Governance Divide: A Report on a Four-State Study on Improving College Readiness and Success
LiveWorkPlay - A grassroots, nongovernmental Canadian charitable organization providing self-actualizing services and programs for children, youth, and young adults with developmental disabilities in the Ottawa-Carleton area.
Special Education Resources on the Internet - Based at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland, this site offers 22 divisions of special education information. Researchers will find general classes of disabilities (such as learning impairment and behavior disorders) rather than links to specific conditions, with the exceptions of autism and attention deficit disorders.
American Association of People with Disabilities - AAPD is a nonprofit, cross-disability, advocacy-centered organization that focuses on issues of economic circumstances, productivity, independence, full citizenship, and total integration into all aspects of society.
American Association of School Administrators - Founded in 1865, the AASA is the professional forum for elementary and secondary educators interested in improving schools for the 21st century, expanding the school-community connection, and enhancing the effectiveness and quality of school leaders. "Front Burner Issues" provides a quick way to track important debates and controversies.
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities - The oldest (since 1876) and largest worldwide interdisciplinary organization of professionals and laypersons concerned about mental retardation and related disabilities. Focus issues are policies promoting global research, and universal human rights for persons with disabilities. Tables of contents for all Association periodicals are included.
American Educational Research Association - Teachers and other education professionals will find the twelve subject divisions of this site most useful for linking to existing list servers in specialized areas. When used with "Internet Resources of AERA", the latter provides search engines covering both Association publications and all authors/titles of papers presented at annual meetings.
American Evaluation Association - An international professional association of evaluators devoted to the application and exploration of program evaluation, personnel evaluation, technology, and many other forms of evaluation. Evaluation involves assessing the strengths and weaknesses of programs, policies, personnel, products, and organizations to improve their effectiveness.
American Society for Training and Development - This site is built with an audience of training professionals in mind, with special attention to workplace learning and performance in government, academic and corporate settings. The Association was founded in 1944. Researchers will find the "Library" section useful for its links to topical bibliographies.
Disabled People's International - The purpose of Disabled People's International (DPI) is to promote the human rights of people with disabilities through full participation, equalization of opportunity, and development.
Education Alliance for Equity and Excellence in the Nation's Schools - Based at Brown University, this group believes "that language, culture, and diversity are fundamental to the success of educational reform," and promotes research, training, and curriculum design within an inclusionary framework. Most of the links are to organizations in New England.
Illinois Association of School Boards - Created in 1913, this non-profit organization has as members over 90 percent of the active school boards in Illinois. Features of the site include the 1998 Illinois School Code online and tracking of education-related bills pending before the Illinois General Assembly.
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement - Taking "the world as an educational laboratory" the IEA provides comparative educational research and has done so since the late 1950s. Topics of continuing interest are mathematics and science education, reading literacy, and computer applications.
International Society for Performance Improvement - This society was founded in 1962 with the goal of "improving productivity and performance in the workplace in systematic and reproducible ways."
LDA: Learning Disabilities Association of America - This organization is devoted to defining and finding solutions to the broad spectrum of learning problems and issues, such as attention deficit disorder, dyslexia, transitional concerns, and testing.
National Association of Elementary School Principals - A detailed site sponsored by the most powerful organization dedicated to the school principal, their career and information needs, and legislation which affects them. Elementary and middle school administrators will find the "Principal Online" feature useful as an idea forum.
National Association of Secondary School Principals - The home page of the professional organization for secondary school administrators in parochial, private and public school. New features include links to SCRIBE (School and College Records on the Internet for Better Employment) and a common application form for colleges which can be downloaded.
National Association of State Boards of Education - Principal goals of this organization include strengthening state leadership in educational policy making and working to assure citizen support for public education. Features include profiles of all state boards, links to state agencies, a legislative update covering both federal and state activity, and a summary of ongoing projects.
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards - With the goal to "improve learning by strengthening teaching," this organization (run by a board, many of whose members are classroom teachers) aims to develop rigorous standards for what teachers should know and set up a national voluntary assessment system to certify professionals who meet these standards. The Board was formed out of a recommendation in the 1986 Carnegie Corporation report A Nation Prepared: Teachers for the 21st Century.
