Education


These are links to state and local government, organizational, commercial, and other sites related to education at all levels. Many sites provide categorized and annotated links to many more sources.


General (Primary through Postsecondary)

AskERIC
Access to the ERIC database and much more.

Condition of Education 1998 – National Center for Education Statistics

Consortium for Policy Research in Education

EdSource links page
This is a substantial selection of valuable links related to education and educational resources and issues

Education Resources – Mid-continent Regional Educational Laboratory (McREL)

History of Education Site
"International archive of links and source materials about the history of education & history of childhood."

Issues in Research & Education (@BRINT)

Librarians’ Index to the Internet (UC Berkeley) – Education Links

T.H.E. Journal Online

Vocational Education Resources
Site by Steven E. Sorg, Ph.D., University of Central Florida.

WestEd
"In addition to its work across the nation, WestEd serves as the regional education laboratory for Arizona, California, Nevada and Utah. Its headquarters are in San Francisco, with additional offices in Arizona, Massachusetts, Washington DC and elsewhere in California."

WestEd's "Resources" page
Links to state and national information.

K-12

Schools of California Online Resources for Education (SCORE) Sites. Curriculum ideas, searchable by subject and grade level.

SCORE History-Social Science Resources
SCORE anguage Arts Resources
SCORE Mathematics Resources
SCORE Science Resources

California Schools with Web Servers
Access to hundreds of California school Web sites and to county office of education sites.

California School Library Association (CSLA)
The site includes Digital High School information and links to HTML authoring information, including an introduction for beginners, and much more.

CERES California Environmental Education Site
A vast set of valuable information for teachers and students.

eSchool News

Postsecondary

"Virtual Universities and Educational Opportunities -- Issues of Equity and Access"
From The College Board, April 1999. The full report is available in PDF format, or read a summary.

College and University Home Pages

Distance Education Resources

Higher Education Research Institute (UCLA)

Government Agencies

California Department of Education (CDE)
The whole array of California K-12 education-related information and resources.

U.S. Department of Education
There are countless resources here: statistical compilations, announcements, documents, and more.

A Teacher's Guide to the U.S. Department of Education

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)
"[M]akes hundreds of Internet-based education resources supported by agencies across the U.S. Federal government easier to find."

The Federal Communication Commission’s Informal Education Page

Educational Technology and Distance Learning

Being Fluent with Information Technology
New book from the National Research Council. As of April 15, 1999, the prepublication version is posted (complete, in pdf format, lacking only final edits).

California Instructional Technology Clearinghouse

California Technology Assistance Project (CTAP)

Distance Learning Education
Valuable set of links on distance education by Craig Nansen and others.

From Now On: The Educational Technology Journal

Learning in the Real World
"…dedicated to a rational examination of the costs and benefits of education technology before a decision is made concerning where and how much to invest."

Milken Exchange on Education Technology

"The Secretary's Conference on Educational Technology" (U.S. Dept. of Ed.) WhitepapersNew
Extensive selection of papers prepared for "The Secretary's National Conference on Educational Technology: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Technology," July 12-13, 1999

Sharing Technology Applications Resources with TeachersNew
Extensive access to technology-related resources.

Technology Coordinators Resource Center
Wide-ranging links and resources -- technology, curriculum, and more. By Craig Nansen, District Technology Coordinator for Minot, North Dakota, Public Schools

Touch the Future (EOT-PACI 1999)
"The Education, Outreach, and Training Partnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructure (EOT-PACI) is a joint venture of the National Computational Science Alliance (Alliance) and the National Partnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructure (NPACI), funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF)."