National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century. [ Read more ]

NPR presents a multi-part series on homework -- how educators are balancing mandates to improve test scores against a chronic lack of resources and the need for children to have enough time to be children. [Four segments, each in Realaudio format.] [ Read more ]

Many teenagers live in a state of chronic sleep deficit that can affect mood, behavior, schoolwork and reaction time. [Requires free nytimes.com registration to view.] (November 5, 2002) [ Read more ]

An integrated collection of the indicators and analyses published in The Condition of Education 2000, 2001 and 2002. [ Read more ]

Links to higher education policy centers (both university-based and freestanding), associations, publications, and other policy-related issues, from the American Council on Education. [ Read more ]

Weekly news on American education issues. Searchable archives. [ Read more ]

Commentary on technological wonders as they impact education. [ Read more ]

Promotes education as a basic human right, and mobilizes public pressure on governments and the international community to provide free, compulsory public basic education for all people. Includes news, resources, and action plans. [ Read more ]

Subject index of the think tank's policy papers on school choice, students' rights, charter schools, and other issues in U.S. education. [ Read more ]

Research-based statements covering controversial educational issues in US schools. [ Read more ]

Provides action-oriented analyses of state and federal policies affecting education beyond high school. [ Read more ]

A report on people's thinking in national issues forums. This report describes what happened as people deliberated about issues related to our nation's kids: the values they drew on, the considerations they took into account, the costs and consequences they weighed as they talked, listened to others, and had time to reflect on the issue. [ Read more ]

Issues and articles. [ Read more ]

Reports from research grantees addressing issues in higher education reform. [ Read more ]

The SDP is designed to address the retention of "At Risk" students. Using unconventional methods of intervention, SDP has demonstrated over 90% success at California State University, Fullerton. [ Read more ]

A radical proposal arguing that schools such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which have many ties to wealthy corporations, should not charge their students tuition. [ Read more ]

Latest news, background information and links on U.S. elementary, secondary, and higher education issues. [ Read more ]

An address by Hilary Lips - recipient of the New Zealand Federation of University Women's Distinguished American Scholar Award - and distributed by Radford University's Center for Gender Studies. [ Read more ]

Committed to helping public school personnel embrace the key concepts of equity and eliminate bias and discrimination in the context of their day-to-day activities. [ Read more ]

Research articles and other essays regarding character education in the United States and Japan, by Taku Ikemoto [ Read more ]