.ruraledu.org
www.fred.org
Safety (See also Security):
www.safetyzone.org (part of a
federally-funded research lab on education; see the links section)
www.nssc1.org (National School Safety Center;
some resources for K-12, but mostly for higher ed)
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/crime/
(National Center for Education Statistics)
www.schoolsecurity.org
www.ascd.org (search under "Education topics")
www.edfacilities.org/rl/fire_safety.cfm
www.saferchild.org (articles for parents
on child development and safety issues)
Salaries (see also Personnel,
Fringe benefits, and Teacher pay categories):
www.eiaonline.com (see "School Pay and
Staffing")
www.ppionline.org (article,
"Better Pay for Better Teaching")
School boards:
www.nsba.org (good blog, BoardBuzz)
www.asbj.com
http://www.eagleforum.org/questionnaire/school_board_q.html
(candidate questionnaire)
www.GOPAC.org (training Republican school
board candidates)
School choice (see also Charter
schools, Private scholarships, Town tuitioning, and Tuition tax credits):
www.edreform.com
including http://www.edreform.com/index.cfm?fuseAction=document&documentID=825§ionID=74&NEWSYEAR=2006
www.friedmanfoundation.org
including http://www.friedmanfoundation.org/resources/publications/advocate/index.html
www.AllianceforSchoolChoice.org
www.choiceineducation.org
www.heartland.org/Publications.cfm?pblId=6
(Ten Principles of School Choice booklet)
www.schoolchoices.org
http://www-hoover.stanford.edu/publications/books/edcap.html
(eBook, "Education and Capitalism: How Overcoming Our Fear of Markets and
Economics Can Improve America's Schools)
www.ivbe.org (Florida)
www.ij.org (search "school choice" or "education"
for legal aspects)
www.educational-freedom.org
www.educationpolicy.org/K_12
School selection:
www.greatschools.net
www.just4kids.org
School spending:
School
district spending report on www.eiaonline.com
(includes rankings of states)
See
your district's website and your state's education department website for
annual spending reports about your district and your state
www.ncpa.org
http://www.heritage.org/Research/Education/BG1448.cfm
http://www.freedomworks.org/informed/issues_template.php?issue_id=1775&isitsearch=1&search1=K-12
(Washington)
School-to-Work:
www.fessler.com/SBE/stw.htm
www.sonnet.com/usr/kidogo/watch.tangled2.html
http://www.arthurhu.com/index/stw.htm
www.nccte.org/resources/reauthorization.asp
www.edwatch.org
www.ncee.org
http://www.iel.org/pubs.html
Science education (see also
Evolution):
www.nsta.org
www.nationalacademies.org/nrc
www.eNature.com
www.sciencenetlinks.com
www.sepp.org
www.exploratorium.edu
www.tryscience.org
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2004/tc20040316_0601_tc166.htm
(article on the shortage of qualified
science teachers)
Secondary education (also see
"High Schools" and "Middle Schools"):
http://www.educationnews.org/writers/tom/The-Culture-of-Middle-Schools-and-High-Schools.htm
http://ncsssmst.org (National Consortium of
Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science & Technology)
Security
www.edfacilities.org
www.schoolsecurity.org/faq/parents.html
Sex (see also Protecting kids)
www.concernedparents.com
Sex ed:
www.TrueLoveWaits.com
www.medinstitute.org
www.worththewait.org
www.abstinence.org
www.concernedparents.com
www.AbstinenceWorks.org
Small schools:
www.educationnext.org/20044/56.html
www.coloradosmallschools.org
www.gatesfoundation.org/education
www.smallschoolsproject.org
www.smallschoolsworkshop.org
Special education (see also
ADHD, Dyslexia and Learning Disabilities):
www.ed.gov/parents/needs/speced/edpicks.jhtml?src=ln
(U.S. Department of Education site)
www.wrightslaw.com/info/advo.index.htm
(special education advocacy for parents)
www.reedmartin.com/specialeducationresources.htm
