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National NewsEducation Week
Education Week provides the latest news and information on developments, trends, and programs affecting schools and the people who staff them. It also provides a forum for educators to express opinions, criticism, and ideas. Education Reform OrganizationsAlliance for School Choice
The goal of the Alliance for School Choice is to make good on the promise of equal access to high-quality educational opportunities by advancing programs that make private educational options available to disadvantaged children. The Alliance is a national nonprofit educational policy group advocating school choice programs across the country. Black Alliance for Education
The Black Alliance for Educational Options, headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a national, non-profit membership organization, whose mission is to actively support parental choice to empower families and increase quality educational options for black children. Center for Education Reform
The Center for Education Reform [CER] is a national voice for more choices in education and more rigor in education programs, both of which are key to more effective schooling. It delivers practical, research-based information and assistance to a diverse audience - including parents, policy makers, and education reform groups - in taking actions to ensure that US schools are delivering a high quality education for all children in grades K-12. Children First America
Children First America promotes parental choice in education through private tuition grants and tax funded options, giving all families the power to choose the K - 12 school that best fulfills the hopes and dreams they have for their children. Education Leaders Council
Education Leaders Council is committed to leading educational change focused on improved academic achievement for all students. As the nation’s only education “action tank,” ELC has been on the leading edge of the education reform movement. Poverty and race do not predetermine student ability or student success; rather, proper instruction by a great teacher produces the achievement necessary for life choices. Hispanic Council For Reform and Educational Options
CREO's mission is to improve educational outcomes for Hispanic children by empowering families through parental choice in education. Their purpose is to be a national voice for the right of Hispanic families to access all educational options and to be an agent for equity and quality in education. Milton & Rose D. Friedman Foundation
The Friedman Foundation strives to educate citizens, and public policy makers about the need for a shift of power to the disenfranchised parents who have limited choices in the education of their children. The Foundation serves as an resource for those who want parental choice in education, and are ready to fight for it. SchoolChoiceInfo.org
Access current data on existing voucher programs including enrollment, costs, and results. Read informative school choice publications by national researchers and authors. Meet some families whose lives have been changed by school choice. Review national media coverage of school choice issues.
Explore current subjects and events involving school choice. Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
The Foundation's work in education seeks to advance understanding and acceptance of effective reform strategies that incorporate high standards, verifiable outcomes and accountability, equality of opportunity, solid core curriculum, and educational diversity, competition, and choice. State DataNorth Carolina Report Card
The NC School Report Cards offer a snapshot of some of the important information about individual schools. This report card includes important information about student performance, class size, school safety, and teacher quality in your child's school. The School Report cards are reported at the school, district and state levels. The ABCs Accountability Model
A website maintained by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Has extensive information and data regarding ABCs accountability program. Contains current data back to 1996-97, includes state, local and school results. The North Carolina Education Research Council
The North Carolina Education Research Council provides research to support decision making on major policy issues by the Education Cabinet and the units of state government its members represent. National DataEducation Trust
The Education Trust works for the high academic achievement of all students at all levels, kindergarten through college, and forever closing the achievement gaps that separate low-income students and students of color from other youth. Our basic tenet is this — All children will learn at high levels when they are taught to high levels. National Center for Education Statistics
National Center for Education Statistics is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the United States and other nations. State OrganizationsCharlotte Advocates for Education
The mission of Charlotte Advocates for Education is to define the issues and advocate for changes required to permanently improve the quality of public education in Mecklenburg County. North Carolina School Board Association
The mission of the North Carolina School Boards Association (NCSBA), as an advocate for public school education, is to provide leadership and services that enable local boards of education to govern effectively North Carolina School Choice
NC School Choice supports all reforms that provide more educational opportunities for students and their parents. National OrganizationsCouncil For Basic Education
The Council for Basic Education (CBE), a national non-profit organization, advocates high academic standards for all students and exemplary teaching in every classroom in our nation’s public schools. CBE believes that a healthy democracy depends on excellence in PK-12 public education for all children, and that excellence can be achieved best through a well-taught, standards-based curriculum in the liberal arts. Education Intelligence Agency
The Education Intelligence Agency (EIA) is a private, for-profit contract research firm. EIA itself supports no particular program or specific reform. Weekly e-mail communiqués contains the latest news and inside information about public education. This organization provides research, analysis and investigations on teacher union's activities. National Alliance of Business
NAB is a national nonprofit business organization which serves as the voice of business to improve student performance at all levels -- K-12, postsecondary and higher education. National Association for Single Sex Public Education
NASSPE promotes concept of single-sex education. Web site contains reference information, research, location of single-sex public schools, and links regarding this initiative. Public Policy OrganizationsCato Institute - Education Policy
Cato's Center for Educational Freedom was founded on the principle that parents are best suited to make decisions regarding the care and education of their children. The Center explores policy solutions to issues including infant and toddler care, childcare, adoption, and social services that emphasize the importance of personal solutions and family responsibility. Goldwater Institute Center for Educational Opportunity
At the Goldwater Institute, educational freedom is paramount. We believe that a market-based education system is necessary to safeguard liberty, and that it is the fundamental right and responsibility of a free people to secure and direct their children’s educations. Heartland Institute
The Heartland Institute, a nonprofit organization devoted to turning ideas into social movements that empower people. Publishes a national monthly outreach newspaper for school reformers. Mackinac Center for Public Policy
The Mackinac Center for Public Policy’s news and analysis for parents, educators, and policy-makers. This is a nonpartisan research and educational organization devoted to improving the quality of life. Manhattan Institute Education Reform
The Center for Civic Innovation at the Manhattan Institute has the best education reform experts offering practical advice to policymakers. National Center of Policy Analysis
The National Center of Policy Analysis (NCPA) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research organization, established in 1983. The NCPA's goal is to develop and promote private alternatives to government regulation and control, solving problems by relying on the strength of the competitive, entrepreneurial private sector.
