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| Division of Accountability Research:
Education Links |
The following links are provided as a service to our customers. The
Texas Education Agency neither endorses, nor is responsible for, the
content of the sites.
- Advanced
Placement Program
- Provides information on the Advanced Placement program.
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- American College Testing
- Provides information on ACT's programs and assessments such
as the ACT.
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- American Council on Education
(ACE)
- ACE is a forum for the discussion of major issues related to
higher education and its potential to contribute to the quality
of American life.
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- American Educational Research
Association (AERA)
- AERA is the most prominent international professional organization
with the primary goal of advancing educational research and its
practical application.
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- Calvert
Institute for Policy Research, Baltimore, MD
- This institute is a non-partisan, educational institution dedicated
to the research and propagation of solutions to Maryland state
and local public-policy concerns based upon the principles of
free markets and personal responsibility.
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- CataList
- CataList is a catalog of LISTSERV lists. Browse any of the
75,277 public LISTSERV lists on the Internet, search for mailing
lists of interest, and get information about LISTSERV host sites.
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- Center for Education Reform,
Memphis, TN
- A national non-profit education advocacy group, this Center
is an active provider of resources, support and guidance for school
reform to communities across the U.S.
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- Center for Research on Education,
Diversity, and Excellence (CREDE), Santa Cruz, CA
- The purpose of CREDE's research is to identify and develop effective
educational practices for linguistic and cultural minority students,
as those placed at risk by factors of race, poverty, and geographic
location.
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- College Board
- Provides information on the College Board's programs such as
Advanced Placement and the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).
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- Consortium for Policy
Research in Education (CPRE)
- Members of CPRE are Harvard
University, Stanford University,
University of Michigan, University
of Pennsylvania, and University
of Wisconsin-Madison.
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- Developing Educational
Standards
- This is an annotated list of Internet sites with K-12 educational
standards and curriculum frameworks documents from all sources
(national, state, local, and other).
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- Educational Excellence
Network: Shaping the Future of American Education, Washington,
D.C.
- The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation supports research, publications,
and action projects of national significance in elementary-secondary
education reform, as well as consequential education projects
in Dayton, Ohio and vicinity. It has assumed primary sponsorship
of the Educational Excellence Network, which also remains affiliated
with the Hudson Institute, Indianapolis, IN.
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- Educational Issues,
Chicago, IL
- Links to articles on such educational issues as assessment,
at-risk students, block scheduling, charter schools, professional
development, school choice, school-to-work, standards, welfare
reform, and more. Includes articles from professional teaching
organizations, educational associations, and research centers.
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- Educational
Research Information Resources, Boston, MA
- National and International resources are included in this list
of links from Boston College Center for International Higher Education.
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- Educational Resources Information
Center (ERIC)
- ERIC is a national information system that provides ready access
to an extensive body of education-related literature.
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- Educational Testing Service
- Provides information and sample questions for a number of tests.
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- Education Index
- This is a directory of education and education-related sites
on the Internet, divided by subject and level or form of education.
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- Education Week
- Billed as American education's online newspaper of record, this
publication covers education reform, school practices and happenings,
and policies that guide education. Includes Quality Counts, an
annual report on the condition of public education in the 50 states.
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- Education World: Where
Educators Go to Learn
- This is a directory of resources for K-12 teachers and administrators,
covering curriculum materials, educational policy, professional
development, and economics. State-based education resources and
instructional technology "Partners in Education" companies
are also covered.
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- Evaluation Center (The)
- Located at Western Michigan University, the Evaluation Center
is a research and development unit that provides national and
international leadership for advancing the theory and practice
of evaluation, as applied to education and human services.
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- Federal Register
- Useful for locating congressional legislation and publications.
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- Find Your
Incumbent
- The Texas Find Your Incumbent (FYI) system provides information
about elected officials and the districts they represent. Information
includes districts of the Texas Senate, Texas House of Representatives,
Congress (Texas delegation, U.S. House of Representatives), and
Texas State Board of Education (SBOE).
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- Harvard Education Letter
- Published bimonthly by the Harvard Graduate School of Education,
the Harvard Education Letter reports on the work of teachers and
researchers throughout the world, approaching timely issues from
multiple perspectives. Widely regarded as a model of lucid reporting
and analysis on current issues in teaching, learning, and school
reform in PreK-12 education, its mission is to publish concise,
accurate, thought-provoking articles that educators and parents
can understand and use.
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- Higher Education
Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA
- Based in the Graduate School of Education Information Studies
at the University of California, Los Angeles, this Institute serves
as an interdisciplinary center for research, evaluation, information,
policy studies, and research training in postsecondary education.
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- International Baccalaureate Organisation
- Provides information on the International Baccalaureate program.
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- Internet Connections: Education
Research
- This is a database of online education-related resources, created,
maintained, and/or recommended by educators. Categories include
Subject Areas, Resources by State, Research Tools, and Reports.
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- National Assessment of Educational
Progress (NAEP)
- Sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics, results
for NAEP's measurement of academic achievement in the U.S. can
be found here.
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- National Center for Education
Statistics, Washington, D.C.
- The National Center for Education Statistics fulfills a Congressional
mandate to collect, collate, analyze, and report complete statistics
on the condition of American education; conduct and publish reports;
and review and report on education activities internationally.
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- National
Research and Development Centers
- Administered by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of
Educational Research and Improvement (OERI), the eight centers
linked here carry out sustained research and development initiatives
that address nationally significant problems and issues in education.
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- National Science Foundation
- Provides information for educators and students on their programs
and grant opportunities.
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- North Central Regional Education
Laboratory (NCREL)
- Provides support for educators, parents, administrators, and
policymakers by conducting research and evaluation, providing
training and technical assistance, offering seminars and academies
for education professionals, and developing print, audio, video,
and multimedia products.
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- Pathways to
School Improvement
- Part of the North Central Regional Education Laboratory website,
dedicated to helping schools through a reform process.
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- Social Statistics
Briefing Room: Education Statistics; Washington, D.C.
- The purpose of this service is to provide easy access to current
Federal social statistics. It provides links to information produced
by a number of Federal agencies. All of the information included
in the Social Statistics Briefing Room is maintained and updated
by the statistical units of those agencies.
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- Texas Education Network (TENET):
K-12 Schools on the Web
- The purpose of TENET is to advance and promote education in
Texas by providing a transparent communications infrastructure
which can be used to foster innovation and educational excellence
in Texas.
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- Third International Mathematics
and Science Study (TIMSS)
- Provides results of the TIMSS.
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- U.S. Census Bureau
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- U.S. House of Representatives
- Useful resource for locating legislation by the sponsoring congressional
member.
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- U.S. Department of Education, Washington,
D.C.
- The Department of Education site is visited every week by thousands
of educators, policy makers, parents, students, researchers, and
other citizens with a stake in education.
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- World Wide Web Virtual Library:
Education; Charles Sturt University, Australia
- This collection of education sites covers educational programs
and activities around the world, curriculum materials and other
teaching resources.
Contact the Division of
Accountability Research with questions or comments
by e-mail, by phone
at 512-475-3523, or by fax at 512-463-0028.
This page last updated
September 27, 2007
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