After-School Program Toolkit
http://www.cisnet.org/working_together/after-school.asp
    Information for practitioners on designing and sustaining effective after-school programs.

Afterschool Alliance
http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/
    Research and news on afterschool programs, and tools on funding, advocacy, and media relations for program organizers.

Center for Public Education
http://www.centerforpubliceducation.org/
    This joint initiative of the National School Boards Association and National School Boards Foundation offers articles about public schools, guides to current education issues, a glossary of education terms, and summaries of recent research.

Council of Chief State School Officers
http://www.ccsso.org/
    This national nonprofit organization represents the views of chief state school officers--public officials who serve as elementary and secondary education department heads--on current policy issues and provides resources for school reform, collaboration, and professional development. Site features include a directory of state education agencies, archived newsletters, and an events calendar.

Council of the Great City Schools
http://www.cgcs.org/
    CGCS is an information and advocacy organization of large urban public schools. Read current and past issues Urban Educator, and browse reports and data on inner-city schools, the achievement gap, bilingual education, professional development, education leadership, school finance, and statistical trends.

Developing Educational Standards
http://edstandards.org/Standards.html
    Browse this annotated directory of K-12 educational standards by source, by state, or by subject.

Educational CyberPlayGround
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Schools/
    Directory of web sites for K-12 schools and school districts, organized by state, grade level, and school type.

ERIC: Education Resources Information Center
http://www.eric.ed.gov/
    This free database from the United States Department of Education indexes a variety of education-related articles. Some resources are available for free online while others must be obtained elsewhere. The site includes the ERIC Thesaurus.

Global SchoolNet
http://www.globalschoolnet.org/
    The Global SchoolNet Foundation is a nonprofit organization and "a major contributor to the philosophy, design, culture and content of Internet-based learning." Provides outstanding resources for teachers on harnessing the power of the internet to promote online collaborative learning in the classroom.

Intercultural E-Mail Classroom Connections
http://www.iecc.org/
    "IECC (Intercultural E-Mail Classroom Connections) is a free service to help teachers link with partners in other countries and cultures for e-mail classroom pen-pal and project exchanges."

Keep Schools Safe
http://www.keepschoolssafe.org/
    Provides resources for students, parents, and schools on successful strategies and programs and a directory to related sites.

Media Literacy Online Project
http://interact.uoregon.edu/MediaLit/mlr/home/index.html
    This resource contains links to texts on a wide array of media-related topics as well as links to media literacy-related websites, organization, lesson plans and resaerch.

Michigan Teacher Network
http://mer.mel.org/SPT--BrowseResources.php
    "The Michigan Teacher Network is an online resource base created for Michigan educators to provide information on best practices in technology-centered learning, teaching, and educational administration."

Multicultural Pavilion
http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/
    Resources for educators, students, and activists on multicultural education, including essays, articles, and awareness activities.

National Service-Learning Clearinghouse
http://www.servicelearning.org/
    "The Learn and Serve America National Service-Learning Clearinghouse (NSLC) supports the service-learning community in higher education, kindergarten through grade twelve, community-based initiatives and tribal programs, as well as all others interested in strengthening schools and communities using service-learning techniques and methodologies. The Clearinghouse stands ready to assist with materials, references, referrals, and information. The Clearinghouse also maintains this website and an ever-growing library collection that is available to Learn and Serve America grantees. "

SCHOOL: The Story of American Public Education
http://www.pbs.org/kcet/publicschool/index.html
    Learn about the history of public education in the United States by browsing profiles of key innovators, viewing a gallery of archival photographs, and reading essays on school choice, bilingual education, and testing.

SchulWeb
http://www.schulweb.de/de/deutschland/index.html
    In German or English. SchulWeb allows users to search for primary and secondary schools in Germany. The listing for each school has a link to their homepage, a link for contact information about the school, and in some cases a link to the school?s newspaper.

Search for Schools, Colleges, and Libraries
http://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/
    A searchable directory of public and private K-12 schools, colleges and universities and trade shools, and public libraries in the United States.

TeacherNet
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/
    Education news, information on government policies, articles, discussion forums, lessons plans, and more from the United Kingdom’s Department for Education and Skills.

Teachers@Work
http://teachers.work.co.nz/
    Reviews and ratings of "over 1,500 of the best Internet sites for educators." The excellent reviews are written with educators in mind, and sites are rated based on content, presentation, and age level. Browse by school subject, or use the search feature.

U.S. Charter Schools
http://www.uscharterschools.org/
    This site provides an overview of charter schools, relevant reports and research, information about starting a charter school, profiles of charter schools, information on states with charter school laws, and access to discussion groups.

U.S. Education Standards
http://www.education-world.com/standards/national/
    Education World presents the objectives of the voluntary National Education Standards for the major subject areas. This site allows educators to stay abreast of the current efforts being made in the area of National Standards.