(good links section)
www.kent.k12.md.us/kent/depart/special/definit.htm
(special ed terms defined)
www.ncld.org/content/view/900/456084/
(National Center for Learning Disabilities parent guide)
www.ideadata.org (government data under the
Individuals With Disabilities Act, IDEA)
www.cec.sped.org (Council for Exceptional
Children)
www.csef-air.org (Center for Special
Education Finance)
www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/14/91/1491.htm
(Education Commission of the States, special education finance and other facts)
www.sedl.org/change/issues/issues43.html
(Southwest Educational Development Laboratory, article on inclusion)
www.ascd.org (see "Inclusion" under "Education
Topics")
www.spense.org (special education personnel)
www.ldonline.org (learning disabilities)
www.adhdfraud.com (physician crusades for
different approaches to what looks like learning disabilities, but may not be)
www.ReadByGrade3.com (parents and
teachers crusade for better reading instruction in the early grades to prevent
reading dysfunction and the learning problems that come with that)
www.ablechild.org (parents for label- and
drug-free education)
www.pacer.org (Minnesota-based group for
parents of SPED children; good parent training on IEP's, communicating with
educators, dealing with assessments)
Speech, language and hearing:
www.asha.org
www.helpforkidsspeech.com
Spelling:
www.spalding.org
http://www.nrrf.org/features.htm#spelling
(articles on invented spelling)
Staff development:
www.nsdc.org
www.oci-sems.com
http://www.teachersourcebook.org/directory.cfm
Standards:
www.cse.ucla.edu
http://www.educationnews.org/new_home_for_the_texas_alternati.htm
State education departments
(data on test scores, spending, policies, etc.):
See Governance - state
State-by-state parent/taxpayer
advocacy groups:
See Grassroots organizations
State policy institutes with
education policy article banks (also see Think tanks):
www.alabamapolicy.org Alabama
www.GoldwaterInstitute.org
Arizona
www.pacificresearch.org California
www.BluegrassInstitute.org
Kentucky
www.mackinac.org Michigan
http://showmeinstitute.org Missouri
www.npri.org Nevada Policy Research Institute
www.CascadePolicy.org Oregon
www.tennesseepolicy.org Tennessee
www.texaspolicy.com Texas
www.effwa.org Washington State
Statistics:
www.nces.ed.gov (federal government bank of
education statistics)
www.SchoolMatters.org (Standard &
Poor's data and analysis on states and many districts in the U.S.)
Substance abuse and addictions
treatment (see also Drug, alcohol and tobacco prevention):
www.drugfree.org
www.recoveryconnection.org/substance-abuse-programs-treatment/
Tax credits for private
scholarships:
www.azdor.gov/ResearchStats/Schooltaxcredit.htm
(Arizona alone lists 57 organizations accepting private donations to provide
tuition assistance for low-income students in exchange for tax credits for the
donors)
Teach For America:
www.teachforamerica.org (young
inner-city teachers providing public service)
Teacher certification:
www.LexingtonInstitute.org
(search "teacher certification" or "alternative certification")
www.abell.org/programareas/highlights/teacher_cert.html
www.abcte.org (alternative to the national
certification process)
www.nbpts.org (national certification
organization; tied to the National Education Association)
www.education-consumers.com
(search "national teaching standards" for rebuttal information)
www.zigsite.com/PDFs/DistBaseModel.pdf
(recommends district-based certification)
Teacher education:
www.aacte.org
www.ncate.org
www.edexcellence.net/better/tchrs/teachers.html
www.nctq.org (data on teacher quality)
www.cftl.org
www.tcrecord.org
Teacher evaluation:
You
can obtain your district's teacher evaluation documents from the central office
to see how a teacher is evaluated.
