Education
Education Reform

• Charter Schools-- a file of reports and position papers on charter schools.
• Charter Schools -- from the Institute of Responsive Education, a good site.
• Charter Schools Research--this includes full texts of various reports.
• Condition of Education, 2002-- A searchable time series, with 60 different indicators of educational achievement, curriculum, human and financial resources, diversity, educational outcomes, and more. .pdf format. Click here for it in brief.
• Content Knowledge--Standards and Benchmarks for k-12 Education
• Digital Divide Network -- the basics on the issue, current news and research, funding information, etc.
• Education Week--which says its goal is to be "the first place on the Web people come to for information about educational reform." It includes not just the text of the journal, but also background papers, and links to previous stories, on such topics as charter schools, privatization, vouchers, internet, and phonics.
• Goals 2000 Legislation and Related Items -- the landmark act.
• Guide to Math and Science Reform Initiatives--a searchable index of projects, with project goals, parameters, funding, and contact persons.
• Illinois Learning Standards--for anybody who wants to know what the state of Illinois wants its kids to have learned at various points in their education.
• Iowa Learning Standards
• Iowa Teaching Standards and Criteria
• Mathematically Correct--a national clearinghouse for more traditional approaches to education, i.e. the basics.
• National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
• National Center for Education: Reform -- reports
• National Education Goals Panel
• National Skills Standards Board
• No Child Left Behind--President Bush's Education Initiative to Congress - US Department of Education.
• School Choice-- a file of reports and position papers on school choice.
• Service Learning--a variety of sites on incorporating community service into the curriculum