Overviews

Accrediting Agencies and Policies
U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/accreditation/index.html

Bilingual Education: An Overview
Congressional Research Service report reviews role of the federal government in bilingual education programs. December 2001
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/educ/reports/biling.pdf

"The Charter School Roadmap"
U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/Roadmap/

The Condition of Education, 2000
Annual Report to Congress
http://www.nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2000062

A Diverse Educational System
Structure, standards and challenges in U.S. education
from USIA Portrait of the USA
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/factover/ch6.htm

Education in the United States
U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/NLE/USNEI/us/org-us.html

Education in The United States: Continuity and Change
USIA Electronic Journal
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itsv /1297/ijse/ijse1297.htm

Education in the United States: the Pre-University Years
US Department of State
http://usinfo.state.gov/Journals/itsv/0600/ijse/ijse0600.htm

FY2000 Major New Initiatives and Funding Opportunities
U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/inits/FY2000/index.html

The Federal Role in Education
U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OUS/fedrole.html

Head Start: Background and Funding
Congressional Research Service Report
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/educ/reports/headstrt.pdf

"No Child Left Behind": President Bush's Education Initiative to Congress
http://ed.gov/inits/nclb/index.html

The Power of the Internet for Learning: Final Report of Web-Based Education Commission
http://www.ed.gov/offices/AC/WBEC/FinalReport/

Religious Expression in Public Schools
U.S. Department of Education Guidelines
http://www.ed.gov/Speeches/08-1995/religion.html

The State of Chartered Schools
U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/charter4thyear/