Books, Recent Articles and Documents

Ariew, Susan. "Education: A Core List of Web Resources for Researchers and Teachers." Choice, April 2000, pp. 1409-1421. [AA00203]*

Branson, Margaret Stimmann and Quigley, Charles N. The Role of Civic Education. Washington: Communitarian Network, [1998].

Center for Education Policy. A Brief History of the Federal Role in Education: Why It Began and Why It's Still Needed. Washington: Center for Education Policy, October 1999. http://www.ctredpol.org/pubs/Brief_History_Federal_Role_Education.pdf

Coeyman, Marjorie et al. "A Special Series: Reinventing Our Public Schools." The Christian Science Monitor, March 30, 1999 and April 6, 1999, v.p.

Goodlad, John I. The Public Purpose of Education and Schooling. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1997.

"Highlighting the Importance of School Accountability and Investment." The White House at Work, May 3, 2000.
A briefing paper on President Clinton's May 2000 four-state School Reform Tour.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/Work/050400.html

Kober, Nancy and Rentner, Diane Stark. Do You Know the Good News about American Education? Washington: Center on Education Policy and American Youth Policy Forum, 2000.

Lessons of a Century: A Nation's Schools Come of Age. Bethesda, MD: Editorial Projects in Education, 2000.
http://www.edweek.org/sreports/century.htm
Louis, Karen Seashore. "'A Light Feeling of Chaos:' Education Reform and Policy in the United States." Daedalus, Fall 1998, pp. 13-40. [AA99042]
Note that this entire issue of Daedalus, "Education Yesterday, Education Tomorrow," is devoted to assessing America's educational system.

Mathews, Jay. Class Struggle: What's Wrong (and Right) with America's Best Public High Schools. New York: Times Books, 1998.

Morris, Robert C. "Cycles of Change: Issues of Educational Reform, Renewal, and Restructuring." Choice, July-August 1999, pp. 1893-1901. [AA99326]

National Commission on Excellence in Education. A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform. Washington: U.S. Dept. of Education, 1983.
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/NatAtRisk/title.html

Ravitch, Diane, ed. Brookings Papers on Education Policy, 1999. Washington: Brookings, 2000.

U.S. Dept. of Education. Challenging the Status Quo: The Education Record, 1993-2000. Washington: April 2000.
http://www.ed.gov/inits/record/

United States Education Policy
http://www.lib.umich.edu/libhome/Documents.center/debate99.html
Extensive collection of online resources on the 1999 High School National Debate Topic: "Resolved that the federal government should establish an education policy to significantly increase academic achievement in secondary schools in the United States."

Internet Sites

American Federation of Teachers (AFT) -- AFL-CIO
http://www.aft.org/
Approximately one million teachers and other school-related personnel on all education levels belong to this organization. The Educational Issues Department works closely with "affiliates involved in K-12 education reform and restructuring" efforts and provides links to its programs on teacher quality, raising student achievement, school choice, academic standards and safety on this site.

The Brookings Institution -- Research: Topics in U.S. Education
http://www.brookings.org/es/research/ra3.htm
This page lists articles and books that discuss various aspects of education policy in the United States. Also located at Brookings is the Brown Center on Education Policy http://www.brookings.org/gs/brown/brown_hp.htm dedicated to researching the most recent issues in education reform.

Center for Civic Education
http://www.civiced.org/
The mission of the Center is "to promote informed, responsible participation in civic life by citizens committed to values and principles fundamental to American constitutional democracy." This page provides access to the materials developed in support of its curricular, teacher-training, and community-based programs.

Education Week on the Web
http://www.edweek.org/
Articles from Education Week and Teacher Magazine are accessible on this page, created for "people interested in education reform, schools, and the policies that guide them." Special reports, series, basic state-by-state information and daily news clips are some useful features of this important site. Of particular note are the Education Week: Issues Pages http://www.edweek.org/context/topics/issues.cfm. These useful pages contain background essays on key education issues, such as Assessment, Charter Schools, Choice, Community Service, Parent Involvement and Violence and Safety. Each page includes links to a glossary, relevant stories from the Education Week and Teacher Magazine archives and pertinent organizations.

