EDUCATION
America's Promise - This organization's mission its to: 'to mobilize people from every sector of American life to build the character and competence of our nation's youth by fulfilling Five Promises for young people: caring adults, safe places, healthy start, marketable skills, and opportunities to serve.
http://www.americaspromise.org/index.cfm
AskERIC Virtual Library - in addition to the ERIC database, this site includes includes lesson plans, Internet sites, educational organizations, and electronic discussion groups on a wide variety of topics pertaining to education.
http://www.eduref.org/
Best Graduate Schools - The 2003 graduate school rankings from US News and World Report. Also has college rankings, community colleges, K-12 educational news and trends, and more.
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/rankindex_brief.php
Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character - offered by Boston University's School of Education, this site is committed to 'helping teachers, administrators, and parents build good character in today's students and tomorrow's leaders.'
http://www.bu.edu/education/caec/
Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy - A consortium of several major universities studying efforts to improve teaching and learning.
http://www.depts.washington.edu/ctpmail/
CRESST - The National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), as its name indicates, is a multi-institutional organization that conducts research on issues concerning testing and evaluation.
http://www.cse.ucla.edu/index2.htm
Education Resources - Go to "Selected Internet Resources" for scores of links compiled by Fordham University Libraries.
http://www.library.fordham.edu/res_guid/EDUCATION/Education.html top of page
EduHound- Everything for Education K-12
http://www.eduhound.com/
Encyclopedia of Education Statistics - includes data from The Condition of Education, The Digest of Education Statistics, and Projections of Education Statistics, all of which are published by the National Center for Education Statistics.
http://nces.ed.gov/edstats/
The Exploratorium- Explore science related links and activities.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/
The Gateway to Educational Materials - lesson plans, curriculum units and other education resources on the Internet. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education as a special project of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology.
http://www.thegateway.org/
Internet Geography - this site provides a wide range of geography related information and teaching resources.
http://www.internetgeography.co.uk/
KidsKonnect - KidsKonnect is a safe Internet gateway for kids homework and educational help.
http://www.kidskonnect.com/
Literacy.org - guide to electronic resources and tools pertaining to adult literacy at both national and international levels.
http://www.literacyonline.org/
Literacy Web - from the University of Connecticut, classroom literacy resources on the Internet.
http://www.literacy.uconn.edu/
The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education - an independent, nonprofit, and nonpartisan organization dedicated to "ensuring educational opportunity, affordability, and quality in American higher education."
http://www.highereducation.org/
NCREL - The North Central Regional Educational Laboratory is one of ten regional, non-profit laboratories providing information on research and best practices for schools and policy makers. It is also home to "Pathways to School Improvement," which discusses the research, policies, and best practices for those involved in school improvement.
http://www.ncrel.org/
Pennsylvania Department of Education - Links to statistical reports, school and college profiles, information on teacher certification, grants, etc. All in all, a tremendous source of information for those interested in education in Pennsylvania. http://www.pde.state.pa.us/pde_internet/site/default.asp
Scholastic News - online news source for children in K-8 as well as resources for teachers. http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/
Survival Guide for New Teachers - produced by the US Department of Education, this site provides information on working with veteran teachers, working with parents, working with principals, and links to other websites with educational resources. http://www.ed.gov/pubs/survivalguide/index.html
Teacher Pathfinder: An Internet Village - a rich source of links for assessment, curriculum, subject areas, special needs, parental involvement and lots more.
http://teacherpathfinder.org/
U. S. Dept. of Education - Provides access to educational statistical data and research on teaching and learning.
http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml
