Reference Desk
- Is My Child On Track?
- Kindergarten Readiness
- Learning To Read
- Types of Schools
- Learning Personalities
- Standards and Testing
- Gifted Children
- The Early Years (3-5)
- The Middle Years (6-12)
- The Teen Years (13-18)
- Parent-School Connection
- Your Parenting Style
- Keeping Your Kids Healthy
- Extracurricular Activities
- Life Skills
- Thinking About College
- Special Needs
Types of Schools
Considering Private School?
- Private School 101
- Private vs. Public: The Great Debate
- For-Profit Schools (National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education)
- Small Scale and School Culture: The Experience of Private Schools (ERIC)
- Private Schools (National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education)
Choosing A School
- What Makes School Effective? (McGraw Hill)
- Getting the Education You Want for Your Child (Partnership for Learning)
- Choosing a School: Types of Schools (U.S. Department of Education)
- Learn What Choices Are Available to You (U.S. Department of Education)
- Choose the Right School (Partnernship for Learning)
- Choosing a School for Your Child: Resources (U.S. Department of Education)
- Evaluating Schools: Questions and Tips for Parents, Schools, and the Community (U.S. Department of Education)
- Selecting a School (Duke Talent Identification Program)
- Selecting a School for Your Child (U.S. Department of Education)
- Selecting the School That is Right for Your Child: Consider Your Child and Family (U.S. Department of Education)
- Selecting the School That is Right for Your Child: Gather Information About Schools (U.S. Department of Education)
- Selecting the School That is Right For Your Child: Apply to the School(s) You Choose (U.S. Department of Education)
Visiting Schools
- Selecting the School That is Right for Your Child: Visit and Observe Schools (U.S. Department of Education)
- What to Look for When Visiting a School (Small Schools Project)
- What to Look for in a Classroom (Alfie Kohn)
Single-Sex Schools
- K-12 Single-Sex Education: What Does the Research Say? (ERIC)
- The Lowdown on Single-Sex Education
- Single Gender Education - Why?
- The Girls' School Experience (ERIC)
- Preschool and Boys (National Association for Single-Sex Public Education)
- Boys and Elementary School (National Association for Single-Sex Public Education)
- Boys in Middle School and High School (National Association for Single-Sex Public Education)
Boarding Schools
- What Are Boarding Schools? (The Association of Boarding Schools)
- Is Boarding School Right for your Child?
- The Boarding School Advantage (The Association of Boarding Schools)
- History of Boarding Schools (The Association of Boarding Schools)
- Boarding School Dorm Life (The Association of Boarding Schools)
- Investing in a Boarding School Education (The Association of Boarding Schools)
- Getting Started: Applying to Boarding School (The Association of Boarding Schools)
- Applying to Boarding School: Campus Visits (The Association of Boarding Schools)
- Applying to Boarding School: Required Testing (The Association of Boarding Schools)
- Applying to Boarding School: Financing Options (The Association of Boarding Schools)
- Applying to Boarding School: Payment Programs (The Association of Boarding Schools)
- Applying to Boarding School: Tuition Loan Programs (The Association of Boarding Schools)
- Applying to Boarding School: Tuition Insurance (The Association of Boarding Schools)
- Boarding Schools and the International Community (The Association of Boarding Schools)
Waldorf Schools
- Waldorf Education K-12 (Association of Waldorf Schools of North America)
- The Arts and Practical Skills (Association of Waldorf Schools of North America)
- How Do I Start a Waldorf School? (Association of Waldorf Schools of North America)
- What about Computers and Waldorf Education? (Association of Waldorf Schools of North America)
- Waldorf Schools: What You Need to Know
- Bring Waldorf Education Home
Montessori Schools
- The Montessori Approach (Association Montessori Internationale)
- The Montessori Way (The Montessori Foundation)
- Montessori Environments (Birth Through Adulthood) (Association Montessori Internationale)
- Montessori and Letter Grades (The Montessori Foundation)
- Why Montessori for the Kindergarten Year? (The Montessori Foundation)
- You Can't Hurry Love! - Homework and the Montessori Way (The Montessori Foundation)
- Toward Best Practice for Montessori - The Educational Program: Lunchtime (The Montessori Foundation)
- Toward Best Practice for Montessori - The Exercises of Practical Life (The Montessori Foundation)
- Montessori Turns 100!
