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Education: Society: Issues: Education is intended for webWeb Sites dealing with public issues related to education: access to education - financing of education - government control of schools - legislation - policy - news - etc. Web Sites specifically intended for students or teachers - or with a classroom focus - should be submitted to the appropriate subsection of Reference: Education. Subcategories of Society:Issues:Education and cross-linked categories include Bilingual Education - Education Reform - Home Schooling - Literacy - School Choice (vouchers - etc.) - Sex Education - and Church-State Relations:Public Schools. (As of 6 April 1999.) Society Issues Education:
 Book Banning or Censorship of Texts: Banning Charter Schools: Schools Clothing and Uniforms: Uniforms Corporal Punishment: Punishment Development: Education School Safety: Safety School Violence: School English Society Issues: Children, Youth and Family English Society Organizations: Education English Reference: Education English Regional Europe United Kingdom Society and Culture Issues: Education English Society Issues Global Aid and Development: Education English Society Philosophy: Education English Society Issues Church-State Relations: Public Schools Edexhell - Success through Disqualification - EducationSociety: Edexhell, Issues Education Campaigning for investigation into the UK examination board Edexcel Success through Disqualification Education after a series of errors in papers, marking and information. Petition, timeline and other campaign details. The Emperor's Nakedness: Undressing Ignorance in the Classroom - EducationSociety: The Emperor's, Issues Education Pedagogy needs a re-think Nakedness: Undressing Ignorance in the Classroom Education . The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education - EducationSociety: The National, Issues Education Provides action-oriented analyses of state and federal policies affecting education beyond high school Center for Public Policy and Higher Education Education . Media Visions - EducationSociety: Media, Issues Education Articles and essays by journalist Ken Freed Visions Education covering issues related to literacy and educational technology. Education Week on the Web - EducationSociety: Education, Issues Education Weekly news on American education issues Week on the Web Education Searchable archives. America CountsSociety: America, Issues Education National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century Counts . Independent Voices for Better Education - EducationSociety: Independent, Issues Education Dedicated to improving education and educational accountability Voices for Better Education Education . Internet Sources for Higher Education Policy and ResearchSociety: Internet, Issues Education Links to higher education policy centers Sources for Higher Education Policy and Research both university-based and freestanding,, associations, publications, and other policy-related issues, from the American Council on Education. NYTimes.com - Sleep Is One Thing Missing in Busy Teenage LivesSociety: NYTimes, Issues Education Many teenagers live in a state of chronic sleep deficit that can affect mood Sleep Is One Thing Missing in Busy Teenage Lives behavior, schoolwork and reaction time. [Requires free nytimes.com registration to view.]. PEPE, In:c.Society: PEPE, Issues Education The only organization in the Philippines specifically devoted to the advancement and propagation of the theory and practice of popular education In:c. As part of its commitment to human development, PEPE provides education services to a diverse set of sectors and groups - urban poor, peasants, lawyers, doctors, women, and indigenous peoples. NYTimes.com - With Cheating on the Rise, More Colleges Are Turning to Honor Codes - EducationSociety: NYTimes, Issues Education Research shows less cheating at colleges with strong honor codes than at those without them With Cheating on the Rise, More Colleges Are Turning to Honor Codes Education so some campuses are adopting codes for the first time. [Requires free nytimes.com registration to view.]. NoIndoctrination.orgSociety: NoIndoctrination, Issues Education Read student postings about sociopolitical bias in college courses and orientations NoIndoctrination.org . National Center for Policy AnalysisSociety: National, Issues Education NCPA's conservative positions on educational issues Center for Policy Analysis . Almanac of Policy Issues: EducationSociety: Almanac, Issues Education Latest news of Policy Issues: Education background information and links on U.S. elementary, secondary, and higher education issues. Over Diagnosis of ADHD, Overuse of Ritalin, and its Causes - EducationSociety: Over, Issues Education · Short article with references Diagnosis of ADHD, Overuse of Ritalin, and its Causes Education . Drugged Obedience in the SchoolSociety: Drugged, Issues Education · Summarizes how various narcotics increase and decrease sensory attention and motor activity Obedience in the School and argues that medicating children to get satisfactory behavior is the wrong approach for a number of reasons. Bilingual Education (Ohio University CALL) - EducationSociety: Bilingual, Issues Education · Links to definitions of common terms and sites for and against bilingual education Education (Ohio University CALL) Education . Bilingual Education Report - EducationSociety: Bilingual, Issues Education · A review of biliingual education Education Report Education its shortcomings and status. Eye on Education: Students' VoicesSociety: Eye on, Issues Education · Boston's WGBH 89 Education: Students' Voices 7 goes behind the scenes with YWCA's Youth Voice Collaborative to produce "Classroom Voices: Teen and Teacher Radio Diaries." Features audio and transcripts of interviews with students. Students Against Testing - EducationSociety: Students, Issues Education · A nationwide network of students who oppose test and score-based schooling Against Testing Education and support life-based learning. Features information on how to get involved and an interactive message board. Children NowSociety: Children, Issues Education · A nonpartisan Now independent voice for children based in California, working to translate the nation's commitment to children and families into action. Provides articles and resources in the areas of Children and the Media, Talking with Kids, and Working Families. Connect For KidsSociety: Connect, Issues Education · Information for adults who want to make their communities better places for children For Kids News, a directory of groups working on behalf of children and families, and articles on many parenting topics. Plaid's Out, Again, as Schools Give Up Requiring UniformsSociety: Plaid's, Issues Education · New York Times article on the problems of requiring school uniforms overwhelming some schools Out, Again, as Schools Give Up Requiring Uniforms and they have decided to drop the requirements. [Requires free NYTimes.com registration to view.]. The Anti School Uniforms PageSociety: The Anti, Issues Education · Site is dedicated to the elimination of school uniforms School Uniforms Page . BadAds.orgSociety: BadAds, Issues Education · Site has tools and suggestions to put an end to intrusive advertising BadAds.org Includes information for parents, teachers, and kids. Selling America's kids - EducationSociety: Selling, Issues Education · Consumers Union report on commercial pressures on kids in the 90's America's kids Education See also the follow-up report listed above, "Captive Kids". National Issue:s.comSociety Issues - Non-partisan research web site that presents summary information and opposing viewpoints on major national issues Issue:s.com . Town Hall: Issues LibrarySociety Issues - Articles Hall: Issues Library links, and news about the gamut of social and public policy issues, from a conservative view. Moving IdeasSociety Issues - News and resources from the Policy Action Network Ideas a group of progressive-left policy research and advocacy organizations. Includes current reports from member groups, articles by subject, and link library. IGC - Institute for Global Communications - EducationSociety Issues - Nonprofit Institute for Global Communications Education provides alternative sources of information, and comprehensive Internet services for progressive individuals and organizations. Vot:e.comSociety Issues - A fully interactive site designed to give users a voice on important public issues and other topics Vot:e.com When visitors vote on a topic listed on the site, an immediate e-mail is sent to significant decision makers like congressional representatives, senators, and the president telling them how you feel. | |||||||||