National Down Syndrome Society - Established in 1979 to promote scientific research, assist families and increase public knowledge of Down Syndrome. The "Information" section of this page divides the data into general material, clinical, and educational summaries.
National Education Association - Curriculum-related materials may be located at this organizations site in the "Resource Room for Creating Great Schools."
National Organization on Disability - This organization promotes the equal participation of America's 54 million men, women and children with disabilities in aspects of life.
National Rehabilitation Information Center - The Center collects and disseminates the results of federally funded research on disability and rehabilitation, offering 60,000 records in five databases covering current research, historical literature, and projects of the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research.
The National Autistic Society - This British organization, founded in 1962 to educate the public on autism and provide specialist services for this population, works with fifty affiliated local societies through its branches. The site offers updates on recent measures being considered by Parliament, a file of news releases, a review of autistic spectrum disorders, separate sections of information for families (parents, siblings, and caregivers) and professionals involved in direct care. None of the publications and resources listed by the Society are available in electronic form.
Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc. - The only national organization in the United States dedicated to providing current information on Tourette syndrome, based at Massachusetts General Hospital's Department of Neurology. Data appearing here is not intended as a substitute for professional consultation.
American Federation of Teachers - This professional union has, as members, teachers in public and private schools, paraprofessionals and school-related personnel, higher education faculty, nurses and health professionals, and government employees at the state and local levels. Notable features of this page are links to regular news and information for all its professional divisions, the weekly on-line newsletter, Inside AFT, and access to the research, information technology, educational issues and international affairs departments.
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development - Based in Alexandria, Virginia, this international organization provides professional development in curriculum and instruction and supports and designs activities to promote educational equity. Links under "Publications" offer book reviews from Educational Leaderships beginning with March, 1997, a searchable file of the ASCD Education Bulletin for 1997/98. The "selected topic forums" and five subject-focused "network forums" listed under Communication and Forums" are helpful in tracking developing issues.
National Education Association - Curriculum-related materials may be located at this organizations site in the "Resource Room for Creating Great Schools."
Committee on Education and Labor - This committee of the House of Representatives was established on January 7, 1997, the latest incarnation of a body first created in 1867. Users will find the sections covering "hot topics" and "status of legislation" most helpful.
Illinois State Board of Education - A diverse page tracking the activity of the Board and offering a series of links in ten topical areas ranging from communication and accountability through policy planning and management. Service offered by the regional offices are among the profiles offered.
Social Security Online Disability Programs - Information on disability programs offered by Social Security, including the complete text to the 1997 13th edition of the Social Security Handbook.
Social Security Online Disability Programs - Information on disability programs offered by Social Security, including the complete text to the 1997 13th edition of the Social Security Handbook.
U.S. Access Board: Accessibility for People with Disabilities - Independent federal agency whose primary mission is accessibility for people with disabilities.
U.S. Department of Education - This site is the main site for accessing the full range of United States government activity in all fields of education. Readers will find the "Most Requested Items" section useful for tracking information on financial aid, federal school codes, community learning centers, and several types of educational technology. "Education Headlines" is a valuable tool for monitoring discussions of learning-related issues in the public press and within the government.
U.S. Department of Justice ADA Homepage - This site contains information on the ADA, interpretation, enforcement, new or proposed regulations, technical assistance program and more.
U.S. General Services Administration, Center for Information Technology Accommodation (CITA) - Features information for accessible information environments, services, and management practices.
Center for Educational Leadership (McGill University) - The Centre for Educational Leadership (CEL) is a University based unit which promotes the continuing professional development of teachers, policy makers and educational leaders by providing them with state of the art programs of learning, service and research.
Center for Educational Leadership and Technology - A non-profit organization in Massachusetts whose goal is the integration of current education reforms with effective application of technology. Clients include private schools, public school systems, institutions of higher education, departments of education and consortia.
National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing
National Center on Postsecondary Teaching, Learning and Assessment
Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning - The contents of this site link Internet resources (chiefly lesson plans, curriculum resources and activities) with corresponding subject area content standards.
Results that Matter: 21st Century Skills and High School Reform