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Lesson Plans
Blue Web'n - A Library of Blue Ribbon Learning Sites on the Web
Searchable online library of over 1,800 Internet sites categorized by subject, grade level and format
(lessons, activities, projects, resources, references and tools).
Educator's Reference Desk
Links to 3,000 resources on a variety of educational issues, lesson plans, a question archive and the ERIC database.
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
FREE is a working group of over 30 federal agencies providing hundreds of federally supported teaching
and learning resources available through its website.
The Gateway to Educational Materials on the Web
Lesson plans, curriculum units and other education resources from federal, state, university, non-profit
and commercial Internet sites.; sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education.
Global SchoolNet Foundation
Currently, schools from over 100 countries participate in GlobalSchoolNet online projects. Includes
a collaboration center clearinghouse with helpful material on content, potential collaborative partners,
learning tools, and implementation strategies. The CyberFair section explains how young people can conduct
research, publish their findings on the Web, and have the opportunity to win accolades.
Marco Polo: Internet Content for the Classroom
The MarcoPolo program provides no-cost, standards-based lesson plans, student activities and reviewed
websites for kindergarten through twelfth grade (K-12) teachers and students.
Education Sites
Research on Education
AskERIC
ERIC is a centralized bibliographic database of journal articles and other published and
unpublished educational materials and is funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute
of Education Sciences.
Brown Center on Education Policy
Affiliated with Brookings Institution, the Center conducts research on topics in American education,
with special focus on efforts to improve academic achievement in elementary and secondary schools.
Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. Congress,
House of Representatives
Established on January 7, 1997, this Congressional committee has basic jurisdiction over education and
labor matters.
Education Policy Analysis Archives
EPAA is a peer-reviewed journal published by the Education Policy Studies Laboratory, Arizona State University.
Education Policy Clearinghouse
Designed by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education to help users access
education policy and teacher quality information; also provides current news, research and
legislation from the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Education Week
American education's online newspaper includes Teacher Magazine, The Daily News, special reports and
education information from the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
National Education Association (NEA)
Information about public schools and the issues they face, including reviews of pending legislation,
from the association representing the concerns of public educators.
U.S. Network for Education Information
U.S. Department of Education
Specific Topics
Distance Learning
Distance Education at a Glance
A series of guides from the University of Idaho to help teachers, administrators and students
understand distance education.
Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration
A peer-reviewed electronic journal published quarterly and includes articles by practitioners and
researchers with specific focus or implications for the management of distance education programs.
Peterson's Distance Learning Programs
Descriptions of distance learning programs and courses at U.S. institutions, including contact information,
searchable by course of study and degree/award level.
Disabilities
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of Education
Gateway to information about programs and policies related to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
George Washington University Heath Resource Center
Quarterly newsletter from the National Clearinghouse for Postsecondary Education for Individuals with
Disabilities; includes information on international exchange opportunities.
Schools and Colleges
America's Best Colleges
U.S. News & World Report ranking of colleges, including articles and other information.
U.S. Charter Schools
Statistics
Digest of Education Statistics, 2002
Compilation of statistical information covering the field of education from pre-kindergarten through graduate
school, produced by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), U.S. Department of Education.
Mini-Digest of Education Statistics, 2002
A pocket-sized compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from
kindergarten through graduate school. The statistical highlights are excerpts from the Digest of Education
of Statistics, 2002
National Center for Education Statistics
NCES, U.S. Department of Education, is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data
related to education in the United States and other nations.
Testing
The National Center for Fair & Open Testing
The National Center for Fair & Open Testing is an advocacy organization working to end the abuses,
misuses and flaws of standardized testing and ensure that evaluation of students and workers is fair,
open, and educationally sound. We place special emphasis on eliminating the racial, class, gender, and
cultural barriers to equal opportunity posed by standardized tests, and preventing their damage to the
quality of education.