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Articles on Parent Involvement in Schools from UCLA
UCLA's Quick Find Online Clearinghouse supplies professional articles on a variety of topics related to parents' involvement in schools.
Bibliography of Parent Involvement Studies
Sponsored by CADRE. The Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE) works to increase the nation's capacity to effectively resolve special education disputes, reducing the use of expensive adversarial processes. CADRE works with state and local education and early intervention systems, parent centers, families and educators to improve programs and results for children with disabilities. CADRE is funded by the Office of Special Education Programs at the US Department of Education to serve as the National Center on Dispute Resolution in Special Education.
Broadband Search - Free internet resource tool.
Broadband Search has an in-depth page dedicated to the best internet providers in the Cypress / Orange County area that would be extremely useful to local residents seeking information on faster or more reliable internet during the pandemic. They’ve put thousands of hours into their extensive research and their rankings are completely unbiased. They rank internet providers by the amount of coverage they provide in the area and this tool is very useful for the community.
California Department of Education
Your best resource for standards, frameworks, and test score reporting.
Child and Family Web Guide
The Child and Family Web Guide is sponsored by Tufts University. The WebGuide is a directory that evaluates, describes and provides links to hundreds of sites containing child development research and practical advice. Topics are selected on the basis of parent recommendations; they cover all ages, from early child development through adolescence
National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education
When Schools and families work together to support learning, everyone benefits.
National PTA
Membership is open to anyone who believes in the Mission and Purposes of National Parent Teacher Association. Individual members may belong to any number of PTAs and pay dues in each. Every person who joins a local PTA automatically becomes a member of both the state and National PTAs.
Parent Information from OCDE
The Orange County Department of Education Parent Information page.
ParentingTeensNetwork is a communications company focused on producing responsible and appropriate communications for parents and teens. We seek to improve the dialogue between parents and teens about important issues like health and wellness, relationships, technology and media, education, finances and more.
U.S. Department of Education Parent Resources
Includes a Toolkit for Hispanic Families: http://www.ed.gov/parents/academic/involve/2006toolkit/index.html