Resources for Parents and Students
General Education Issues and Resources
Family Involvement in Education
Fun for Kids and Homework Help too!
Recommended Websites to Bookmark
- Michigan Foundation for Education Leadership (home of the Parent Leadership Institute Network)
- The Center for Parent Leadership
- The Prichard Committee
General Education Issues and Resources
- Michigan Department of Education
- Blue Web'n...a library of learning sites on the web - Web based tutorials, lesson plans and references
- Education World - Education issues, teaching themes and references, also has a monthly learning calendar
- Eisenhower National Clearing House - Education bulletins and curriculum resources
- Center for Education Reform
- SmarterKids.com - This is an online store for educational products but you can find some good information there in their family resource section.
- US Department of Education publications - You can find something on just about every topic and a lot of the information is available for free
- Connect for Kids - Guidance for Grownups
- Free Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
- Pathways to school improvement
- Project Appleseed - This is a National campaign for Public School Improvement
- First Day Foundation
- Lt. Governor Cherry’s Commission on Higher Education and Economic Growth
- Leading Change: Center of Education Networking Newsletter
- Center for Educational Networking of Michigan
Art Resources
- ArtsEdNet - Arts and humanities site
- Art Resources for Teaching Youth
Family Involvement in Education
- Middle Web - A site for parents and educators involved in Middle School Reform.
- National PTA
- familyeducation.com - There is a Learning Styles quiz for your child here! Family skills to education skills
- The National Parent Information Network - Parent news and a virtual library
- NREL Library in the Sky
- Educational Resources on the Web
Science
- The Jason Project
- The Space Place
- Mad Sci - MadSci Network represents a collective cranium of scientists providing answers to your questions. For good measure we provide a variety of oddities and other ends as well.
- Science Fair Central
- Dragonfly
Writing
- Research Paper - The Web's largest collection of topics, ideas, and assistance for school related research projects.
Math
- Math Stories - This website is to help elementary and middle school children improve their math problem solving and critical-thinking skills. It has over 5,000 math word problems for children to enjoy! MathStories.com is the website for busy teachers, eager students, and involved parents.
- Math Forum - From basic arithmetic to calculus, you will find help here.
Reading
- National Center for Family Literacy - The National Center for Family Literacy is a nonprofit organization supporting family literacy services for families across the United States through programming, training, research, advocacy and dissemination.
Grants and Awards
- School Grants - One stop shopping for K-12 school grants!
- Small Grants Program for K-6 Science and Math
- Technology Grant News
- Donors Choose
- Michigan Electronic Grants System (MEGS)
Community
Fun for Kids and Homework Help too!
- The Fact Monster - Information on almost any subject you can imagine
- The Learning Network's Fun Brain.com - Learning based games for kids and resources for parents and teachers
- Ask Jeeves for Kids - Got a question? Ask Jeeves!
- Kid Info - All kind of homework help and resources
- Reference Desk - Knowledge is of two kinds: we know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it. This is where to find it!
MEAP
- MEAP RESULTS Disaggregated Data Site - Click on Demographic Reports (State, District, School)
- MEAP RESULTS 2006 State Report
- MEAP Guide to Reports Grades 3-9