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Parent-led, statewide campaign to unite the voices of Californians in support of high-quality K-12 Public Education

"A comprehensive introduction to using technology in all K-12 classrooms."

Online publication focusing on K-12 education.

TeachHUB.com is an online resource center for educators provided by the K-12 Teachers Alliance.

Website of the George Lucas Educational Foundation. The site supports the work of the foundation, providing resources for and about schools. The "Foundation is dedicated to improving the K-12 learning process by documenting, disseminating, and advocating for innovative, replicable, and evidence-based strategies that prepare students to thrive in their future education, careers, and adult lives."

By Alyson Klein in the Politics K-12 blog of Education Week, October 11 2011. The blog post outlines the recent Harkin proposal for reauthorization of ESEA/NCLB

Professional Development services aimed at addressing K-12 educational challenges. Richard DuFour, Rebecca DuFour, Robert J. Marzano and Douglas Reeves are a few of the top speakers.

K-12 Open Curricula community

Blog on Education Week

Research studies and other resources. Pathways To College Network is an "alliance of national organizations that advances college opportunity for underserved students by raising public awareness, supporting innovative research and promoting evidence-based policies and practices across the K-12 and higher education sectors."

Website of Daniel T. Willingham, professor of psychology at the University of Virginia. In 2009, Willingham authored Why Students Don't Like School and writes extensively on applications of cognitive psychology to K-12 education.

Interesting approach by PARCC on through-course assessments for K-12 students with particular significance for HS students as they assess how college ready they are, how they are growing content and skills to analyze, understand the content and apply, and how through-course assessments drive interventions, classroom practice, and support needed for teachers to understand CCSS and help their students to achieve them. Really like logic model on p 17. How does this, should this, could this affect MCNC's epi modeling? I-Lab practicum?

A Weekly Roundup of Important Ideas and Research in K-12 Education

A membership organization that provides programs for K-12 and higher education institutions, and a path to college opportunities, including financial support and scholarships, for students. Serves the education community through research and advocacy on behalf of students, educators, schools and colleges.

Southern Regional Board works with 16 member states to improve public pre-K-12 and higher education. The organization works directly with state leaders, schools and educators to improve teaching, learning and student achievement.

Formerly the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, ASCD is an international educational leadership organization. Members are professional educators from all levels and subject areas--superintendents, supervisors, principals, teachers, professors of education, and school board members. Two key publications include: SmartBriefs, a free subscription with daily information on top stories in K-12 education and Educational Leadership, a monthly publication for ASCD members.

From Oregon's state website, an outline of Governor Kitzhaber's recent plan to establish the Oregon Education Investment Board (OEIB), where there were previously 2 separate bodies (one for k-12 and one for postsecondary). This focus on a "zero-to-20 system," intends to help the Governor meet his goal of "all Oregonians earn[ing] a high school diploma...prepared for college and work, and...80% of students achieve at least two years of post-secondary education or training."

Students & Educators section offers resources for teachers and students at both university level and K-12

Housed at Pasadena City College, Fast Track is a program that enables high school students to attend PCC.

By Amanda Ripley in The Atlantic, January/February 2010. This article looks at effective teaching in several ways: it profiles several highly effective teachers, and also discusses over ten years of data about effective teaching that the organization Teach for America is preparing to release.