Visit the following sites for the latest news and information from around the education world:
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
ASCD is a community of educators who advocate sound policies and share best practices to achieve the success of each learner. The Association addresses all aspects of effective teaching and learning, such as professional development, educational leadership, and capacity building. ASCD offers broad, multiple perspectives across all education professions in reporting key policies and practices.
Education Week is a publication of Editorial Projects in Education, Inc. whose primary mission is to help raise the level of awareness and understanding among professionals and the public about important issues in American education. Education Week covers local, state, and national news and issues from preschool through the 12th grade.
Florida Center for Reading Research
The Florida Center for Reading Research conducts basic research on reading, reading growth, reading assessment, and reading instruction, and disseminates information about research-based practices related to literacy instruction and assessment for children in preschool through 12th grade.
International Reading Association
IRA is a professional organization for those involved in teaching reading to learners of all ages. Members are dedicated to promoting high levels of literacy for all by improving the quality of reading instruction, disseminating research and information about reading, and encouraging the lifetime reading habit.
National Education Association
NEA is the nation’s largest professional employee organization and is committed to advancing the cause of public education at every level of education from preschool to university graduate programs. NEA is dedicated to improving the quality of teaching, increasing student achievement, and making schools safer, better places to learn.
U.S. Department of Education
The Department of Education is the U.S. federal agency charged with ensuring equal access to education and promoting educational excellence throughout the nation. The USDOE establishes policies on federal financial aid for education, distributing and monitoring funds, collecting data on schools and disseminating research, focusing national attention on key educational issues, prohibiting discrimination, and ensuring equal access to education.