Resources for Facilitating Your Child's Academic Success

Federal Resources

For information on No Child Left Behind and the U.S. Department of Education, call toll-free at 1-800-USA-LEARN. Or check the first two Web sites given below.

No Child Left Behind
www.ed.gov/nclb/

U.S.Department of Education
www.ed.gov

The White House
www.whitehouse.gov

State and Local Resources

To locate a State Education Agency:
http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/ccseas.html

Note: The State Education Agency Web site should also provide links to local education agencies' Web sites.

To locate a particular school, use the Nation-wide School Locator:
http://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/

Topics

Adequate Yearly Progress
www.ed.gov/nclb/accountability/ayp/yearly.html

Accountability
www.ed.gov/nclb/accountability/schools/accountability.html

Charter Schools

General Information:
www.ed.gov/nclb/choice/charter/charter.html

Guidance on Impact of New Title I on Charter Schools:
http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/charterguidance03.pdf

National Assessment of Educational Progress
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/

National Reading Panel Report
www.nationalreadingpanel.org/

Reading First
www.ed.gov/programs/readingfirst/index.html

School Choice
www.ed.gov/parents/schools/choice/choice.html

Supplemental Educational Services
www.ed.gov/parents/academic/involve/suppservices/index.html

What Works Clearinghouse on Education Research
www.w-w-c.org

TV Program

"Education News Parents Can Use"
www.ed.gov/news/av/video/edtv/index.html

National Education Groups

Achieve, Inc.
www.achieve.org

American Federation of Teachers
www.aft.org

American Legislative Exchange Council
www.alec.org

Association of American Educators
www.aaeteachers.org

Black Alliance for Educational Options
http://www.baeo.org

Center for Education Reform
www.edreform.com

Core Knowledge Foundation
www.coreknowledge.org

Council of Chief State School Officers
www.ccsso.org

Education Commission of the States
www.ecs.org

Education Consumers ClearingHouse
www.education-consumers.com

Education Leaders Council
www.educationleaders.org

Education Excellence Network
www.edexcellence.net

The Education Trust
http://www.edtrust.org/main/main/index.asp

GreatSchools.net
www.greatschools.net

The Heritage Foundation
www.heritage.org

Just for the Kids
www.just4kids.org

Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
www.manhattan-institute.org

Mathematically Correct
www.mathematicallycorrect.com

National Alliance of Black School Educators
www.nabse.org

National Association of Elementary School Principals
www.naesp.org

National Association of Secondary School Principals
www.nassp.org

National Center for Educational Accountability
www.measuretolearn.org

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
www.nctm.org

National Council on Teacher Quality
www.nctq.org

National Reading Panel
www.nationalreadingpanel.org

National Right to Read Foundation
www.nrrf.org

Pacific Research Institute
www.pacificresearch.org

Teach for America
www.teachforamerica.org

Utility/Business Education Coalition
www.ubec.org

These links are provided for informational purposes only and are not intended to imply an endorsement of the sponsoring organization or particular content contained on individual sites.