Parents have recommended the following websites. Listing them does not
imply any endorsement by members of the United Parents Group or the
School District of Cheltenham Township. United Parents Group welcomes
comments about the value of these links. Federal, State, and County Websites - Pennsylvania School Profiles: School Report Cards: http://www.paprofiles.org/
- Montgomery County Library and Information Center: Your POWER Library Connection: http://www.mclinc.org/
- Educational Resources Information Center: Find abstracts of resources relating to K-12 educational management. The Clearinghouse also publishes books and other materials on topics of interest. http://eric.ed.gov/
- Department of Education site regarding No Child Left Behind legislation (For an electronic copy of The Achiever, a newsletter promoting NCLB, go to: www.nclb.gov/sub-scribe.html or ed.gov/nclb
- Education News Parents Can Use monthly broadcast will focus on the parent-specific provisions of No Child Left Behind. For more informations, call 1-800-USA-Learn or go to website, www.ed.gov/news/av/video/edtv/index.html
- Pennsylvania State Department of Education site includes a wealth of information relating to education in our state, such as: PSSA, No Child Left Behind legislation, new initiatives, the state report card, the state budget....http://www.pde.state.pa.us/
- Parent Advocacy Parent Education Network: Designed to support parents of children with special needs: http://www.parentednet.org/
- Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education: An affiliate chapter of the National Association for Gifted Children: http://www.penngifted.org/
College Services- Free Scholarship and College Searches
- Fastweb.com (College Scholarships)
- A Completely Different College Ranking Guide: http://www.alternet.org/story/41189/
- Run by the same organization that produces the SAT, the Website provides parents, students, and educators with a broad array of services including testing information, college planning, and financial aid opportunities. Collegeboard.com
- Provides links to scholarships, college searches, financial aid, and much more. Pheaamentor.com
- A test preparation service, it also provides information about colleges rankings, applications, scholarships, annual rankings of state accountability systems to name just a few links. Review.com (Princeton Review)
- A financial aid guide providing help with all aspects of the financial aid process even “scholarship scams,” free financial aid newsletter, cost estimates, etc. www.finaid.org
- A site developed by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. Click on “Parents and Students” to get advice and helpful hints by top experts across the country. www.nasfaa.org
- Advice for parents preparing kids for college available in pdf format in the “Tips for Teens” section of the Society for Adolescent Medicine’s Website. http://www.adolescenthealth.org/
FRIENDS HAVE GREATER INFLUENCE ON COLLEGE STUDENTS' BELIEFS ABOUT DRINKING BEHAVIOR College students' friends have a greater influence on the students' drinking behavior or beliefs about campus drinking than social norms campaigns, according to a Penn State study. Social norms campaigns are based on the rationale that binge drinkers will be more likely to reduce their drinking if they believe other students on campus drink less than they themselves do. A survey of 277 college students at a northeastern university found that nearly 73 percent did not believe the norms' message. This disbelief may have resulted from observing the behavior of their friends. Read more at http://live.psu.edu/story/19866Common, Low Cost Application Process for Historically Black Colleges Below is a web site that may be helpful to parents with High School Students starting the college application process. Students are able to apply to over 30 HBC(Historically Black Colleges) for only $35. Even if students feel they aren't interested in attending an HBC, this is a good opportunity to see if a college is willing to provide a full scholarship for students with high GPA's(grade point average). In addition, students who would like to attend a four year college, but do not have a strong academic profile on their transcript, may stand a greater chance of being considered for acceptance somewhere. http://www.eduinconline.com/School Reform A group whose mission is to provide equitable school funding for all school districts in PA along with a number of school improvement goals and accountability measures. http://www.goodschoolspa.org/- A small nonprofit organization advocating reform of public schools. rethinkingschools.org
- Lecturer and author, Alfie Kohn, promotes his views on reforming education, parenting, and managing behavior. alfiekohn.com
- An advocacy organization working to reform standardized testing. fairtest.org
- A private foundation (The Thomas P. Fordham Foundation) critiques the state standards movement in American education, including curriculum, federal policy issues (such as No Child Left Behind) accountability, and other controversies in American education. http://www.edexcellence.net/
Math Anxiety? - Here’s Some Resources Math Curriculum Children’s Literature - The American Library Association provides links to lists of notable children's books and award winners: www.ala.org
- The Children's Book Council (CBC) provides links to children's authors/illustrators and lists of books for children. It is a non-profit trade organization dedicated to encouraging literacy and the use and enjoyment of children's book, and it is the official sponsor of Young People's Poetry Week and Children's Book Week. The Council's members include U.S. publishers and packagers of trade books for children and young adults. www.cbcbooks.org
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