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Independent Voices for Better Education
An organization dedicated to improving education and educational accountability. Based in Florida, the organization is planning to expand throughout the United States.
http://www.ivbe.org
Future of Freedom Foundation: Education
Collected essays presenting a libertarian perspective on the U.S. education system. Among the issues addressed are vouchers, compulsory attendance laws, and school violence.
http://www.fff.org/issues/education.asp
Heartland Institute - Education
Articles reporting on school issues and reform efforts in the US.
http://www.heartland.org/IssueSuites.cfm?i...
Global Campaign for Education
Promotes education as a basic human right, and mobilizes public pressure on governments and the international community to provide free, compulsory public basic education for all people. Includes news, resources, and action plans.
http://www.campaignforeducation.org/
Parent-Directed Education
Contains a variety of opinions and information on various aspects of education; designed to assist parents in making informed choices.
http://www.parentdirectededucation.org/
The Kid-Safe Network
A nation-wide educational program to teach children and parents about the dangers of child molesters. Learn special methods to avoid these dangers.
http://www.kidsafenetwork.com/
Society for the Advancement of Excellence in Education
provides non-partisan research, information and communication on education to Canadian policy-makers, education partners and the public.
http://www.saee.bc.ca/
PEPE, Inc.
The only organization in the Philippines specifically devoted to the advancement and propagation of the theory and practice of popular education. As part of its commitment to human development, PEPE provides education services to a diverse set of sectors and groups - urban poor, peasants, lawyers, doctors, women, and indigenous peoples.
http://www.pepe.org
America Counts
National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century.
http://ed.gov/americacounts/glenn/
Expect the Best from a Girl
Provides advice and suggestions for raising daughters to ensure they enjoy educational equity in their early teens. Includes suggestions for things to do at home and school, topics for discussion, and a listing of women's colleges in North America which offer programs for girls.
http://www.academic.org/
NPR : Homework: How Much is Too Much?
NPR presents a multi-part series on homework -- how educators are balancing mandates to improve test scores against a chronic lack of resources and the need for children to have enough time to be children. [Four segments, each in Realaudio format.]
http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/featur...
Media Visions
Articles and essays by journalist Ken Freed, covering issues related to literacy and educational technology.
http://www.media-visions.com/education.htm...
National Association of School Psychologists - Position Statements
Research-based statements covering most every controversial educational issue in US schools.
http://www.nasponline.org/information/posi...
Heritage Foundation Research: Education
Subject index of the think tank's policy papers on school choice, students' rights, charter schools, and other issues in U.S. education.
http://www.heritage.org/Research/Education...
Education Week and Teacher Magazine
Articles focus on educational reform, schools, and the policies that guide them.
http://www.edweek.org/
Popular EducationTool Kit
Popular Education is a tool to raise people's critical awareness about the world around them, based on their personal experience. This site includes resources and exercises using Popular Education techniques.
http://www.flora.org/mike/
NYTimes.com - Sleep Is One Thing Missing in Busy Teenage Lives
Many teenagers live in a state of chronic sleep deficit that can affect mood, behavior, schoolwork and reaction time. [Requires free nytimes.com registration to view.]
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/05/health/c...
The Right to Education Project
A resource on the status of the right to education as outlined by the United Nations, supporting the work of the UN Special Rapporteur on education. Includes links to allied organizations.
http://www.right-to-education.org/
Educational Pathways to Power
An address by Hilary Lips - recipient of the New Zealand Federation of University Women's Distinguished American Scholar Award - and distributed by Radford University's Center for Gender Studies.
http://www.runet.edu/~gstudies/sources/nz/...
Moral Issues in Education
Research articles and other essays regarding character education in the United States and Japan, by Taku Ikemoto
http://www.hi-ho.ne.jp/taku77/
NPR : Hearing Voices: High School's 'Quiet Kids'
Producer Hilary Frank of the of the Hearing Voices radio project presents the voices of some quiet kids--teenagers who feel isolated from the cultural life of their high schools. The story originally aired on member station WBEZ's Chicago Matters. [4:07 streaming audio broadcast]
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.p...
