Sources for current research and data

·        The Consortium for Chicago School Research: http://www.consortium-chicago.org/

·        Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE): www.gse.upenn.edu/cpre

·        Council of Chief State School Officers: http://www.ccsso.org/

·        Education Commission of the States: http://www.ecs.org/

·        Education Testing Service: http://www.ets.org/

·        Learning Research and Development Center at the University of Pittsburgh: http://www.lrdc.pitt.edu/

·        National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP):
www.nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard

·        National Center for Education Statistics: http://www.nces.ed.gov/

·        National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future: http://www.nctaf.org/

·        National Education Goals Panel: http://www.negp.gov/

·        Southern Regional Education Board: http://www.sreb.org/

·        Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS): www.nces.ed.gov/timss

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Assessments

 Released items from performance-based state assessments

·        Kentucky Department of Education: www.kde.state.ky.us/oaa

·        Maryland Assessment Consortium: www.msde.state.md.us/mspap

·        Massachusetts Department of Education: www.doe.mass.edu/mcas

·        Michigan State Department of Education: http://www.meritaward.state.mi.us/merit/meap/index.asp

·        New York Sate Department of Education: www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/assess.html

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Education Organizations

Professional groups, parent and community-based organizations, and business associations concerned with education reform

·        ACORN: http://www.acorn.org/

·        The Business Roundtable: http://www.brtable.org/

·        Charles A. Dana Center, The University of Texas at Austin: http://www.utdanacenter.org/

·        Collaborative Communications: http://www.publicengagement.com/

·        Cross City Campaign for Urban School Reform: http://www.crosscity.org/

·        Just for the Kids (Texas): http://www.just4kids.org/

·        Military Child Education Coalition: http://www.militarychild.org/

·        National Alliance of Business: http://www.nab.com/

·        National Center on Education and the Economy: http://www.ncee.org/

·        Parents for Public Schools: http://www.parents4publicschools.com/

·        Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence (Kentucky): http://www.prichardcommittee.org/

·        Public Education Network: http://www.publiceducation.org/

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