The Center for Education Reform offers research, resources and talking points on education reform issues including accountability, charter schools and school choice, standards and testing, and more. CER homeVisit their Parent Power
a parent resource for parents seeking better educational opportunities for their kids, providing them valuable information on everything from evaluating curriculum to making sense of school data to initiating a grass roots movement for change.
The ABCs of Teaching is particularly useful.
How to communicate effectively with your child’s teacher.
Talking to your child's teacher, making the most of parent-teacher conferences.
Everything you need to know about teacher quality.
Does certified mean quality?
Questions to ask... keeping good teachers
Getting informed: Knowing how your school operates.
Principals, unions and contracts, the low-down on the PTA
Connect with groups and organizations, how to take charge of your child's education, links, and issues like, Whatever Happened to...Grammar Instruction?!
TT - Our assessment- an organization that cares as much about your child as you do.