Education Matters - Essays on Public Education
Sandra Nichols writes about bilingual education, safe schools, small schools and the importance of trust and good communication between students, parents, teachers, and administrators.
http://www.tellingthetruth.com/education_m...
NPR Talk of the Nation : Intellectuals on Campus
Join host Neal Conan for a discussion about intellectualism on campus. [32:31 streaming audio broadcast]
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.p...
Edexhell - Success through Disqualification
Campaigning for the examination board Edexcel to be investigated by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, after a series of errors in papers, marking and information. Petition, timeline and other campaign details.
http://www.geocities.com/edexhell/
Lessontutor.com - Educational Policy Issues
Essays about teaching and the politics of running schools.
http://www.lessontutor.com/policyissues.ht...
CSMonitor.com - Before you cheer, sign here
Article on public school extracurricular activity liability waivers.
http://csmonitor.com/2002/0312/p11s01-lecl...
Almanac of Policy Issues: Education
Latest news, background information and links on U.S. elementary, secondary, and higher education issues.
http://www.policyalmanac.org/education/ind...
The Condition of Education (USA)
An integrated collection of the indicators and analyses published in The Condition of Education 2000, 2001 and 2002.
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/
National Center on Education and the Economy
Policies, tools, technical assistance and professional development that people everywhere can use to design and implement effective standards-based education and training systems.
http://www.ncee.org/
Public Agenda Online
Articles on US education issues.
http://www.publicagenda.org/issues/frontdo...
Teaching and Learning Celebration
Explores the best practices regarding current educational issues as presented by leading educators.
http://www.teachlearncelebrate.com/
Our Nation's Kids: Is Something Wrong?
A report on people's thinking in national issues forums. This report describes what happened as people deliberated about issues related to our nation's kids: the values they drew on, the considerations they took into account, the costs and consequences they weighed as they talked, listened to others, and had time to reflect on the issue.
http://www.nifi.org/reports/detail_issues....
From Inkwells to an Electronic Learning Community
Commentary on technological wonders as they impact education.
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JTE/v1...
NPR/Kaiser/Kennedy School Education Survey
Public approves of higher taxes for schools, but wants fairness in funding; support weak for vouchers and unclear for charter schools. Read or take the poll.
http://www.npr.org/programs/specials/poll/...
CSMonitor.com - Learning
News coverage of education (K-12, college, and adult ed.).
http://www.csmonitor.com/learning/
The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education
Provides action-oriented analyses of state and federal policies affecting education beyond high school.
http://www.highereducation.org/
Equity Center
Committed to helping public school personnel embrace the key concepts of equity and eliminate bias and discrimination in the context of their day-to-day activities.
http://www.nwrel.org/cnorse/
Internet Sources for Higher Education Policy and Research
Links to higher education policy centers (both university-based and freestanding), associations, publications, and other policy-related issues, from the American Council on Education.
http://www.acenet.edu/resources/policy-res...
International Correspondents in Education (ICE)
ICE is a world-wide network of freelance journalists and copy-writers who specialise in education issues.
http://www.ice-online.net/
Organizational Development in Education
Optimizing schools, colleges, and universities through proven techniques such as cultural change, strategic measurement, process consulting, and other methods.
http://www.toolpack.com/education.html
The Quick and the Ed
Commentary about a wide range of issues in American education.
http://www.quickanded.com/
People For the American Way - Education Issues
Issues and articles.
http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.a...
Educational Issues
National Center for Policy Analysis whitepapers on education issues, particularly School Choice and teacher's union obstruction of Choice reforms.
http://www.ncpa.org/pi/edu/edu1.html
The Emperor's Nakedness: Undressing Ignorance in the Classroom
Pedagogy needs a re-think.
http://www.specmind.com/vixen/undressing.h...
Joannejacobs.com
Weblog of the freelance writer and former San Jose Mercury News columnist. Most entries are about education issues, both college and precollege.
http://www.joannejacobs.com/
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