Educational Resource Organizations Directory (EROD)
http://www.ed.gov/Programs/EROD/
Searchable by keyword or by state, this page provides links and contact information for state, regional and national educational organizations. EROD includes a fact sheet for each association listed, describing its focus, agenda, target audience and publications. Annotated links to public and private organizations are also listed on the Dept. of Education's page, Educational Associations and Organizations.
http://www.ed.gov/EdRes/EdAssoc.html

ERIC -- Educational Resources Information Center
http://www.accesseric.org/
The home page for ERIC's vast collection of education information, this site offers background for understanding and using the ERIC network. ERIC consists of virtual libraries, almost thirty clearinghouses, links to major education journals and organizations on line, and a database that answers questions from the public (AskERIC http://ericir.syr.edu/). The ERIC Digests http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/, "short reports that synthesize research and ideas about emerging issues in education," are another useful feature.

Idea Central: Education
http://www.epn.org/ideacentral/education/
The "Virtual Magazine of the Electronic Policy Network" highlights recent reports and documents from a consortium of related organizations. In addition, a lengthy list of recommended links is available.
http://www.epn.org/idea/idealcentral/

National Center for Education Statistics
http://nces.ed.gov/
A major resource from the "primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the United States and other nations." Publications of all kinds are available on this site, such as the comprehensive 1999 Digest of Education Statistics. http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2000/digest99/. Chapter 2 contains a variety of statistics on public and private elementary and secondary education.

National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education
http://www.highereducation.org/
The center is a good source for research related to state and federal policies affecting education beyond high school. Several studies address the role of colleges and universities in improving public education.

National Education Association (NEA)
http://www.nea.org/
"NEA is America's oldest and largest organization committed to advancing the cause of public education." Its members number nearly 2.3 million and represent all levels of education from kindergarten to graduate school. Public policy debates on topics ranging from bilingual education to vouchers are addressed on NEA's issues pages, which include an overview and a list of related resources.

National Education Goals Panel: Building a Nation of Learners (NEGP)
http://www.negp.gov/
For the last ten years, the National Education Goals Panel has been reporting on national and state progress, identifying promising practices for improving education, and helping to build a nationwide, bipartisan consensus. Reports, newsletters and other resources pertaining to NEGP's mission are listed on this site.

Policy.com: Education Reform in America
http://www.policy.com/issuewk/2000/0512_100/
This special report on current education reform proposals surveys many of the policy debates in American education. Comprehensive information on other education topics is available on the "Issues Library" section of this site.

State of American Education
http://www.ed.gov/Speeches/soae/index.html
Includes U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley's Seventh Annual State of American Education Address, "Setting New Expectations," February 22, 2000, and "A Five-Year Report Card on American Education."

Stateline.org: Education
http://www.stateline.org/education/
Stateline.org was founded to inform journalists, policy makers and engaged citizens about innovative public policies. Although the section on education pays particular interest to the funding of public schools, it also covers other major issues and provides education-related statistics for specific states, a glossary and other resource links.

U.S. Dept. of Education
http://www.ed.gov/
The main page from the Dept. of Education offers a wealth of information about the agency and its programs from funding opportunities to the latest news. Useful sections include: "Initiatives and Priorities" http://www.ed.gov/inits.html, "Publications and Products" http://www.ed.gov/pubs/, and "Legislation, Regulations, and Policy Guidance" http://www.ed.gov/pubs/legsregs.html.

Yahoo! Education: Index
http://dir.yahoo.com/education/index.html This index includes numerous categories reflecting current issues in education, with links to bibliographies, journals, Web sites, Web directories and recent speeches on education. The variety of topics and links included in the index provides a good overview of the state of U.S. education today.

Books, Recent Articles and Documents

Goals 2000: Educate America Act http://www.ed.gov/G2K/
This comprehensive site includes the full text of the 1994 legislation, amendments, progress reports, state plans, current developments and related information.

Linn, Robert L. "Assessments and Accountability." Educational Researcher, March 2000, pp. 4-14.
http://www.aera.net/pubs/er/arts/29-02/linn01.htm

Meier, Deborah et al. Will Standards Save Public Education? Boston: Beacon Press, 2000.

