Education - Parenting

 

 

 

BBC Parents

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/parents

Advice, activities, and learning resources.

 

Early Childhood Educators' and Family Web Corner: Family Sites

http://users.stargate.net/~cokids/Family.html 

This wonderful compendium of useful links includes homeschooling, grandparenting, arts and craft ideas, among others.

 

FamilyEducation.com

http://familyeducation.com/home 

Strategies for parents who are trying to be supportive of their children's efforts in school. 

 

Freedom Schools: The Black Community Crusade for Children

http://www.childrensdefense.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Programs_BCCC 

The Children's Defense Fund oversees the creation of Freedom Schools, a summer program for school-age children in urban communities. Learn about the Freedom School philosophy and the steps for starting one.

 

High School Ace

http://highschoolace.com/ace/ace.cfm 

"A gateway to excellent free online academic resources for high school students...(featuring) interactive learning activities, an ongoing poetry contest, a reference collection, college information, and subject guides for English, mathematics, social studies, science, world languages, arts, and technology."

 

Homework Helper Site

http://www.npl.org/Pages/KidsPlace/Sites/homework.html 

Newark Public Library's own Kids' Place includes a list of good homework help websites. 

 

How to Start a Not for Profit Private School

http://privateschool.about.com 

This site provides a timetable for starting a private school, including a checklist and other tips.

  

The New "HomeWork"

http://www.fno.org/feb97/teach.html 

Learn how to help your children become web-savvy by identifying reliable sources and becoming aware of bias and propaganda on the Internet. This article describes Internet information skills that parents and children can work on at home.

 

New Jersey Charter School Information

http://www.uscharterschools.org/pub/uscs_docs/index.htm

Makes available information for those interested in starting a charter school in New Jersey, and provides a resource directory.

 

New Jersey Charter School Resource Center

http://www.njcharterschools.org 

Charter schools are high-quality public schools of choice. Check here for a listing of the approved charter schools in New Jersey. 

 

New Jersey School Report Card

http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc08/index.html

Type in the name or your school or district, and compare its enrollment, testing and financial information and more to the state average.

 

Newark Public Schools

http://www.nps.k12.nj.us 

The official website of the city's school district provides links to schools, upcoming events, employment opportunities and other pertinent information.

 

School Rankings

http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/schools.html 

The Newark Star-Ledger has ranked area high schools by various criteria.

 

Search the ERIC Database

http://www.eric.ed.gov 

Provides education information to teachers, librarians, counselors, administrators, parents, and others throughout the United States and beyond.

 

U.S. Department of Education

http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml 

Take a look at the Most Requested Items feature here, which offers the DED's most popular links. 

 

Web Corner Family Pages

http://users.stargate.net/~cokids/Family3.html 

Explore the parent's role in children's education by browsing this inviting and attractive starting point. 

 

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