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Web Sites for Education
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| Condition of Education (STATISTICS) |
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This website is an integrated collection of the indicators and analyses published in The Condition of Education 2000–2007. Some indicators may have been updated since they appeared in print. |
| Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) |
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"Free access to more than 1.2 million bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials and, if available, includes links to full text. ERIC is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES)." |
| Education Portal |
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Find information about hundreds of colleges, schools, and
universities. Independently researched and categorized. |
| Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) |
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The Gateway to Educational MaterialsSM is a Consortium effort to provide educators with quick and easy access to thousands of educational resources found on various federal, state, university, non-profit, and commercial Internet sites. |
| International Archive of Educational Data |
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Supported by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR). The site "processes, documents, and disseminates data collected by national, state or provincial, local, and private organizations, pertaining to all levels of education in countries for which data can be made available." |
| National Center for Education Statistics |
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From the U.S. Department of Education, a search interface that provides access to tables, figures, and charts relating to assessment, educational attainment, state education profiles, etc. |
| Regional Resource & Federal Center Network |
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"The Regional Resource and Federal Centers (RRFC) Network is made up of the six Regional Resource Centers for Special Education (RRC) and the Federal Resource Center (FRC).
The RRCs and the FRC are funded by the federal Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) to assist state education agencies in the systemic improvement of education programs, practices, and policies that affect children and youth with disabilities. These centers offer consultation, information services, technical assistance, training, and product development." |
| SchoolMatters |
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Find information on schools by city, state, zip code, or district name. Information includes test scores, special needs enrollment, and total number of students. |
| SearchEdu.com |
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Allows you to search "over 20 million university and education pages indexed and ranked in order of popularity." |
| UNESCO Education Sector |
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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization works to improve education worldwide. |
Resources for Teaching
| Educator's Reference Desk |
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Includes "2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links to online education information, and 200+ [ERIC] question archive responses". |
| Harvard Education Letter |
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A newsletter for preK-12 teachers and administrators, provides research and analysis on issues that affect school performance. Published bimonthly by the Harvard University Graduate School of Education. |
| Teachable Moment |
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A project of Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility. Includes classroom activities and student readings. |
| Teach for America |
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National teacher recruitment program which seeks to attract college graduates to the classroom. |
