PBS
Pbs: Precious Children: Early Childhood Education in China
An article from PBS by an early childhood teacher who spent seven months teaching in China in 1991. She visited a typical child care center while there.
University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame: History of American Education
This site from the University of Notre Dame contains great information on the History of American Education. This particular page is maintained by one of the professors at the college and contains links to information on the subject.
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Western Michigan University: Timeline of Civil Rights History
Timeline showing important events in civil rights history around the world from 1884-1968.
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The National Education Association
Official homepage of the National Education Association (NEA). NEA is America's oldest and largest organization committed to advancing the cause of public education.
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Duane Goehner: Cognizance of Copyrights and Copy Wrongs
An article on "intellectual property" issues. Includes moral question of ownership, fair use guidelines, and new technology.
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Encyber Pedia
An encyclopedia online. Just look for your topic to find information that you need. Provides information on a wide range of topics.
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Ed Web: Trends in Education Reform
A chapter (of a hyperbook entitled Exploring Technology and School Reform) that looks at the history of educational reform. The paper also examines the changes in education that have been produced. There are links to discussions of when...
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World of Education: Cultural Learning Styles
Learning style and culture - what's the link? This article provides a summary of learning styles theory and the literature on learning style and culture correlations.
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Atlanta in the Civil Rights Movement
An online look at the role Atlanta played in all parts of the Civil Rights Movement.
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Multicultural Pavilion: A Diversity Newsletter
This is a great newsletter/e-zine with information, articles, links, and much more.
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Psych Net Uk: Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
This information sheet provides a summary of Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, including symptoms, history, and treatment directions.
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Inspiration Software, Inc.: Kidspiration Quick Start
This comprehensive tour gives an overview of the key features of Kidspiration.
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Taking Off
The website of a commercial program which works with young people (ages 16-25) who are taking time off from a traditional classroom setting either before, during, or after college.
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Esl Grammar Quiz 2: Adjectives With Ed or Ing
A second quiz to challenge your knowledge of adjectives ending in -ing and -ed. Choose one of two possible answers. Hints supplied and results available as you go along.
Tour Costa Rica
Info Costa Rica: Education
This page gives an overview of the education system in the Central American country of Costa Rica.
Quia
Quia: A Feast of Homonyms
Test your knowledge on Homonyms by using "Matching, Concentration, Flashcards, or Word Search." Site by Quia.com.
US Department of Education
Nces: School Survey on Crime and Saftey (Ssocs)
Nationally representative cross-sectional survey on school crime and safety resulting from 3,500 public elementary and secondary schools from U.S. Department of Education.
Quia
Quia: Polyatomic Ions Quiz
This site gives you a little Quiz about how much you really know about polygons.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Computer Systems Design Career Guide
Department of Labor Career Guide that gives comprehensive information on data processing careers. Links include Nature of the Industry, Working Conditions, Employment, Earnings, Training and Advancement, Outlook, and Additional...
Other
Cotton Mather: The Education of Children
Full text of Cotton Mather's work, "The Education of Children."
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Texas Association of School Boards: A Guide to Texas Public Education [Pdf]
This guide is structured to serve as a primer on education issues and provide basic information about how Texas's public school districts function. There are three main components of the Guide: Issue briefs, facts and figures about Texas...
PBS
Pbs News Hour Extra: 'Race to the Top' Aims to Overhaul the u.s. Education System
Fixing America's public school system is not an easy task, but Obama has promised that the youth of the country will be prepared to face an "ever-changing global society." Obama has also promised funding, but there are strings attached...
PBS
Pbs: From Swastika to Jim Crow
A companion website to the PBS documentary that tells of the US Black colleges opening their doors to the Jewish scholars fleeing Hitler and the Holocaust.