Standards & Standards-Based Reform
Links to state standards documents, searchable data banks of standards, information about state progress in standards-based reform
· Achieve: http://www.achieve.org/
· American Federation of Teachers: http://www.aft.org/
· CA Department of Education (DOE) Standards and Assessment Division: http://www.cde.ca.gov/statetests/
· California Master Plan: http://www.sen.ca.gov/ftp/SEN/COMMITTEE/JOINT/MASTER_PLAN/_home/020909THEMASTERPLANLINKS.HTML
· Education Week: http://www.edweek.com/
· No Child Left Behind: http://nclb.gov/
· CA Public School Accountability Act: http://www.cde.ca.gov/psaa/
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Research & Data
Sources for current research and data
· CA DOE DataQuest: http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/
· CA Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS): www.cde.ca.gov/demographics/
· Center for Future Teaching and Learning (CFTL): http://www.cftl.org/home.html
· Council of Chief State School Officers: http://www.ccsso.org/
· Ed Data: http://www.ed-data.k12.ca.us/
· EdSource: http://www.edsource.org/
· Education Commission of the States: http://www.ecs.org/
· Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC): http://www.eric.ed.gov/
· Education Testing Service: http://www.ets.org/
· Great Schools: http://www.greatschools.net/
· 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/
· Policy Analysis for California Education: http://pace.berkeley.edu/
· Public Policy Institute of CA (PPIC): http://www.ppic.org/main/home.asp
· Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS): www.nces.ed.gov/timss
· West Ed: http://www.wested.org/
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Assessments
Released items from performance-based state assessments
· CA DOE Assessment and Accountability: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ac/
· Ed Source CA Assessment News: http://www.edsource.org/edu_ass_cal.cfm
· Standardized Testing and Reporting Program (STAR): http://star.cde.ca.gov/star2002/
· California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE): http://www.cde.ca.gov/statetests/cahsee/index.html
· CAHSEE Reporting: http://cahsee.cde.ca.gov/
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Education Organizations
Professional groups, parent and community-based organizations, and business associations
concerned with education reform
· Achievement Council (California): http://www.achievementcouncil.org/
· ACORN: http://www.acorn.org/
· Association of California School Administrators (ACSA): www.acsa.org
· California Center for Teaching Careers (CalTeach): www.calteach.com
· California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC): www.ctc.ca.gov
· California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA): www.ccsesa.org
· Californians for Justice (CFJ): http://www.caljustice.org/
· Community Coalition: http://www.ccsapt.org/
· Cross City Campaign for Urban School Reform: http://www.crosscity.org/
· CSU Institute for Education Reform: http://www.calstate.edu/ier/
· Justice Matters: http://www.justicematters.org/
· New Teacher Center: http://www.newteachercenter.org/
· National Center on Education and the Economy: http://www.ncee.org/
· National Education Association: http://www.nea.org/
· Parents for Public Schools: http://www.parents4publicschools.com/
· Public Education Network: http://www.publiceducation.org/
· UC ACCORD: http://ucaccord.gseis.ucla.edu/
· UCLA/IDEA Institute for Democracy, Education and Access: http://idea.gseis.ucla.edu/
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