- Almanac of Policy Issues: Education
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Latest news, background information and links on U.S. elementary, secondary, and higher education issues.
http://www.policyalmanac.org/education/index.shtml
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- America Counts
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National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century.
http://ed.gov/americacounts/glenn/
(Added: Sat Apr 08 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Christian Science Monitor - Learning
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News feed of the newspaper's weekly coverage of education topics.
http://www.csmonitor.com/rss/learning.rss
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- Education Week and Teacher Magazine
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Articles focus on educational reform, schools, and the policies that guide them.
http://www.edweek.org/
(Added: Wed Apr 05 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Educational Issues
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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
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- Equity Center
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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/
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- Expect the Best from a Girl
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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/
(Added: Sun Apr 02 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Future of Freedom Foundation: Education
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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
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- Heartland Institute - Education
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Articles reporting on school issues and reform efforts in the US.
http://www.heartland.org/IssueSuites.cfm?issId=3
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- Joannejacobs.com
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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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- CSMonitor.com - Before you cheer, sign here
Article on public school extracurricluar activity liability waivers.
http://csmonitor.com/2002/0312/p11s01-lecl.html
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- CSMonitor.com - Learning
News coverage of education (K-12, college, and adult ed.).
http://www.csmonitor.com/learning/
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- Edexhell - Success through Disqualification
Campaigning for investigation into the UK examination board Edexcel, after a series of errors in papers, marking and information. Petition, timeline and other campaign details.
http://www.geocities.com/edexhell/
(Added: Fri Mar 31 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- 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_matters/
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- 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/keyaddr.htm
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- From Inkwells to an Electronic Learning Community
Commentary on technological wonders as they impact education.
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JTE/v10n2/laporte.html
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- 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/
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- 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/
(Added: Thu Apr 06 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Independent Voices for Better Education
Dedicated to improving education and educational accountability.
http://www.ivbe.org
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- 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/
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- 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-research/
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- 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/index.xml
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- Lessontutor.com - Educational Policy Issues
Essays about teaching and the politics of running schools.
http://www.lessontutor.com/policyissues.html
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- Media Visions
Articles and essays by journalist Ken Freed, covering issues related to literacy and educational technology.
http://www.media-visions.com/education.html
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- 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/
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