Nerison-Low and Ashwill, Mark. "The Development and Implementation of Education Standards in the United States; Chapter 2." In The Educational System in the United States: Case Study Findings. Washington: U.S. Dept. of Education, March 1999.
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/USCaseStudy/

Olson, Lynn. "Worries of a Standards 'Backlash' Grow." Education Week, April 5, 2000, pp. 1, 12-13.
http://www.edweek.org/ew/ewstory.cfm?slug=30stand.h19

Quality Counts '99: Rewarding Results, Punishing Failure. Bethesda, MD: Editorial Projects in Education, 1999.
http://www.edweek.org/sreports/qc99/

Ravitch, Diane, ed. Brookings Papers on Education Policy, 2000. Washington: Brookings, 2001. (Forthcoming)

Internet Sites

Developing Educational Standards: Overview
http://putwest.boces.org/standards.html
This page features information on the development of state- and nation-wide educational standards and links to the current journals and publications covering the standards movement.

The ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation
http://ericae.net/ News, speeches and conferences on U.S. education standards can be found on this page. Among a list of assessment resources http://ericae.net/nav-ar.htm is the searchable pathfinder, "Assessment and Evaluation on the Internet" http://ericae.net/nintbod.htm, which contains annotated links about educational assessment, evaluation and research.

Books, Recent Articles and Documents

Center on Education Policy. Public Schools: A Place Where Children Can Learn to Get Along with Others in a Diverse Society. Washington: December 1998.
http://www.ctredpol.org/pubs/public_schools_diverse.pdf

Council of Economic Advisers. Changing America: Indicators of Social and Economic Well-Being by Race and Hispanic Origin. Washington: September 1998.

Darling-Hammond, Linda. The Right to Learn: A Blueprint for Creating Schools That Work. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1997.

Grandos, Christine et al. "Education Challenges and Opportunities; Parts 1 and 2." Hispanic, March 1998, pp. 24-36; April 1998, pp. 32-46. [AA98332, AA98333]

Hirsch, Eric and Lays, Julie. "Bilingual Education: Si o No?" State Legislatures, December 1998, pp. 24-27. [AA99040]

Hodgkinson, Harold L. "The Demographics of Diversity." Principal, September 1998, pp. 26, 28, 30-32.

Hodgkinson, Harold L. and Tirozzi, Gerald. Secondary Schools in a New Millennium: Demographic Certainties, Social Realities. Reston, VA: National Association of Secondary School Principals, 2000.

Maeroff, Gene I. Altered Destinies: Making Life Better for Schoolchildren in Need. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998.

Riley, Richard W. "Excellence for All: The Progress of Hispanic Education and the Challenges of a New Century; Speech by the Secretary of Education." Washington: Bell Multicultural High School, March 15, 2000.
http://www.ed.gov/Speeches/03-2000/000315.html

Rothstein, Richard. "Bilingual Education: The Controversy." Phi Delta Kappan, May 1998, pp. 672- 678. [AA98335]

Sack, Joetta. "Bringing Special Education Students into the Classroom." Education Week, January 27, 1999, pp. 36-37. [AA99250]

Schnaiberg, Lynn. "Immigrants: Providing a Lesson in How to Adapt." Education Week, January 27, 1999, pp. 34-35. [AA99251]

Internet Sites

Center for Applied Linguistics
http://www.cal.org/
"CAL carries out a wide range of activities including research, teacher education, analysis and dissemination of information, design and development of instructional materials, technical assistance, conference planning, program evaluation, and policy analysis."

Disability Awareness in the United States: A Rightful Place for All
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/able/
Fact sheets, official transcripts, governmental and non-governmental links, legislation, court decisions and an extensive bibliography are available on this rich site from the Dept. of State's Office of International Information Programs.

ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education
http://ericec.org/index.html
Fact sheets, bibliographies, links to relevant legislation and access to online resources are located on this site, as well as links to a special education discussion group and other e-mail. ERIC EC is operated by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) http://www.cec.sped.org/index.html, an international advocacy group dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and the gifted.

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Amendments of 1997 (P.L. 105-17)
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c105:H.R.5.ENR:
For background information on this act, see IDEA 1997.
http://ed.gov/offices/OSERS/IDEA/

U.S. Dept. of Education. Office of Bilingual and Minority Languages Affairs
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OBEMLA/
Resources to help school districts meet their responsibility to provide equal education opportunity to limited English proficient children are featured on this page.

