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This site supports a national campaign for educational equity for girls in their early teens.
http://www.academic.org/
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In Your Right Mind
Focused on concern that the schools often fail students whose learning styles differ from the
pattern labeled as "normal." Includes essays and an FAQ.
http://www.inyourrightmind.com
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Future of Freedom Foundation: Education
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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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/
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The Condition of Education (USA)
An integrated collection of the indicators and analyses published in The Condition of Education
2000, 2001 and 2002.
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/
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NPR : Homework: How Much is Too Much?
NPR presents a multi-part series on homework -- how educators are balancing mandates to improve
test scores against a chronic lack of resources and the need for children to have enough time to be
children. [Four segments, each in Realaudio format.]
http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/2003/mar/homework/index.html
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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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Heartland Institute - Education
Articles reporting on school issues and reform efforts in the US.
http://www.heartland.org/IssueSuites.cfm?issId=3
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NoIndoctrination.org
Read student postings about sociopolitical bias in college courses and orientations.
http://www.noindoctrination.org/
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NYTimes.com - With Cheating on the Rise, More Colleges Are Turning to Honor Codes
Research shows less cheating at colleges with strong honor codes than at those without them, so
some campuses are adopting codes for the first time. [Requires free nytimes.com registration to
view.]
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/02/education/02HONO.html
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NYTimes.com - Sleep Is One Thing Missing in Busy Teenage Lives
Many teenagers live in a state of chronic sleep deficit that can affect mood, behavior, schoolwork
and reaction time. [Requires free nytimes.com registration to view.]
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/05/health/children/05SLEE.html
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People For the American Way - Education Issues
Issues and articles.
http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=12
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Daily News Headlines
From Edweek.
http://www.edweek.org/clips/
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The Right to Education Project
A resource on the status of the right to education as outlined by the United Nations, supporting
the work of the UN Special Rapporteur on education. Includes links to allied organizations.
http://www.right-to-education.org/
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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
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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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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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The Kid-Safe Network
A nation-wide educational program to teach children and parents about the dangers of child
molesters. Learn special methods to avoid these dangers.
http://www.kidsafenetwork.com/
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Teaching and Learning Celebration
Explores the best practices regarding current educational issues as presented by leading educators.
http://www.teachlearncelebrate.com/
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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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Education Law On-Line
A legal and legislative information service for education and school lawyers and for school
administrators.
http://education.arlaw.com/
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Independent Voices for Better Education
Dedicated to improving education and educational accountability.
http://www.ivbe.org
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America Counts
National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century.
http://ed.gov/americacounts/glenn/
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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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NPR/Kaiser/Kennedy School Education Survey
Public approves of higher taxes for schools, but wants fairness in funding; support weak for
vouchers and unclear for charter schools. Read or take the poll.
http://www.npr.org/programs/specials/poll/education/education.front.html
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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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Massachusetts State Colleges Under Attack
Massachusetts state colleges are a tremendous resource for the state, but the commonwealth's own
Board of Higher Education seems bent on their destruction.
http://webhost.bridgew.edu/jhayesboh/msca.htm
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Almanac of Policy Issues: Education
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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The Emperor's Nakedness: Undressing Ignorance in the Classroom
Pedagogy needs a re-think.
http://www.specmind.com/vixen/undressing.htm
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Our Nation's Kids: Is Something Wrong?
A report on people's thinking in national issues forums. This report describes what happened as
people deliberated about issues related to our nation's kids: the values they drew on, the
considerations they took into account, the costs and consequences they weighed as they talked,
listened to others, and had time to reflect on the issue.
http://www.nifi.org/drkids.html
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Equity Center
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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National Center on Education and the Economy
Policies, tools, technical assistance and professional development that people everywhere can use
to design and implement effective standards-based education and training systems.
http://www.ncee.org/
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Organizational Development in Education
Optimizing schools, colleges, and universities through proven techniques such as cultural change,
strategic measurement, process consulting, and other methods.
http://www.toolpack.com/education.html
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Popular EducationTool Kit
Popular Education is a tool to raise people's critical awareness about the world around them, based
on their personal experience. This site includes resources and exercises using Popular Education
techniques.
http://www.flora.org/mike/
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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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Society for the Advancement of Excellence in Education
provides non-partisan research, information and communication on education to Canadian
policy-makers, education partners and the public.
http://www.saee.bc.ca/
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National Center for Policy Analysis
NCPA's conservative positions on educational issues.
http://www.ncpa.org/pi/edu/edu1.html
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PEPE, Inc.
The only organization in the Philippines specifically devoted to the advancement and propagation
of the theory and practice of popular education. As part of its commitment to human development,
PEPE provides education services to a diverse set of sectors and groups - urban poor, peasants,
lawyers, doctors, women, and indigenous peoples.
http://www.pepe.org
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The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education
Provides action-oriented analyses of state and federal policies affecting education beyond high
school.
http://www.highereducation.org/
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Education Week on the Web
Weekly news on American education issues. Searchable archives.
http://www.edweek.org/
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