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Department of Education - This award-winning site is designed to help pursue the President's initiatives, including No
Child Left Behind, and advance our mission as a Department—to ensure equal access to education and to promote
educational excellence for all Americans. |
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Education
News Parents Can Use - To help parents understand the No Child Left Behind Act
and all the important changes it will bring, the U.S. Department of Education launched a new monthly television series
entitled Education News Parents Can Use. What is different about Education News is its focus on information and
resources of value to parents and families. The program features brief segments, including one-on-one interviews,
"how-to" demonstrations, more video and graphics, and brief conversations with parents, educators, community,
business and religious leaders, and education experts. |
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Estuaries.gov - The
primary function of this Web site is to educate the public on the importance of estuaries and the need to protect
them. |
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FCIC's Educator Page - Here are four activities to help you teach young citizens how to be proactive consumers
and learn about the government. |
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National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES) - Part of the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of
Education Sciences, this is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to
education. |
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NOAA Education Website - This site has been designed to help students, teachers, librarians and the general public
access the many educational activities, publications, and booklets that have been produced. |
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Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) - OESE promotes
academic excellence, enhances educational opportunities and equity for all children and families, and seeks to improve
the quality of teaching and learning by providing leadership, technical assistance and financial
support. |
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Office of Intergovernment and Interagency Affairs - works with
government officials at the federal, state & local levels, as well as educators, business and community leaders, parents
and families, and religious leaders, to encourage their support for improving American education. |
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Parents
Resource Page - Department of Education - This page links to some of the best
Department of Education-sponsored Internet resources for parents, teachers, and students visiting the ED web site for
the first time. |
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Public Library
Locator - If you know some, but not all, of the identifying information about a public
library, the Public Library Locator can help you! All you have to do is enter the information to search for public libraries
in any area of the U.S. |
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Search for Schools,
Colleges, and Libraries - |
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Teacher Use of Computers and the Internet in Public Schools -
This stats in brief report focuses on how teachers use, direct, and prepare their students on the computer and in the
Internet. |
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U.S. Department of Education - Office of the Chief Information Officer - OCIO develops technological strategies and solutions that enable the Department of
Education (ED) to provide world-class service to schools, students and their families. |
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U.S.
Department of Education - Program Offices - This page lists the different programs
available from the Dept. of Education. |
| Private Resources |
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The
Gateway to Educational MaterialsSM (GEM) - A tool for locating
lesson plans, curriculum units and other education resources on the Internet! |
