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Associations & Organizations

American Association of School Administrators

American Association of University Women

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)

Annenberg Institute for School Reform

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Association of Teacher Educators

Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy

Consortium for Policy Research in Education

Council of Chief State School Officers

Council of the Great City Schools

EDC: Education Development Center, Inc.

Educational Research Service

Institute for Urban and Minority Education

Learning First Alliance

International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement

International Reading Association

International Society for Technology in Education

National Association of Elementary School Principals

National Association of Independent Schools

National Center for Education Statistics

National Center for Family and Community Connection with Schools

The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education

National Center on Education and the Economy

National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education

National Council for the Social Studies

National Middle School Association

The National Council of Teachers of English

National Network of Regional Educational Laboratories

National PTA

National School Boards Association

National Science Teachers Association

Public Education Network

RAND Corporation - Education

Research areas: K-12 assessment and accountability, school reform, teachers and teaching, higher education, military education and training, worker training, and substance-abuse prevention in schools.

School Administrators Association of New York State

News, events, and links to Web sites of government and professional organizations are available to non-members. Members have access to additional resources.

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Discussion Lists

Administrators' Chatboard.

Discussion board for school administrators.

Guide to Discussion Lists in Education

Includes AERA lists, H-Net lists, professional lists, librarian lists, and other lists related to the field of Education.

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Government Agencies & Resources

Education Resource Organizations Directory (EROD)

Provides access to more than 2940 sites that offer information and assistance regarding a wide range of education-related topics.

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)

Created by U.S. Dept. of Education, a gateway for teaching tools and resources available from a wide variety of U.S. Agencies.

Information Technology and Reporting Services (New York State Education Department)

Provides reports about the recent performance of public schools in New York, a map of New York state counties, and information on how to find school performance reports by county or school district.

Nation's Report Card (National Assessment of Educational Progress, U.S. Dept. of Education)

Includes test results for reading, mathematics, and other subjects included in the testing program; NAEP publications; a glossary of terms; test questions; and more.

National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities

A resource for school facilities planning, design, funding, construction, and maintenance.

National Library of Education

NLE's collection is pertinent to educational theory, policy, and research.

New York State Education Department

Official source of information about education in New York. Click on "Topics A - Z" for an alphabetical list of major topics. Includes Internet links, reports, and much more.

New York State School Report Card

Reports produced to inform the people of New York State about the recent performance of public schools.

Office of Teaching Initiatives

Information on requirements for New York state teacher certification.

State Education Departments

A list of 50 State Education Departments

United State Department of Education

Includes descriptions of Department of Education programs and services, research and statistics, information about funding and student financial assistance, full-text publications, and more. Use the site map for easier navigation.

What Works Clearinghouse (IES, U.S. Department of Education)

"The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) collects, screens, and identifies studies of effectiveness of educational interventions (programs, products, practices, and policies)."

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Reference Resources

CMC/EBSS Webliography

A selective listing created by education librarian in the Curriculum Materials Committee of Association of College and Research Libraries. Selected web resources touch upon a wide range of education-related topics.

Education Review: a journal of book reviews (Arizona State University and the Michigan State University Libraries)

Publishes reviews of recent books in education, covering the entire range of education scholarship and practice.

Educator's Reference Desk

Successor to AskERIC's Electronic Reference Desk. Provides links to useful Web sites with information about citation styles and ERIC documents. Also furnished links to directories, government resources, educaiton and law, intellectual freedom, libraries, mass media, school rankings--guides for all levels, statistics, and more.

World Wide Web Education Virtual Library

This current site is a comprehensive listing of education sites from around the world. The listings are by education level, resources provided, type of site, and by country.

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School District Information

Search for Public Schools (U.S. Department of Education)

Searchable database of information on public and private elementary schools, secondary schools, and school districts in the U.S..

Search for Schools, Colleges, and Libraries

Provides demographic and directory information about public and private schools, colleges, and public libraries in the U.S.

School District Data Book (National Center for Education Statistics)

Electronic library containing social, financial, and administrative data for each of the 15,274 school districts in the United States based on the 1990 census. See instructions for access to currently compiled statistics of the 2000 census.

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Statistical Sources

120 Years of American Education: A Statistical Portrait (IES, Department of Education)

"This publication contains statistical trends of elementary, secondary, and higher education institutions. Text and charts describe historical shifts in educational attainment, enrollment, staff, degrees and finance."

ChildStats.gov

"This website offers easy access to statistics and reports on children and families, including: population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education. "

Education Watch Online

Provides source of data on educational performance and equity by race and class, kindergarten through college.

NCES Annual Reports (IES, U.S. Department of Education)

Data covered includes the condition of U.S. education, the digest of education statistics, indicators of school and crime safety, and projections of education statistics.

Elementary and Secondary Education: An International Perspective (IES, U.S. Department of Education)

Presents information on the U.S. elementary and secondary education system in an international context. Contents include: teacher, student, and classroom characteristics; student achievement; educational resources and expenditures; and labor market and other outcomes.

International Archive of Education Data

"The Archive acquires, 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."

Just for the Kids (National Center for Educational Accountability)

Provides school data for districts and individual schools in all 50 states. Data includes: percentages of low income students, percentages of ethnic groups, and achievement information.

KIDS COUNT

A project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation. It tracks the status of children in the U.S.

The Nation's Report Card (National Assessment of Educational Progress, U.S. Department of Education)

Includes test results for reading, mathematics, and other subjects included in the testing program; NAEP publications; a glossary of terms; test questions; and more.

Projections of Education Statistics to 2014 (IES, U.S. Department of Education)

Provides projections for key educational statistics, including enrollment, graduates, teachers, and expenditures in elementary and secondary schools, and enrollment, earned degrees conferred, and current-fund expenditures of degree-granting institutions.

School District Demographics System (IES, U.S. Department of Education)

"This application allows users to view summary state and national tables of school district data from the 2000 School District Special Tabulation (STP2). "

U.S. Census - Education (U.S. Census Bureau)

Provides data on educaional attainment, field of training, school costs, school enrollment, and school districts

The Chronicle of Higher Education - Facts and Figures (The Chronicle of Higher Education)

Results of major annual surveys going back to 1995. Surveys include information about faculty, students, administrators, finances, institutional data, and scholarly research.

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

Primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and worldwide.

UNESCO Institute for Statistics

"Global and internationally comparable statistics on education, science, technology, culture, and communication."

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Teacher Certification

Certification Requirements for 50 States (University of Kentucky)

Collects the teacher certification requirements for the 50 States.

Information about Licensing and Certification (New York State Education Department)

Includes information on institutions chartered, licensed, or registered by SED, resources for licensed professionals, and teacher certification and licensing.

New York State-approved Certification Programs at the University at Albany

"This page contains information for both prospective students who would like to pursue a state-approved NYS certification program at the University at Albany as well as current students who are enrolled in these programs. "

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