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Parent Education Network (PEN) is a statewide coalition in Pennsylvania of parents of children representing a range of disabilities and ages. PEN believes strongly that knowledgeable, skillful parents impact effectively on early intervention, special education, and adult services for their child with disabilities. PEN's Parent Training Projects promote mutual respect between parents and professionals for the knowledge, skills, and abilities each contributes to develop appropriate educational and service delivery outcomes for the child and adult...
http://www.parentednet.org/
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The Tennessee Initiative for Gifted Education Reform (TIGER) is a non-profit corporation whose purpose is to support programs, policy initiatives, and legislation that will expand and enhance advanced educational opportunities for PreK-12 students in Tennessee, and to foster an understanding of gifted children and their exceptional needs. TIGER provides a communication network for parents, educators, policy-makers, and other members of the community who are interested in promoting these goals.
http://www.tigernetwork.org/
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Align to Achieve, Inc., is an independent, not-for-profit organization created in October of 2001 as an outgrowth of its parent company, Achieve, Inc. Align to Achieve (A2A)'s purpose is:
- to build and maintain a Standards Database of the latest K-12 content standards and benchmarks from states, national organizations, and selected countries;
- to provide educators, publishers, and education solution providers with a clear, concise, and consistent format of skill expectations across the nation and beyond in K-12 education;
http://www.aligntoachieve.org/
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The mission of CGEP is to generate public awareness, advocacy, clinical applications, and cutting-edge research ideas that will enhance the achievement and performance of children and adolescents with special gifts and talents in all domains, including the academic disciplines, the performing arts, sports, and the professions.
http://www.apa.org/ed/cgep.html
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The work of The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (NRC/GT) is guided by emerging research about the broadened conception of human potential and the need to develop "high-end learning" opportunities for all of America's students. Programs and services designed to challenge the highest levels of learning and creativity; to promote high expectations, rigorous standards, and greater engagement with subject matter should be an integral part of every school's overall program. They believe that the nation's largest reservoir of untap...
http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/nrcgt.html
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This website offers special education law and advocacy strategies. It is the home page for Reed Martin, J.D., an attorney with more than 33 years experience in special education law.
http://www.reedmartin.com/
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This is a legislative update from NAGC on bills S.501 and H.R. 1191.
http://www.nagc.org/search.aspx?query=Gifted+Education+State+Formula+Grant+Legislation+Introduced+in+Congress
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This press release from Sen. Chuck Grassley's office announces that Grassley has introduced legislation to help raise awareness among all teachers of the educational needs of gifted and talented students.
http://www.senate.gov/~grassley/releases/2003/p03r09-24a.htm
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This website features links to the exact wording of each state's state law and homeschooling rules/regulations. It allows users to access and review pertinent legislation for their locale.
http://www.homeedmag.com/lawregs/lawregs.html
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This is a link to a press release announcing that Sen. Chuck Grassley has introduced legislation to help states provide educational services to gifted and talented students. Grassley's bill would provide money to local school districts so that they can expand the availability of gifted education services. The bill itself, S.501, can be viewed here.
http://grassley.senate.gov/releases/2003/p03r03-04b.htm
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Just for the Kids School Reports that compare each school with the highest performing schools in the state serving similar or more disadvantaged student populations. These charts are designed to show each school's potential for improvement.
http://just4kids.org/jftk/index.cfm?st=US&loc=home
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This website is the former online home of the National Education Goals Panel. NEGP was a unique bipartisan and intergovernmental body of federal and state officials created in July 1990 to assess and report state and national progress toward achieving the National Education Goals. NOTE: The National Education Goals Panel has been dissolved pursuant to Congressional mandate. Although the website is functionally operational, it is no longer being maintained or updated.
http://www.negp.gov/index.htm
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This site contains the "No Child Left Behind" legislation, in its entirety.
http://www.nochildleftbehind.gov
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This website, sponsored by Council for Exceptional Children tracks all legislation regarding gifted children. You can search for elected federal officials in any state, view current issues and legislation as well as search their media guide.
