Encyclopedia of Education

For more information about virtually every issue in education, here's a resource list from GoBigEd:

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

ADHD (see also Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, Special Education):

www.add.org

www.adhdfraud.com

www.my.webmd.com

Administration, Administrators:

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)

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.homeschoolzone.com

www.afterschoolallstars.org

www.readwritethink.org

Agricultural Education:

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/aged.html

Americanism:

www.americanheritageresearch.com

Art:

www.naea-reston.org (National Art Education Association)

www.artsonia.com

www.enchantedlearning.com

Athletics:

www.nays.org

www.youth-sports.com

www.youthsportsusa.com

www.MomsTeam.com

www.kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/behavior/sportsmanship.html

At-Risk:

www.csos.jhu.edu

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)

Behavior problems:

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&section=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):

Block scheduling:

http://www.capescheduling.com/page/page/861491.htm

www.jefflindsay.com/Block.shtml

Blogs on education:

www.joannejacobs.com

www.irascibleprofessor.com

www.educationation.org

www.CrankyProfessor.com

http://drcookie.blogspot.com

www.ParentPundit.com

www.Eduwonk.com

www.susanohanian.org

www.myshortpencil.com

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 disadvantaged kids:

www.firstbook.org

Buildings and grounds:

www.schoolfacilities.com

www.schooldesigns.com

www.aia.org/cae

www.cefpi.org

www.healthyschools.org

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)

Character education:

www.charactered.com

www.charactercounts.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)

Child protection:

www.yahoo.com

Christian education:

www.nace-cee.org

www.summit.org

www.delpublications.com

www.face.net

Christian "exodus" out of public schools:

www.exodusmandate.org

www.ethicsdaily.com/static.cfm?mode=per

Civics:

www.pbs.org/georgewashington/

www.rutherford.org

Class rank (see Academic Honors)

Class size:

http://www.edexcellence.net/foundation/topic/topic.cfm?topic_id=17

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.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

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.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.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)

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#

Dropouts:

www.dropoutprevention.org

Drug, alcohol and tobacco prevention:

www.madd.org

www.nationalfamilies.org

www.pride.org

www.drugfreeamerica.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)

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.allianceformarriage.org

www.father.com

www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/index.htm

www.FamilyLife.com

www.FamilyEducation.com

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 mismanagement and corruption (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")

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)

First Amendment freedoms for students, including journalists:

www.asne.org/index.cfm?ID=3816

www.splc.org

www.poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=73952&sid=2

www.firstamendmentcenter.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

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)

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)

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)

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

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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

Grants:

www.guidestar.com

http://www.axiomfire.com/af2/Start?linkid=1OodrnG0UbeYbMK13T3w

Grassroots organizations:

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

Health issues (see also Nutrition):

-- In general:

www.kidshealth.org

www.webmd.org

www.healthinschools.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

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

Hispanic:

See Minority issues

History (school subject):

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.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.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.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 Minority issues

Laws, rules and regulations:

www.ncsl.org

www.nsba.org/cosa

Learning disabilities (see also Dyslexia):

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

Libraries:

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)

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.wheresthemath.com (another good grassroots site, from the State of Washington)

www.edexcellence.net/foundation/publication/publication.cfm?id=338 (Fordham Foundation's grades for the math standards in the 50 states)

www.kitchentablemath.net

www.enc.org

www.learner.org/theguide

www.unl.edu/amc

http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/projectm3/meeting%20the%20needs.html (Project M3, University of Connecticut Neag Center)

Mathematics curriculum:

www.mathematicallycorrect.com/books2g.htm

www.mathematicallycorrect.com/everyday.htm

www.kimberlyswygert.com/archives/001644.html

www.edwatch.org (search "Integrated Math")

www.saxonpublishers.com

www.SingaporeMath.com

www.MathUSee.com

www.commonsensepress.com/mathpage.htm

http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/pubs/20074005/ (study shows math software doesn't help test scores)

Mathematics homework help:

www.MathBag.com

www.KitchenTableMath.net

www.MathForum.org

www.mathnerds.com

Medicaid: impact on schools:

http://www.aasa.org/publications/sa/2000_06/feddate.htm

Mental health issues:

www.edwatch.org (search "mental health")

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.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

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:

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:

www.ptotoday.com

www.pta.org

www.parentadvocates.org

www.toolboxforeducation.com (grants through Lowe's)

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

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)

Physical education (see also Recess):

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

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

www.ncgs.org (National Coalition of Girls' Schools)

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.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.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

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 school assignment and discrimination:

www.naeducaiton.org/Meredith_Report.pdf

www.civilrightsproject.ucla.edu

www.civilrights.org

www.pacificlegal.org

www.tolerance.org

Reading (see Illiteracy, 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.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)

Reading methods (see also Learning disabilities, Phonics, Remediation and Whole language):

www.nrrf.org

www.NationalReadingPanel.org

www.childrenofthecode.org

www.BalancedReading.com

www.ReadingRecovery.org

http://dibels.uoregon.edu/ (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills)

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.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.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:

www.naeducation.org (National Academy of Education)

www.ernweb.com (Educational Research Newsletter)

www.illinoisloop.org/research.html

www.education-consumers.com

www.sree-net.org

www.WhatWorks.ed.gov

www.pdkintl.org

www.marsrrservices.com (Pennsylvania and beyond)

www.publicagenda.org

www.miedresearchoffice.org

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):

Safety:

http://nces.ed.gov/programs/crime/

www.schoolsecurity.org

www.ascd.org (search under "Education topics")

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&sectionID=74&NEWSYEAR=2006

www.friedmanfoundation.org including �� http://www.friedmanfoundation.org/resources/publications/advocate/index.html

www.AllianceforSchoolChoice.org

http://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

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

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

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.)

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

www.fno.org (blog)

www.aace.org

www.eschoolonline.com

www.elecgronic-school.com

Television:

Tenure:

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 (search "education" as a policy area):

www.spn.org

www.goldwaterinstitute.org

www.heritage.org

www.americanpolicy.org

www.Brookings.org

www.cwfa.org

www.c-b-e.org

www.LexingtonInstitute.org/education.asp

www.sutherlandinstitute.org (Utah)

www.RethinkingSchools.org

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:

http://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.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)