EDUCATIONAL AND PARENTING SUPPORT LINKS 

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Where to Go For Information

Free education publications are available from ED Pubs, the U.S.Department of Education's Publications Center. 
To order free books, brochures, videos, and more, visit the ED Pubs Web site (http://www.ed.gov/about/ordering.jsp
or call ED Pubs toll-free at 877/433-7827.

Online Safe School Resources
Connect For Kids (formerly Kids Campaign)
Parent Soup
Kids Page @ U.S. Dept. of Justice
Take A Bite Out of Crime
The National Crime Prevention Council
Ad Council
National Assoc. of Attorney Generals & National Assoc. of School Boards
Keep School Safe

About California's Statewide Education Issues
California Department of Education
State Board of Education
Assembly and Senate - information on proposed legislation
Legislative Analyst's Office

Online Data Resources - financial, demographic, and links to STAR test data (and more)
WestEd - research based information and analysis on California education issues


Research and Policy Organizations
EdSource - publication
California Tomorrow - publication

Statewide Education Groups
Association of California School Administrators
California Federation of Teachers (CFT)
California School Boards Association (CSBA)
California School Employees Association (CSEA)
California Teachers Association (CTA)

Places to Go For Parent Involvement Resources
National Coalition For Parent Involvement in Education
Schoolwise Press
Urban Minority Families (Part of the Urban Education Web site)
United States Department of Education

Organization Committed to Helping Parents
Culver City Education Foundation (CCEF)
Family and Community Partnerships Office - California Department of Education
California State PTA
National Council of La Raza (NCLR)

Elementary Resources

Middle and High School Resources

Dave's ESL Cafe
ESL/EFL students and teachers will enjoy exploring Dave's ESL Cafe including the Search Page, Quiz Center, Help Center, Idea Page, Graffiti Wall, and Question Page.

English as a Second Language 

Surf2School - Learn English Online
has NetMeeting Connection

Frizzy University Network (FUN)
Frizzy University Network (FUN) is a site dedicated to helping students who are learning English as a foreign or second language (EFL/ESL) improve their writing. Here students can communicate in written English and are motivated from within to learn and have FUN in the process!

National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education
The purpose of the National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education (NCBE) is to collect, analyze, and disseminate information relating to the effective education of linguistically and culturally diverse learners in the U.S.

Even more great references
Homework Central
Study Web
Education Place
Kaplan Education Center
Hyper History - 3000 years of history online!  check this out!!!
Pac Bell's "Blue Web 'N" Educational subject based links
Cool Safe Sites for Kids Parents and Teachers


The below list was copied from the Los Angeles Times article on 10/15/98
by Mary Jo Zafis Garcia (Special to the Times)
ABC's of Parenting - for parents of 0-6 year olds

Baby Bag Online - for parents of 0-preschool age children

BabyCenter - for parents of 0-1 year olds

BabyZone - for parents of 0 - 1 year olds

Canadian Parents Online - for parents of 0 - teen

Childbirth.org - for Expectant parents

The CyberMom Dot Com - Moms with modems

Family.com - parents and children through teens

KinderView - for working parents

The Labor of Love - for parent of 0 - preschool

Moms Online - for parents of children 0 - teen

National Center for Fathering - fathers and almost fathers

ParentPartners - for parents of 0 - 5 year olds

Parent Soup - for 30 something mothers

ParentTime - for parents of children 0 - 6 year old

ParenthoodWeb - for parents of 0 - 6 year olds

Parenting Q&A - for parents of 0 - teen age children

Parents.com - for parents of 0 - to teen age children

ParentsPlace.com - for 30-something women

Stork Site - for parents of children age 0 - 1 year olds


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