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- Contains over 2,600 tables, charts, and texts on education in the USA.
- Contains comparative information on education in the USA. 2-00
- Provides a well organized and annotated list of resources of value for a middle school principal, especially one interested in reform issues.
- Provides the Secretary's initiatives, including federal programs and the seven priorities of the Clinton administration.
- Provides a one-stop location for finding the answers to research questions in the field of education.
- Provides assistance in school improvement, especially as it relates to integrating technology. Provides 9 sections.
- Provides sources of information related to educational reform. Includes information on assessment, evaluation and standards.
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- Science and Math Resources (HP K-12)
- The goal of this site is "to significantly improve science and math achievement."
- Teaching Positions Wanted or Available (Academic Employment Network)
- Title I Schools Recognized for Excellence
Papers
- A Nation At Risk
- Achievement of U.S. Students (NCES) 3-00
- Charter School Grants in 1996
- Charter Schools (WestEd, US Dept. of Education, California State University)
- Children As Teachers (Institute for the Learning Sciences)
- Suggests a process and rationale for inquiry in children.
- Comprehensive Regional Assistance Centers
- Creating Learning Communities
- Description of CTF Training Service
- Educational Partnerships Case Studies
- Emotional Intelligence - Research on Bringing EI into the Workplace (Emotional Intelligence Consortium)
- Provides summary of findings from 30 years of research on the development of emotional intelligence in the workplace. Can be applied to school environments. 10-99
- Essays for School Improvement (Editorial Products in Education - Parker)
- Provides issue papers related to inclusion, class size, school-to-work, bilingual education and three dozen other topics.
- Family Involvement with Student
- Federal Education Budget
- Federal Education Programs (U.S. Dept of Education)
- Provides a biennial (1993-1994) evaluation report on services provided under each federally funded education program.
- Federal Education Programs for Excelling in Science and Math
- Field-Initiated Studies
- Hardware and Technology Donations (Annenberg)
- Provides sources for donations in hardware and technology for K-12 schools, teachers, or students. 3-00
- Helping Students Assess Their Thinking (CCT) 3-00
- Indicators for School Success (NCES) 3-00
- Initiatives of the Department of Education for 1997-8 (US Dept of Education)
- Innovative Approaches to Integrating Technology (NEA)
- Provides a dozen approaches to innovation, such as "School Stories" and "Teacher TV."
- Leadership (NCREL)
- Manual on School Uniforms
- Manual to Combat Truancy
- Nation's Report Card (NAEP) 3-00
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- National Institute for Urban School Development (Education Development Center)
- "The mission of the National Institute for Urban School Improvement is to support inclusive urban communities, schools, and families to build their capacity for sustainable, successful urban education." 11-99
- Position Paper - Top Ten Mistakes in Education (Institute for the Learning Sciences)
- Suggests a renewed focus on the learning processes of children at the expense of some traditional yardsticks regarding excellence in education.
- President Clinton's Advisory Board on Race Report (White House)
- Provides the report of the President's Advisory Board or Commission on Race, called One America and released in September of 1998. Includes promising practices, what we can do and more.
- Professional Development for Teachers
- Professionalization of Teaching (NCES)
- Provides results of a study on the professionalization of teaching, especially in relationship to teachers' commitment to their careers. 3-00
- Promising Practices in Educational Partnerships
- Promoting Achievement in Inclusive Classrooms (MiddleWeb)
- Discusses the necessary preconditions for success for an inclusive classroom, a classroom that includes children with challenging special needs.
- Providing Professional Development Activities
- Reform - 12 Studies in School Reform (OERI)
- "In 1991, the Office of Educational Research and Improvement funded 12 studies to examine various aspects of reform, from assessment of student performance to the uses of technology. Each study has produced cumulative findings that provide a basis for forming broad and generalizable perspectives on reform. A thirteenth study called Fitting the Pieces looks across the 12 major studies to identify the essential elements of planning, implementing, and sustaining reform."
- Regional Educational Laboratories
- School Dropout Rates (National Center for Education Statistics)
- Provides state level information on the rates that students drop out of school. 5-00
- Statistics - Basic Education Facts (NCES)
- Provides data about schools, teachers, and achievement. 12-99
- Stories from Promise to Practice (Regional Laboratories)
- Success for All Students
- Systemic Assessment for Quality Schools (Kelly)
- Provides key concepts from Deming and others to foster a systemic approach to improvement and self-assessment. Includes a free copy of the book.
- Technology Challenge Grants in 1996
- Telecommunications Discounts for Schools (Report)
- Telecommunications Discounts for Schools Planned (News Release)
- Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
- Time Spent Teaching Core Academic Subjects (NCES)
- Provides the results from a comparative national study on how teachers actually spend their time. 3-00
- Title I New Schoolwide Program (Dept of Ed)
- Title I Resources (Dept of Ed)
- U.S. Department of Education Phone Search
- Universal Standards for Critical Thinking (Elder and Paul) 3-00
- Urban Special Education Leadership Collaborative (Education Development Center)
- Provides a forum for urban special education leadership nationally.
- Valuable Intellectual Traits (CCT) 3-00
- Wellness - The State of Our Children 1996 (Children Now)
- Provides basic information on the status of children in California, such as dropout rate, child care, and homelessness.
- What Research Says About Student Assessment (US Office of Education)
- What Should I Know About Gaining Education Department Grants?
- Where Can You Turn for Performance-Based Testing? (US Office of Education)
Periodicals
- Community Updates
- Department of Education Newsletter (EDInfo)
- Improving America's Schools (US Office of Education)
- Rethinking Schools
- Provides articles to stimulate discussion about current events and perspectives on schooling. 10-99
- School Administrator - For Superintendents
- School Improvement Research Series
- Urban Educator
Projects
- Fund Raising for Schools Online (SchoolCash.com)
- Provides opportunities for schools to conduct online fund raising projects. 3-00
- Grade Checker (Fife Schools - Johnson)
- Provides a sample of how a grade checker Web site could be instituted within a school to improve collaboration among teachers, students, and parents.
- Teacher Leadership Forum and Questions (Dept of Ed)
Purchase Resources
- British Education (Britain)
- Purchasing in Groups (Epylon)
- Provides a service for educators to purchase education related materials and supplies as a group. 3-00
- School Uniforms (French Toast)
- A large national supplier of school uniforms. 8-99
Standards
- Standards and Reform (MiddleWeb)
- Provides sources of information related to use of standards as part of educational reform.
- Teaching Positions Wanted or Available (Academic Employment Network)
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