Reason Public Policy Institute
The Urban Futures Program strives to change the climate and terms of the debate over urban policy by developing and promoting voluntary, private-sector, and market-oriented solutions to urban problems. Education is one of the program's focus. Teacher ResourcesAmerican Board Teacher Cetification
The American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence (American Board) is proud to introduce a new approach to teacher certification. American Board was created to develop high quality teacher credentials that are portable, time efficient and cost effective. Association of American Educators
The Association of American Educators is incorporated as a nonpartisan, nonprofit professional trade association. Professional membership in the AAE is open to any employee of an educational entity. AAE offers many of the same benefits to teachers that teacher unions provide such as liability insurance – but at a fraction of the cost of typical union dues. Hillsdale College Center for Teacher Excellence
The Center for Teacher Excellence (CTE) expands the reach of Hillsdale College's message of classical curricula and subject matter. The CTE seeks to reinvigorate civics education with the spirit of liberty that animated America's founding. MegaEd
MegaEd is an education web portal developed by educators for educators. Milken Family Foundation - Teacher Advancement Program
TAP's goal is to draw more talented people to the teaching profession and keep them there. TAP makes this profession more attractive and rewarding.TAP helps teachers become the best they can be, by giving them opportunities to learn. National Council on Teacher Quality
The National Council on Teacher Quality is a new nonprofit organization devoted to the pursuit of teacher quality by bringing common sense to bear on this urgent national priority. NCTQ aims to provide up-to-the-minute information on what the various policy options are, which may work well, which seem not to work at all, and how we could learn more. Professional Educators of North Carolina
Professional Educators of North Carolina is an independent, non-profit, non-partisan statewide association of education professionals. PENC believes educators should be free from all forms of compulsory membership and endorsements. PENC is adamantly opposed to the unionization of public school educators. PENC believes its members should enjoy the best services and benefits available for reasonable rates. The Bill of Rights Institue
The Bill of Rights Institute’s mission is to educate high school students and teachers about America's Founding principles through programs that teach the words and ideas of the Founders. More than 22,000 teachers have chosen the Bill of Rights Institute as a source of academically challenging instructional material and high quality teacher training programs. US Department of Education - Teacher Section
This site managed by the US Department of Education is especially for teachers. It offers support for teachers and summarizes No Child Left Behind's highly qualified teacher provisions. Offers over 35,000 lesson ideas and instructional materials from hundreds of websites. Find information regarding the Reading First program. Find teaching resources from 35 federal agencies. Charter School InformationCharter Schools in North Carolina
Directory of all 99 charter schools in North Carolina with contact information. Each exists as a unique school that is different from the other but always with one common goal of improving education for children. These existing individual schools may be the best resource for assistance, answers, support, and understanding. Department of Education Charter School Office
Charter Schools are innovative public schools providing choices for families and greater accountability for results. Nearly 3,000 new schools have been launched since 1990s. The National Office of Charter Schools offers state-by-state information regarding charter schools. Valuable information is provided for parents seeking to learn more about charter schools. National Charter School Clearinghouse
NCSC is a charter school resource for public charter school research, funding resources and technical assistance within the charter school community. North Carolina League of Charter Schools
The League's mission is to promote the expansion of the charter school concept and to aid charter schools in transferring existing expertise into solutions for their individual charter schools. North Carolina Office of Charter Schools
The mission of the Office of Charter Schools is to provide leadership and technical assistance to people interested in starting a public charter school and thereafter maintaining quality education, business, and governance programs within the school in compliance with the North Carolina Charter Schools Act. Homeschool InformationHome School Foundation
The Home School Foundation is a supporting organization of the Home School Legal Defense Association. The foundation currently seeks to help families through four funds: the Widows Curriculum Scholarship Fund, the Special Needs Children’s Fund, the Friends of Home Schooling Fund, and the Members Helping Members Fund. Home School Legal Defense Association
The Home School Legal Defense Association is a non-profit advocacy organization established to defend and advance the constitutional right of parents to direct the education of their children and to protect family freedoms. Through annual memberships, HSLDA is tens of thousands of families united in service together, providing a strong voice when and where needed. National Black Home Educators Resource Association
NBHE’s mission is to empower parents teaching their children at home, and serve families by providing information and assistance on parent-directed education. NBHE offers services and information on getting started, networking with national/local organization, pairing new home school families with veteran families, and offering quarterly publication with current updates. NC Division of Nonpublic Education