www.RateMyTeacher.com
Teacher recruitment /
shortages:
http://www.ed.gov/inits/teachers/archive-recruit.html
www.ncsl.org/programs/educ/TRecru.htm
www.ruraledu.org/rpm/rpm309b.htm
(rural teacher shortages)
www.soldierstoscholars.org
(retired military personnel recruited as inner-city teachers)
Teacher support, nonunion:
www.aaeteachers.org
www.nstasubs.org (substitute teachers)
www.endteacherabuse.info/index.html
www.abell.org
http://www.lewrockwell.com/taylor/taylor-arch.html
(articles by Linda Schrock Taylor)
www.teachermagazine.org (affiliated
with Education Week)
Teacher pay (see also Merit
pay and Salaries):
http://www.heartland.org/new/Article.cfm?artId=14817
http://www.edweek.org/ew/qc/2005/tables/17quality-t1k.html
(state-by-state teacher pay scales)
www.edweek.org (search for articles on
"teacher pay")
www.eiaonline.org
http://www.myshortpencil.com/schooltalk/cgi-bin/show.cgi?tpc=2&post=8378
http://www.joannejacobs.com/mtarchives/013520.html
(battle pay or "incentive bonus" pay for inner-city teachers)
Teacher quality:
www.abcte.org
www.nctq.org
www.LexingtonInstitute.org/education.asp
www.rnt.org
Teachers' professional
development:
http://www.teachersourcebook.org/directory.cfm
Technology:
www.eschoolnews.com (publication on ed
tech)
www.EdITLib (Education & Information
Technology Library)
www.edtechnot.com/nottop.html
(ed tech resource list)
www.teamvistech.com (ed tech publishing;
products for sale)
www.4Teachers.org (teaching with
technology)
www.aace.org (Association for the Advancement
of Computing in Education)
http://site.aace.org (part of the AACE; the
Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education)
www.eschoolonline.com (professional
development and courseware)
www.iste.org (International Society for
Technology in Education)
www.edtechnot.com (list of several ed tech
websites)
www.techlearning.com (well-rounded
articles on various facets of ed tech)
www.fcc.gov/learnnet (Federal
Communications Commission schools and libraries project)
Television:
www.ParentsTV.org
Tenure:
www.ncpa.org
www.nctq.org
Testing (see also Value-added
assessment):
www.kimberlyswygert.com
www.collegeboard.org (A.P. tests, PSAT,
SAT)
www.ets.org (Educational Testing Service)
www.act.org
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/
(National Assessment of Educational Progress data)
http://www.education.uiowa.edu/itp/itbs/
(Iowa Test of Basic Skills)
www.ctb.com (McGraw-Hill assessment arm;
California Achievement test, etc.)
www.harcourtassessment.com
(Stanford-9)
www.fairtest.org
www.edexcellence.net/foundation/topic/topic.cfm?topic=Testing%20%26%20Accountability
www.nagb.org
Test prep:
www.princetonreview.com
www.kaptest.com
www.number2.com
www.testprepreview.com
www.act-sat-prep.com
Textbooks:
www.textbookreviews.org
www.historytextbooks.org
www.pabbis.org
www.textbookleague.org
www.edexcellence.net/foundation/publication/publication.cfm?id=335
(article, "The Mad, Mad World of Textbook Adoption")
Think tanks (on these
websites, search "education" as a policy area; also see State policy institutes):
www.spn.org (State Policy Network; politically
balanced points of view)
www.goldwaterinstitute.org
(Arizona-based conservative group)
www.epi.org (Economic Policy Institute; leftist
point of view)
www.heritage.org (The Heritage Foundation;
conservative)
www.americanpolicy.org (conservative)
www.Brookings.org (leftist; Brown Center
on Education Policy)
www.cwfa.org (Concerned Women For America;
rightist)
www.LexingtonInstitute.org/education.asp
(conservative)
www.sutherlandinstitute.org
(Utah; conservative)
Time management:
www.jefflindsay.com/Block.shtml,
http://geocities.com/weswalker99/
Town tuitioning (see also
school choice):
www.schoolreport.com/tuitioning.htm
(school-choice programs over a century old in Vermont and Maine allowing towns
with no schools to send kids to private schools or neighboring public schools)
http://www.ij.org/publications/liberty/2003/12_3_03_g.html
(legal aspects)
Transportation:
www.stnonline.com
www.psparents.net/TransportationIssues.htm
Tuition tax credits for
individuals and corporations:
www.heartland.org/Article.cfm?artId=11498 (article, "Educational
Vouchers and Tax Credits: A State-by-State Summary of Current Programs")
www.lexingtoninstitute.org/docs/359.doc
www.goldwaterinstitute.org
(search for "scholarship tax credits")
www.collinscenter.org (report,
"Florida Corporate Income Tax Credit Scholarship Program: A Preliminary
Analysis"
