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Alternate
Education Resource Organization (AERO)
This is a
non-profit organization founded in 1989 by education expert
Jerry Mintz to advance learner-centered and democratic approaches to
education.
Association
for Supervision and Curriculum Development
This site provides professional development in curriculum
and supervision. Initiates and supports activities to
provide educational equity for all students. Serves as a
world-class leader in educational information services.
American
Educational Research Association (AERA)
This site is concerned with improving the educational
process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education
and by promoting the dissemination and practical application
of research results. Read their policy statement on high
stakes testing in preK-12 education.
American
Society for Ethics in Education (ASEE)
This site is dedicated to ending abusive and corruptive
practices in our schools.
B
Bracey,
Gerald (see also EDDRA)
Gerald Bracey is a nationally known policy analyst,
researcher, author and lecturer. He is best known for
separating public education myths from reality.
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C
Caring
Teachers
This site is dedicated to helping teachers become more
caring so children can become more caring and competent.
Center
for Education Reform
This is a national, independent, non-profit advocacy
organization founded in 1993 to provide support and guidance
to parents and teachers, community and civic groups,
policymakers and grassroots leaders, and all who are working
to bring fundamental reforms to their schools.
Coalition
of Essential Schools
This is a national network of schools supported by
regional centers which coach school through systematic
changes.
E
Education
Commission of the States
As stated on their website: ECS Issue Sites are designed
to give you a comprehensive picture of the education issue
that interests you." See here
for their Assessment on High Stakes Testing/Competency (2000)
Education
Disinformation Detection and Reporting Agency (EDDRA)
(See also, Bracey, Gerald)
This group analyzes reports, dispels rumors, rebuts lies and
provides truths about public education in the United States.
F
FairTest
As stated on their website: "The National Center for Fair
& Open Testing (FairTest) works to end the misuses and
flaws of standardized testing and to ensure that evaluation of
students, teachers and schools is fair, open, valid and
educationally beneficial."
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G Great
Schools
Educates parents on school issues so they can make informed
decisions about their child(ren)'s education in Arizona and
California. H Harvard
Project Zero (see also Howard Gardner)
This site is dedicated to understanding and enhancing
learning, thinking, and creativity in the arts, as well as
humanistic and scientific disciplines, at the individual and
institutional levels.
I Institute
for Democracy in Education
This site provides a forum for teachers committed to the democratic
process to share ideas. Promotes educational practices
which develop democratic attitudes and values. International
Reading Association
This site promotes high levels of literacy by improving
quality of reading instruction. Disseminates reading
research. K Kohn,
Alfie
Noted author and lecturer on human behavior, education and
social theory. L The
Learning Record, Center for Language in Learning
The Learning Record (LR) is an open record of literacy
achievement, K-12. The LR includes teachers, parents,
and students in the assessment of student work, using commonly
understood performance standards.
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N National
Coalition of Education Activists (NCEA)
The NCEA is a "multiracial membership organization that unites parents, teachers, child advocates, and union and community activists working to improve public education."
National
Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
This organization is dedicated to improving the teaching
and learning of English and the Language Arts at all levels of
education.
National
Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
This organization promotes excellence and innovation in
science teaching and learning. Network
of Educators on the Americas/Teaching for Change
This is a non-profit organization promoting peace,
justice, and human rights nationwide through critical, anti-racist,
multi-cultural education.
New
Horizons for Learning
International Educational Network North
Central Regional Educational Laboratory
This site creates new knowledge and tools -- including
strategies and programs for improving school practice through
collaborative field development and applied research efforts
with schools and agencies. Provides research-based
information and direct assistance to help school leadership
teams and policy makes solve real problems. Provides
research-based resources and assistance to educators,
policymakers, and communities in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. O Ohio
State University, College of Education P Paths
of Learning Resource Center
This site provides resources about schools and alternative
education programs based on holistic and learner centered
philosophies in education.
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This is a non-profit institute that helps improve policy
and decision making through research and analysis. Rethinking
Schools
A non-profit independent publisher of educational
materials and information, advocating the reform of elementary
and secondary education, with a strong emphasis on issues of
equity and social justice. The
Rouge Forum
Sponsors forums in the US, uniting hundreds of people for
democracy and education. Rural
School and Community Trust
Seeks to understand complex issues affecting rural schools
and communities. Informs the public debate over rural
education policy and to help rural communities act on
education policy issues affecting them. S School
Choice (Marquette University, Institute for the
Transformation of Learning)
This site deals with programs that expand k-12 school
choice, including charter schools, vouchers, and tax credits
and deductions. Schoolwise
Press
Virtual library to various resources discussing
accountability. Southern
Early Childhood Association
Brings together preschool, kindergarten and primary
teachers and administrators, caregivers, program directors and
individuals working with and for families to promote quality
care and education for young children. Sudbury
Valley School
A completely democratic school in Massachusetts which
allows students to explore the world at their own pace.
Emphasis on self-initiated activities and personal
responsibility. Resources available for interested
people to create their own local
Sudbury School.
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the TAAS
Report The
Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
This is a foundation based in Washington, D.C. It
supports research, publications, and action projects of
national significance in elementary and secondary education
reform. It supports education reform projects in Dayton,
Ohio and vicinity. W Whole
Schooling Consortium
Grassroots effort bringing school personnel and university
faculty together with families to build schools that provide
effective and quality education for all students, including
student with exceptional educational needs and other diverse
learning needs. Wildwood
School
A private school located west of Los Angeles,
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