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PBS

Pbs: Precious Children: Early Childhood Education in China

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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University of Notre Dame

University of Notre Dame: History of American Education

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
Timeline showing important events in civil rights history around the world from 1884-1968.
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The National Education Association

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
An article on "intellectual property" issues. Includes moral question of ownership, fair use guidelines, and new technology.
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Encyber Pedia

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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

For Students 9th - 10th
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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The Christian Coalition of America

For Students 9th - 10th
Official homepage of the Christian Coalition of America.
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World of Education: Cultural Learning Styles

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a great newsletter/e-zine with information, articles, links, and much more.
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Psych Net Uk: Childhood Disintegrative Disorder

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This information sheet provides a summary of Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, including symptoms, history, and treatment directions.
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Other

Inspiration Software, Inc.: Kidspiration Quick Start

For Students 3rd - 5th
This comprehensive tour gives an overview of the key features of Kidspiration.
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Other

Taking Off

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Tour Costa Rica

Info Costa Rica: Education

For Students 9th - 10th
This page gives an overview of the education system in the Central American country of Costa Rica.
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Quia

Quia: A Feast of Homonyms

For Students 6th - 8th
Test your knowledge on Homonyms by using "Matching, Concentration, Flashcards, or Word Search." Site by Quia.com.
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US Department of Education

Nces: School Survey on Crime and Saftey (Ssocs)

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Quia

Quia: Polyatomic Ions Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives you a little Quiz about how much you really know about polygons.
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Computer Systems Design Career Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Cotton Mather: The Education of Children

For Students 9th - 10th
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]

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: 'Race to the Top' Aims to Overhaul the u.s. Education System

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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PBS

Pbs: From Swastika to Jim Crow

For Students 9th - 10th
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.