www.forheroes.com/corporate_heroes.htm
(Florida)
www.rppi.org/2003schoolchoice.html
www.christianlaw.org/vouchers.html
(scroll down to read about tax credits)
Tutoring:
www.ed.gov/parents/academic/involve/suppservices/index.html
(free outside tutoring for needy kids in sub-standard schools)
www.kumon.com
www.sylvanlearningcenters.com
www.huntingtonlearning.com
www.huntingtonlearning.com
www.escore.com
www.math123.com
www.tutor.com
www.a1tutor.com
www.lindamoodbell.org (intensive
individual intervention, and school programs)
www.ClubZTutoring.com
Umbrella schools (school
partners with parents so that children can do professionally-supported but
parent-led independent study programs, or ISPs; see also University model schools):
www.bayshoreeducational.com/privisp.html
(California)
Unions:
www.aaeteachers.org (alternative to NEA
and AFT)
www.nea.org (National Education Association)
www.aft.org (American Federation of Teachers)
www.eiaonline.com (union watchdog with
free news stories by subscription)
www.effwa.org (union watchdog, the Evergreen
Freedom Foundation)
www.nrtw.org (National Right to Work Legal
Defense Foundation)
www.landmarklegal.org (success in
exposing undue political activity using teachers' union dues, and publicizing
the right of teachers to "opt out" of political action by the union using their
dues)
www.edweek.org (search for article,
"Teachers' Union to Require Audits of Locals in Arrears"
www.nrtwc.org (National Right to Work
Committee)
United Nations (see also
Global education and International Baccalaureate):
www.americanpolicy.org (United
Nations and Education sections)
www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/index.asp
www.UNESCO.org
www.geocities.com/heartland/estates/6535/UNPLAN.HTM
www.crossroad.to/articles2/04/teichrib-engineering-social-change.htm
University model schools (part
private school, part homeschool; see also Umbrella Schools):
www.naums.net
Urban issues (see also
Poverty):
www.cgcs.org (Council of the Great City
Schools)
www.urbancure.org (Coalition For Urban Renewal
and Education; Star Parker)
www.temple.edu/LSS/crhdeovr.htm
www.edexcellence.net/foundation/publication/publication.cfm?id=342
(educator forms Washington, D.C., inner-city Catholic school consortium with
admirable results)
www.RethinkingSchools.org
(publication focusing on urban disadvantaged schools)
Valedictorian (see Academic
honors)
Value-added assessment:
www.education-consumers.org
Violence prevention:
http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Crime/Juvenile/School_Violence
Virtual schools (see also
Distance Learning, Homeschooling and Online Education):
www.class.com
www.nebraskahs.unl.edu (Nebraska)
www.flvs.net (Florida)
www.keystonehighschool.com
(Pennsylvania)
www.cmacademy.org (Christa McAuliffe
Academy, Washington)
www.LaurelSprings.com (Ojai, Calif.)
www.wisehighschool.org (Virginia,
etc.)
www.blvs.org (Kansas)
www.connectionsacademy.org (based
in Littleton, Colo.)
www.themorningstaracademy.org
(Orlando, Fla.; good parent resources at bottom of homepage)
Vocabulary:
www.hottotutor.com/vocaback.htm
www.freerice.com (free vocabulary building
exercises that raise money to fight world hunger)
Vocational/technical education:
http://www.acteonline.org
Volunteering (see also
Parental involvement and fund-raising):
www.three4me.com
www.sfsv.org
www.volunteersolutions.org
www.springfieldschoolvolunteers.org
www.learningleaders.org
www.serviceleader.org
Whistleblowers:
www.educatorswitnessprotectionprogram.com
Whole language reading
philosophy (see Reading methods)
falcon.tamucc.edu/~mgrace/m_grace/WL.html
www.riggsinst.org/language.htm
(whole language vs. direct instruction)
www.halcyon.org/wholelan.html
(whole language vs. phonics-only)
http://www.aasa.org/publications/sa/2002_01/willows.htm
Writing:
www.tcr.org/tcr/institute/stateofthetermpaper.pdf
www.readbygrade3.com/cvrltr.html
http://www.educationnews.org/The-Lost-Art-of-Research-Paper-Writing.htm
http://childparenting.about.com/od/familylearningactivities/a/writingfun.htm
http://www.activities-for-kids.net/free_writing_exercises.html
Year-round education:
www.nayre.org (pro)
www.geocities.com/weswalker99/
(con)
http://schoolyear.info/
(con; Coalition for a Traditional School Year)
www.SaveTennesseeSummers.org (con)
www.traditionalschoolyear.org
(con, Texas)
www.SaveOurSummers.org
(con, Florida)
Zero tolerance policies:
www.zerointelligence.net
www.abanet.org/crimjust/juvjus/zerotolreport.html