Books, Recent Articles and Documents

Finn, Chester E., Jr.; Bruno, V. Mano; and Gregg, Vanourek. Charter Schools in Action: Renewing Public Education. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2000.

Hassel, Bryan C. The Charter School Challenge: Avoiding the Pitfalls, Fulfilling the Promise. Washington: Brookings, 1999.

Hirsch, Eric; and Samuelsen, Shelby. "Turning Away from Public Education." State Legislatures, September 1999, pp. 12-16. [AA99451]

Miller, Matthew. "A Bold Experiment to Fix City Schools." The Atlantic Monthly, July 1999, pp. 15-31. [AA99453]

Olson, Lynn et al. "The Changing Face of Public Education; Special Report." Education Week, April - May 2000. http://www.edweek.org/sreports/changinged.htm

Rothstein, Richard. "Charter Conundrum." The American Prospect, July-August 1998, pp. 46-60. [AA98674]

U.S. Dept. of Education. The State of Charter Schools; Fourth Year Report. Washington: January 2000. This report is from the National Study of Charter Schools, a four-year research program to document and analyze the charter school movement.
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/charter4thyear/

Viteritti, Joseph P. Choosing Equality: School Choice, the Constitution and Civil Society. Washington: Brookings Institution, 1999.

Internet Sites

Center for Education Reform (CER)
http://edreform.com/
This Web site provides current information on the latest developments in education reform. CER conducts survey research on public attitudes towards reform issues, maintains a comprehensive database on reform efforts around the country, and tracks their progress. See also the report: Charter School Laws across the States 2000; Ranking Score Card and Legislative Profiles.
http://www.edreform.com/charter_schools/laws/index.html

Frontline: The Battle over School Choice
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/vouchers/
This site, based on a PBS Democracy Project/Election 2000 Special program, includes analyses of the condition of public schools; information and critiques on vouchers, charter schools and for-profit academies; and state-by-state resources on school reform initiatives. Video excerpts from the broadcast, interviews, links and a synopsis of the candidates' views can also be found here.

InfoUSA: Education
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/educ/educover.htm
InfoUSA is an authoritative resource from the Office of International Programs, U.S. Dept. of State, for foreign audiences seeking information about official U.S. policies, American society and culture. The section on education includes survey articles, reports and links to major education resources.

U.S. Charter Schools
http://www.uscharterschools.org/
This national Web site supports the sharing of practical information and innovations among charter school operators. Major sections on this Web page include Starting and Running Your School, State and School Profiles, Resource Directory, Links and Searching Other Charter School Sites. For example, resources on charter schools from the Dept. of Education are here.
http://www.uscharterschools.org/res_dir/res_5.htm

Books, Recent Articles and Documents

Dinero, Thomas; McKeon, Loren; Rosenberg, Steven. "Positive Peer Solutions: One Answer for the Rejected Student." Phi Delta Kappan, October 1999, pp. 114-118. [AA0023]

Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/OSEP/earlywrn.html
Developed jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Education and the Dept. of Justice, this guide helps identify "early indicators of troubling and potentially dangerous student behavior." Characteristics of a safe school, early warning signs, getting help for troubled children, developing a prevention and response plan, responding to crisis, resources and research support are covered.

Hinkle, William G., and Henry, Stuart, eds. "School Violence." The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, January 2000, Entire Issue.

Jones, Stephen C., and Stoodley, Janice. "Community of Caring: A Character Education Program Designed to Integrate Values into a School Community." National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) Bulletin, October 1999, pp. 46-51.
http://www.communityofcaring.org/

Mitchell, Kevin. "School Safety Resources." The ERIC Review, Spring 2000, pp. 36-38.

Portner, Jessica. "Author Says Fear of Youth Crime Outstrips the Facts." Education Week, March 3, 1999, pp. 16-17.

http://www.edweek.org/ew/vol-18/25juve.h18 Ryan, Kevin A. and Bohlin, Karen E. Building Character in Schools: Practical Ways to Bring Moral Instruction to Life. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1998.

Internet Sites

CHARACTER COUNTS! Coalition
http://www.charactercounts.org/
This youth-education initiative is a project of the Josephson Institute of Ethics. The coalition, a national, diverse partnership of schools, communities, education and human-service organizations, sponsors character development seminars, forums, workshops, surveys and awards programs for young people.

