Web Resources

• General
• National
• State
• Rural/Urban
• School safety
• Student health
• Parent/Teacher
• Other related organizations

National

U.S. Department of Education
Access government resources, statistics and more.

National Center for Education Statistics
U.S. government site with many statistics related to various aspects of education.

No Child Left Behind Act
U.S. Department of Education Web site with information about the No Child Left Behind Act.

MENTOR
MENTOR is an advocate and resource for the expansion of mentoring initiatives nationwide. Their mission is to connect kids with the power of mentoring.

State

National Association of State Boards of Education
Links to many other sites and state-by-state guidelines for No Child Left Behind.

Education Commission of the States
Compiles what individual states are doing. List and information on specific issues.

Council of Chief State School Officers
Select by state to link to state web site.

National Governors Association
Information on each governor and state/federal issues.

National Conference of State Legislatures
Statewide guidelines for individual states to meet.  Links to many other sites.

Rural/Urban

Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning
Rural Technology Institute, NCLB policy brief, and more.

Rural School and Community Trust
State by state information, small schools, section on NCLB. Education Renewal Zones.

Rethinking Schools
A resource on urban schools.  Archival collection of articles as well as current information

School safety

School Violence Resource Center
State-by-state information plus links by category to other resources.

National School Safety Center
Statistics and information on violence in schools.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Go to: “home and community” then “children and schools”.

Student Health

Healthy Schools Network
Model resources and national resource for healthy kids and schools.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Education, and Health and Human Services Action for Healthy Kids
Lists state teams and plans, tools for action and over 35 national organizations working on healthy kids.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
“Tools for Schools” program on indoor air quality.

Parent/Teacher

P.T.A.
Web site of the Parent-Teachers’ Association. One helpful PTA brochure is “100 Ways for Parents to Be Involved in Their Child’s Education.”

Related organizations

These sites have an interest in various issues related to public school education or students:

• Anti-Defamation League
• Boy Scouts
• Girl Scouts
• Children’s Defense Fund
• Girls and Boys Clubs of America
• Good Schools Pennsylvania
• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
• People For The American Way
• Students Against Testing
• United Federation of Teachers
• United Students Against Sweatshops (Campaign for Sweat-Free Schools)