American High
High school students tell it like it is in this new PBS series.
Blue Web'n
Blue Web'n is a searchable database of over 1,000 outstanding Internet learning sites categorized by subject area, audience, and type (lessons, activities, projects, resources, references, & tools). Blue Web'n does not attempt to catalog all educational sites, but only the most useful sites -- especially on-line activities targeted at learners.
Closing the Achievement Gap
The achievement gap that separates low-income and minority youngsters from other young Americans is widening again. Education Trust president Kati Haycock worries "about how many people head into discussions without accurate data. And I worry even more about how many education leaders have antiquated-and downright wrong-notions about the whys beneath the achievement gap."
Comprehensive Improvement Planning
Information from the Kentucky Department of Education on Comprehensive Improvement Planning (formerly Consolidated Planning), the means of determining how schools and districts will plan to ensure that students reach proficiency and beyond by 2014.
Connect for Kids
A project of the Benton Foundation; offers information to help adults (parents, grandparents, educators, policymakers and others) make their communities better places for families and children.
Conway Middle School Student-Led Conferences, Jefferson County Public Schools in cooperation with the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence and Conway Middle School (2001). A different kind of parent teacher conference.
Dispelling the Myth Online
An interactive database that allows users to identify high-poverty and high-minority schools whose students are achieving at high levels on state assessments.
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse
Resources for parents and teachers.
Every Child Counts: Citizens Tackle School District's Achievement Gap, by Anne Henderson and Beverly Raimondo, Middle Ground (February 2002).
Family and Community Engagement Ideas, Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence and the Partnership for Kentucky Schools. Eighty-two ways parents and family members can be involved in education (November 1997).
(Call the Prichard Committee at 800-928-2111 for a copy)
Family Education
A site with news, activities, and tools for parents active in their children's education. Pages include: educational software downloads, family finance, and special needs.
Figure This! Math Challenges for Families
An interactive site which helps families teach middle school students about math through a series of fun and engaging high-quality challenges.
Guiding Curriculum Decisions for the Middle Grades
Download the language arts, mathematics, and science guides for free -- or order paper copies from the Education Development Center, Inc. at a reasonable cost.
Instructional Coherence: The Changing Role of the Teacher
Despite the literally thousands of efforts to improve schools since World War II, few have had significant or enduring effects on instruction and student learning This report suggests that educational reform initiatives challenge classroom teachers to make sense of new policies, ideas, programs, and their own work. Published in 2000.
Kentucky Center for School Safety
Resources to help keep your school safe.
The Kentucky Department of Education's Web page for parents.
Resources for parents, including school report cards, district information, CATS scores, and more for every Kentucky school.
MiddleWeb
MiddleWeb is full of useful information for parents and educators.
Pathways to School Improvement
The Pathways to School Improvement page explores topics such as parent involvement and professional development.
Philanthropy News Digest - K-12 Funding Opportunities
K-12 Funding opportunities with links to grantseeking for teachers, learning technology, and more.
Putting the 'Parent Piece' in Schools
This Education Week article examines two Los Angeles subdistricts gaining national attention for their dedication to treating parents as partners to help them get actively involved in their children's education.
Rogers Scholars Program
The Center for Rural Development in Somerset offers a scholarship program to high school sophomores in a 40 county region in southern & eastern KY. The students receive free training in technology, leadership and entrepreneurship during 2 weeks in the summer.
School Grants
A collection of resources and tips to help K-12 educators apply for and obtain special grants for a variety of projects.
SchoolSuccessInfo.org
A new ad campaign promoting parent involvement in education.
Science 4 Kids
Site from the Agricultural Research Service with lots of cool stories about what the scientists at the ARS do.
Sharpen Your Child's Writing Skills: A Guidebook for Kentucky Parents (51 KB, pdf)
A guide for parents from the Kentucky Department of Education.
Technology Resources for Schools & Nonprofits
There are a number of people and companies that are available to assist nonprofits with their technical needs. So many, in fact, that it's hard to know who to choose. That's why TechSoup has gathered the best technology resources and compiled them into easy to navigate lists, separated by area of expertise and geographic location. Whether you are looking for a recycled hardware provider or a Web designer, you can find it here.
Parent Power!
Education reform is not about school systems -- it's about children. That's why parents are at the heart of every successful reform effort. Informed and empowered parents are making a difference from school to school, from state to state, across the country.
Think College Early
U.S. Department of Education's Think College Early Web site is useful to parents, students, and educators.
Unlocking Parent Potential, by Beverly N. Raimondo and Anne Henderson, Principal Leadership (September 2001). Features Kentucky parents and schools.