Character Education Partnership (CEP)
http://www.character.org/
CEP is a "nonpartisan coalition of organizations and individuals dedicated to developing moral character and civic virtue in our nation's youth." CEP's online resources include a database, publications, articles and links to other organizations.

Democracy.org
http://www.democracy.org/
This educational non-profit organization is a member of the Washington State Partnership on Character Education. The site provides an extensive list of links on character education, citizenship, civic engagement, service learning, school renewal and reform in addition to bibliographies of related books.

National School Safety Center (NSSC)
`http://www.nssc1.org/
School safety surveys and crime and violence statistics are among the useful features of this page from the National School Safety Center. Created by presidential directive in 1984, the center is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote safe schools and ensure quality education for all children.

Partnership for Family Involvement in Education (PFIE)
http://pfie.ed.gov/
The U.S. Dept. of Education administers the partnership and offers "resources, ideas, funding and conferences relevant to family involvement in education." This site can be approached from the perspectives of four sectors: Family-School, Employers for Learning, Community Organizations and Religious Groups; and provides information about each sector's activities for increasing family participation in children's learning.

PAVNET Online: Partnerships Against Violence Network
http://www.pavnet.org/
This is a "virtual library" of information about "violence and youth-at-risk, representing data from seven different Federal agencies." It is a one-stop, searchable, information resource to "help reduce redundancy in information management and provide clear and comprehensive access to information for States and local communities."

Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/SDFS/
The Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program, sponsored by the U.S. Dept. of Education, is the Federal government's "primary vehicle for reducing drug, alcohol and tobacco use, and violence, through education and prevention activities in our nation's schools." See this site to learn more about model school programs, grants, research, news and related Web pages.

Safety and Violence in U.S. Schools
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/schools/
Developed by the Society and Values team of the Dept. of State's Office of International Information Programs, this page contains links to White House conferences, speeches and fact sheets on school safety. A comprehensive site, it also includes links to news resources, articles, reports, statistics, laws and legislation.

Books, Recent Articles and Documents

American Council on Education. To Touch the Future: Transforming the Way Teachers Are Taught. Washington: October 1999.
http://www.acenet.edu/about/programs/programs&analysis/teacher-ed-report/home.html

Bradley, Ann. "Educating the Educators." Education Week, September 15, 1999, pp. 38-39. [AA00104]
http://www.edweek.org/ew/vol-19/02train.h19

Darling-Hammond, Linda; Wise, Arthur E.; and Klein, Stephen P. A License to Teach: Raising Standards for Teaching. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1999.

Goodlad, John I. Education Renewal: Better Teachers, Better Schools. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1994.

"Help Wanted: 2 Million Teachers." Special Five-Part Series. Education Week, March 10 to April 7, 1999, v.p.
http://www.edweek.org/sreports/help.htm

Janairo, Ed. "Desperately Seeking Teachers." State Government News, March 2000, pp. 20-25.

Quality Counts 2000: Who Should Teach? Bethesda, MD: Editorial Projects in Education, 2000.
http://www.edweek.org/sreports/qc00/

Wise, Arthur E. and Leibbrand, Jane A. "Standards and Teacher Quality: Entering the New Millennium." Phi Delta Kappan, April 2000, pp. 612-616, 621.

Internet Sites

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
http://www.nbpts.org/nbpts/
The mission of this nonprofit group is to establish "high and rigorous standards" for teachers, to develop and operate a national, voluntary system for assessment and certification and to advance related education reforms. This page provides detailed information about the latest standards, how to achieve certification and state-by-state program information.

National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education
http://www.highereducation.org/
The center is a good source for research related to state and federal policies affecting education beyond high school. Several studies address the role of colleges and universities in improving public education.

National Commission on Teaching and America's Future
http://www.tc.columbia.edu/~teachcomm/home.htm
This page, based at Teachers College, Columbia University, represents a bipartisan group of leaders, who view teacher quality as the most essential element in school reform. A report compiled in 1996, What Matters Most: Teaching For America's Future http://www.tc.columbia.edu/~teachcomm/What.htm presented detailed goals for the year 2006. A follow-up report written a year later, Doing What Matters Most: Investing in Quality Teaching, http://www.tc.columbia.edu/~teachcomm/dwhat.htm measures the progress the commission has made toward enforcing the changes suggested in the original report.

