EDUCATION : K thru 12
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Colorado Information
GOVERNMENT
Colorado Department of Education
Office of Standards & Assessments
(Analyzes student performance based on state assessments)
Colorado Student Assessment Program
(Colorado's model content standards for grades K-12 & how Colorado students meet academic standards)
Regionalized Education Service Map
Colorado Public School Accountability
(Information on individual Colorado schools, including academic performance; CSAP results; safety & discipline incidents; student/teacher ratio; teacher qualifications; & expenditure of taxpayer dollars)
(School finance information published by Colorado Legislative Council staff)
(State affiliate of American Federation of Teachers (AFT))
Association of Colorado Independent Schools (ACIS)
(State affiliate of National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS))
Colorado Association of School Boards
Colorado Association of School Executives
(Organization for professional K-12 educators; includes divisions for school personnel administrators, elementary & school principals)
Colorado Association of School Business Officials
(Boards of Cooperative Education Services)
Colorado Education Alignment Council (CEAC)
(Created in 2006 by executive order, the Council coordinates Colorado secondary education, postsecondary education & business community relationships)
Colorado Education Association
(State affiliate of National Education Association (NEA))
Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA)
(Nonprofit organization advancing students' interscholastic participation)
Colorado Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Federal Resources
(U.S. Census Bureau/Current Population Survey (CPS) data on states & metropolitan areas)
Public Elementary-Secondary Education Finance
(U.S. Census Bureau state-by-state school finance data)
National Center for Education Statistics
(Education Statistics; Condition of Education, etc.)
(Information on over 105,000 K-12 schools in the U.S.)
(Resources on: early childhood, K-12 education, higher education, teachers, distance learning, special education, etc.)
(National Conference of State Legislature's (NCSL) resources)
(Compilation of national & international news)
(Journal on K-12 education reform in the U.S.)
Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA)
Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
(Bibliographic database of more than 1.1 million education citations dating back to 1966)
Schools, Colleges, & Libraries
(National Center for Education Statistics database searchable by institution name, city, or zip code)
(School finance litigation & standards-based reform movement information)
State education finance litigation
American Association of School Administrators (AASA)
American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
Center on Education Policy (CEP)
(Center analyzes role of public education in a democracy & academic quality of public schools)
Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE)
(Center analyzes role of public education in a democracy & academic quality of public schools)
Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)
(Nonprofit organization of public education leaders)
Education Commission of the States (ECS)
(Comparative state-by-state education data)
National Education Association (NEA)
Program on Education Policy & Governance (PEPG)
(Systematic analysis of education policy & governing arrangements. Hosted by Harvard University)
Regional Educational Laboratories (REL)
(U.S. Education Department educational research & development laboratories)
(Reports on education issues)
Center for Education Reform: States' Charter School Laws
Colorado League of Charter Schools
(Colorado's charter school policies)
National Charter School Resource Center
(Information on charter schools)
(Colorado educational options)
Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation
Center for Education Reform: School Choice
Center for Comprehensive School Reform & Improvement
(Assists schools with organizing, planning, implementing & sustaining improvement)
No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
Education Commission of the States (ECS): No Child Left Behind Database
(NCLB individual state plans & comparisons of states' activities, from Education Commission of the States)
(Information, analyses, & comparative data for public schools, districts, & state education systems)
American Homeschool Association
(Official information on Colorado's homeschool law, frequently asked questions, resources, statistics, & CSAP testing for home-schooled students)
(Homeschooling resources)
(Clearinghouse on Early Education & Parenting (CEEP) resources)
Education Commission of the States (ECS)
Full & Half Day Kindergarten ( From NCSL)
Education Commission of the States: Technology
(State educational technology activities & specific issues)
National Educational Technology Standards (NETS)
(Developing standards for effective use of technology in Pre-K & K-12 education)
International Association for K - 12 Online Learning (INACOL)
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL): Technology in Education
Office of Educational Technology, U.S. Department of Education
(Develops & implements national educational technology policy)
State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA)
(Improving student achievement through technology)
(Colorado Department of Education collaborating with schools to provide affordable, high-quality, standards-based supplemental online coursework)
(Research on policies & practices of alternative schools & disabled students)
Colorado Special Education Advisory Committee (CSEAC)
(State committee mandated by federal & state law focusing on education of children & youth with disabilities)
National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE)
(Information for state agencies, schools, parents, & advocates)
Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)
(Division of U.S. Department of Education)
(Statistics & scores by state)
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
(Also known as Nation's Report Card, NAEP assesses & reports on American students' performance in selected subject areas)
National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO)
(Designs educational assessments & accountability systems to monitor educational results for all students, including those with disabilities or limited English proficiency)
See Also Children's Issues
See Also Education (Early Childhood)
