Education Week: Issues PageEducation Week's Issues pages contain brief background essays on key
education issues. Each page includes links to definitions of related
education terms and to stories from the Education Week and Teacher
Magazine archives. You'll also find an annotated list of pertinent sites
on the Web and a collection of links to related organizations.
Inclusion
This web site is designed for general education teachers, special
education teachers, parents, and school staff to help provide some
answers about how to accomplish inclusive education. Resources for
making accommodations are included as well as links to other web sites
and resource lists for learning more about inclusive education.
National Association for Bilingual Education
Promoting educational excellence and equity through bilingual
education, the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) is
the only national organization exclusively concerned with the education
of language-minority students in American schools. Visit their web site
to learn more about NABE.
National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education
The National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education (NCBE) is funded
by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Bilingual Education and
Minority Languages Affairs to collect, analyze, and distribute
information relating to the effective education of linguistically and
culturally diverse learners in the U.S.
Poverty
The young child poverty rate is significantly higher in the United
States than in other Western Industrialized nations. This site offers in
depth information about this situation, including links to articles
about child care and early education.
Teaching Tolerance
Teaching Tolerance is a national education project dedicated to
helping students foster equity, respect, and understanding in the
classroom and beyond.