National Teacher of the Year Program
http://www.ccsso.org/ntoy.html
The National Teacher of the Year program, sponsored by the Council of Chief State School Officers and Scholastic, Inc., focuses public attention on excellence in teaching.

Recruiting New Teachers, Inc.
http://www.rnt.org/
Guidance and resources for prospective teachers, as well as insight on current trends and issues in the field, are located on this page. Information is also provided on networking opportunities for educators; summaries of RNT's policy research and surveys; and highlights of its publications, services and advocacy efforts.

Teacher Quality
http://www.ed.gov/inits/teachers/index.html
This Web site from the U.S. Dept. of Education "offers information for policymakers and educators on a range of issues -- recruiting and preparing teachers, providing professional development opportunities, and raising teaching standards. It includes classroom resources, research, and information for individuals interested in becoming a teacher."

Troops to Teachers
http://voled.doded.mil/dantes/ttt/
This successful program provides "referral assistance and placement services to service members and civilian employees of Department of Defense who are interested in beginning a second career in public education as teachers or teacher's aides." Links are to program information, employment opportunities, mentors, school districts and a bulletin board.

Books, Recent Articles and Documents

Cuban, Larry. Reconstructing the Common Good in Education. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2000.

"Issuing a National Call to Action to Close the Digital Divide." The White House at Work, April 4, 2000.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/Work/040500.html
This briefing paper announces President Clinton's challenge to the public and private sectors to focus attention to the digital divide and bring digital opportunity to youth, families and communities nationwide.

Pea, Roy, ed. Jossey-Bass Reader on Technology and Learning. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, June 2000.

National Center for Education Statistics. Internet Access in U.S. Public Schools and Classrooms: 1994-1999. Washington: NCES, 2000.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2000086

Peterson, Molly. "Net Dreams." National Journal, March 11, 2000, pp. 766-772.

Stoll, Clifford. High Tech Heretic: Why Computers Don't Belong in the Classroom & Other Reflections by a Computer Contrarian. New York: Doubleday, 1999.

Technology Counts: Schools and Reform in the Information Age. Washington: Editorial Projects in Education, 1997.
http://www.edweek.org/sreports/tc/tchome97.htm

Technology Counts '98: Putting School Technology to the Test. Washington: Editorial Projects in Education, 1998.
http://edweek.org/sreports/tc98/

Technology Counts '99: Building a Digital Curriculum. Washington: Editorial Projects in Education, 1999.
http://edweek.org/sreports/tc99/

Internet Sites

Educational Leadership Toolkit: Change and Technology in America's Schools
http://www.nsba.org/sbot/toolkit/
This free online technology resource for school board members is a project of the National School Boards Foundation. The tool kit contains a collection of tips and pointers, articles, case studies and other resources for education leaders addressing issues around technology and education.

The Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM)
http://www.thegateway.org/
A one-stop resource for teachers, parents and students searching for lessons, instructional units and other educational materials by topic and grade level from over 140 Web sites. This page serves as a good example of how technology serves the educational community.

International Technology Education Association
http://www.iteawww.org/
"The ITEA, founded in 1939, is an association of technology education teachers and supervisors in elementary, secondary, and higher education. The ITEA promotes technological literacy and arranges seminars and special projects. It sponsors a national leadership institute and operates placement services."

JASON Project
http://www.jasonproject.org/
Founded by Dr. Robert Ballard, the JASON Project is "a year-round scientific expedition designed to excite and engage students in science and technology and to motivate and provide professional development for teachers." Components of the project include scientific exploration, curriculum, online systems, teacher training and live broadcasts.

Milken Exchange on Education Technology
http://www.mff.org/edtech/
An initiative of the Milken Family Foundation, this page highlights current research on technology in education for policy makers, educators and researchers. Milken Exchange co-sponsors the Technology Counts reports with Education Week.

U.S. Dept. of Education: Office of Educational Technology (OET)
http://www.ed.gov/Technology/
The purpose of OET is to encourage and lead education improvement efforts through expanding and improving access to technology. OET is also responsible for reviewing and revising the National Educational Technology Plan.

*Numerals in brackets refer to articles that appeared as Article Alerts.