The North Carolina Division of Non-Public Education gives oversight to private elementary/secondary schools in North Carolina. This agency maintains current statistical data on each private elementary/secondary school in the state and home schools. North Carolina African-American Homeschoolers
The mission of North Carolina African-American Homeschoolers is to provide a central point of community and resources for homeschoolers of color in North Carolina. North Carolinians for Home Education
NCHE is a private, volunteer organization active at the state level, serving North Carolina homeschoolers. In 1984, NCHE was organized to support and encourage home educators and to protect the right to freely home educate in North Carolina. NCHE has grown into an increasingly stronger statewide service organization. Parent SupportAmerican Textbook Council
The American Textbook Council is an independent New York-based research organization established in 1989. The Council reviews history textbooks and other educational materials. It is dedicated to improving the social studies curriculum and civic education in the nation's elementary and high schools. Education Consumers ClearingHouse
The Education Consumers ClearingHouse is a subscriber supported, online forum that serves as a kind of Consumers Union for the consumers of public education. The ClearingHouse provides online networking and information for parents, taxpayers, and policymakers. It provides a consultant network of independent and consumer-friendly experts. GreatSchools.net
GreatSchools.net, is the nation's premier provider of K-12 school information. This national, independent nonprofit organization is committed to helping parents choose the best school for their children, support their children's education and improve schools in their community. GreatSchools.net provides information about public, private and charter schools in all 50 states. Parent Power
Inspired by the old maxim "knowledge is power," Parent Power! is an electronic newsletter for parents who want to know more about the issues that affect their children’s education. The Parents Network for Better Education
The Parents Network provides parents with the tools you need to understand your state's obligations for your children's education and your opportunities for public school choice and services under the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). US Department of Education - Parent Section
This site managed by the US Department of Education is especially for parents. It answers to questions about No Child Left Behind and what the law means for parents. Offers publications on effective practices and research-based information about reading, homework, early adolescence, and more. Information about schools that can help parents make good decisions about their children's education is available. Independent Schools InformationDiocese of Charlotte Catholic Schools
Diocese of Charlotte Catholic Schools provide quality Catholic education at 18 schools throughout the Mecklenburg and Triad area of North Carolina. Diocese of Raleigh Catholic Schools
Diocese of Raleigh Catholic Schools provide quality Catholic education at 25 schools throughout Wake County and eastern North Carolina. National Association of Independent Schools
The National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) is a membership organization representing approximately 1,200 independent schools and associations in the United States and abroad. NC Division of Nonpublic Education
The North Carolina Division of Non-Public Education gives oversight to private elementary/secondary schools in North Carolina. This agency maintains current statistical data on each private elementary/secondary school in the state and home schools. North Carolina Association Independent Schools
NCAIS is an association of 67 schools, with over 3,300 teachers serving approximately 30,000 students. The association encourages communication among member schools, fosters the traditional freedom of the independent school to practice its philosophy of education and serves as a liaison with regional and national accrediting agencies.
North Carolina Christian School Association
The purpose of the North Carolina Christian School Association (NCCSA) is to aid in the promotion, maintenance, and improvement of the moral, spiritual, and academic standards of Christian schools in the state of North Carolina; to protect and preserve the freedom of Christian schools to exist and flourish. Government OfficesGovernor's Education Office
This site includes information on the Governor's education initiatives. The NC Teacher Working Conditions Survey results are included. North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Web site for the Department of Public Instruction and the State Board of Education. US Department of Education
In 1980, the U.S. Department of Education was created by bringing together offices from several other departments. Its mission is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence throughout the nation. The Department consists of 4,800 employees and $54.4 billion budget. Opinion SitesEducationNews.org/Opinion
Tom Shuford taught in public schools from 1972 to 2000. He writes frequently on education. He has been published by the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, Education Week and many other outlets. He has a B. S. in mechanical engineering from Duke University and an M. A. in psychology from Emory University. Professor Plum's Relentless Rants on Eduquackery
This satirical site addresses the many faux pas of the constructivist nature of education. The site includes links to articles and opportunities for viewers to read and participate in education slanted blogs.
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