Annenberg
Institute for School Reform -
develops,
shares and acts on knowledge that improves the conditions and
outcomes of schooling in America, especially in urban communities
and in schools serving disadvantaged children.
CEO Forum on Education and Technology - Ensure that
America's schools effectively prepare all students to be contributing citizens and
productive workers in the 21st Century. The Forum issues an annual assessment of the
nation's progress toward integrating technology into American classrooms.
Committee for Children - non-profit organization
dedicated to the prevention of child abuse and youth violence through the development of
educational curricula and original research.
Computers for Learning - Designed to donate
surplus federal computer equipment to schools and educational non-profits, giving special
consideration to those with the greatest need.
Education Commission
of the States (ECS) - Interstate planning commission for education representing 49 of
the 50 states. ECS is charged with helping state leaders identify, develop and implement
sound education policy.
e-connection
- weekly e-mail newsletter with links to key education news and
reports around the U.S.
Educational
Research Service (ERS) -
Non-profit foundation serving the research and information needs of
educators and the public.
Educational Technology Network - a collaboration of
professional educators and technologists committed to realizing the potential of
technology in education.
Eduhound - Extensive directory of education related Web
Sites.
EDvancenet -
(temporarily unavailable) - committed to helping
school leaders make sound decisions about the use of technology to
achieve educational goals such as student achievement, educational
equity, and workforce preparedness.
Electronic School - quarterly technology
magazine for K-12 school leaders.
The Foundation Center - Collecting, organizing,
analyzing and disseminating information on foundations, corporate giving and related
subjects.
Fulbright Teacher/Administrator
Exchange Program - International exchange program helping teachers and administrators
contribute to mutual understanding between the United States and countries around the
world.
Funding for Technology -
Brings together reports; funding strategies used by states, districts and schools; grant
writing tools; and funding sources.
Kids.gov
- The official kids' portal for the U.S. government. It links to over 1,200 web pages from government agencies, schools, and educational organizations, all geared to the learning level and interest of kids.
Learning Curve -
Site hosted by Public Agenda Online linking
journalists and educators together to improve the coverage of public education, fight
myths and involve others in on-line discussion.
Practitioners
Circle - Local education practitioners-oriented web site to meet the information needs
of teachers, administrators, parents, librarians, and counselors.
School District Demographics - This
application allows users to compare demographic information
between any two United States School Districts.
School Board
News - National newspaper covering the latest trends in public education from a school
board member perspective.
Voucher
Strategy Center - Includes materials from state associations
that have conducted campaigns to defeat private school voucher
programs and provides research on voucher programs.
Center for Public Education -
How do you make sense out of mountains of education data? What education research is credible? Where do education leaders go to learn about successful programs by districts like theirs? Visit this site sponsored by the NSBA and the
National School Boards
Foundation.