http://capwiz.com/cek/home/
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Sheridan uses facts and statistics to show where Massachusetts public schools are failing in their gifted education programs.
http://www.kidsboston.com/giftstry.htm
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SchoolMatters provides rich information and powerful search and comparison tools to help uncover the stories behind the numbers, and further the discussion about how to improve student performance. SchoolMatters gives policymakers, educators, and parents the tools they need to make better-informed decisions that improve student performance.
http://www.schoolmatters.com/
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This is a book that discusses many factors concerning acceleration, including age, acceleration from preschool to college, current school district policies, and effects of acceleration from a social and emotional standpoint. Available options and resources are some of the topics discussed.
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American students' dwindling aptitude in math and science have become newsworthy lately, often culminating in debates about test scores. The author reiterates the concern that American youth is not being prepared for an emerging, competitive international market. But his review of studies, programs, and other data reveal a disturbing new correlation between educational access and power. He argues that the poor, minority students, and young women are not encouraged in math studies, thus widening the gap between the under and over classes. His re...
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An exquisite and compelling statement of what education could and should be. Annemarie begins with an insightful discussion of what she calls "the dilemma of modern education" in order to provide the reader with a clear understanding of "where she is coming from." She then presents a philosophy of self-actualization and interdependence which represents a "philosophy of both learning and life." Readers will find this discussion of the philosophy and its implementation specific and meaningful, well-illustrated by examples taken from Annemarie's...
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A moving set of reports on the trials and tribulations of parents who strive for an appropriate and high quality education for their gifted and talented children. After an introduction which sets the stage by offering the basic information which all advocates of the gifted should have, the book offers one set of stories on early admission and the general problem of admission to programs, a second set on parents' efforts to get proper instruction for their gifted children, and a third set on early high school graduation and the awarding of cred...
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"Slowly but surely there is an evolving framework and body of law developing in this country that can be used to settle gifted controversies.... For the parents and teachers of the gifted who have exhausted the negotiation process...mediation is a viable vehicle for finding a resolution in the most friendly, amicable manner." This book addresses options for parents and teachers alike in the advocacy process for gifted children in schools. "This library of legal information is valuable to those working with gifted students and for the parents o...
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"While this book is the first comprehensive and analytical study on case law and hearing officer decisions involving gifted students, its purpose is to prevent gifted education disputes from reaching the courts. Too often resources are spent trying education cases when the time and money could be more efficiently spent on the education process."
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The author argues that our current system of education fails to provide the discipline and challenges necessary for children to fully develop.
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There are many theories presently circulating about how to reform our educational system. But one organization, which has a proven track record in this field, is the Center for Talented Youth at The Johns Hopkins University. The wealth of material presented here is of interest to educators at all levels, as well as to parents of both preschool and school children, and should be required reading for school administrators and education policy makers at the local, state, and national levels. Its unconventional approach to reforming American educat...
http://www.a1books.com/cgi-bin/mktSearch?act=showDesc&code=gbase&rel=1&ITEM_CODE=0889371121
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The essays in this book, an expanded version of the Winter 1968 Special Issue of the Harvard Educational Review, examine the concept of equal educational opportunity in the context of these research findings and the current school crisis.
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In 1982, an extraordinary book, The New Meaning of Educational Change, appeared and revolutionized how educational reform was regarded. Now, Michael Fullan has greatly revised and expanded the ideas that make this book the definitive up-to-date reference for the educational innovator in the new millennium. It provides powerful insights in to the complexity of reform and recommends inspiring and practical strategies for lasting improvement. Written in clear, accessible language, Fullan provides a classic guide to reform.
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Gifted Dialogue connects psychologists with the larger giftedness community of scholars, graduate students, local and state education policy makers and advocacy groups, educators, parents, and students. The newsletter features Continuing Education credit opportunities for psychologists, a graduate student column, and interviews and articles about giftedness.
http://www.apa.org/ed/cgepgiftdial.html
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