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| Alfie Kohn | ||
| The outspoken author's virtual home. From competition to discipline to standardized testing, learn about what works in schools, according to Alfie Kohn. A complete list of articles, books, and lecture topics is provided. ( http://www.alfiekohn.org/ ) | ||
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| American Library Association: Banned Books | ||
| Various perspectives on censorship and book banning are presented along with lists of the frequently most banned books. ( http://www.ala.org/bbooks/challeng.html ) | ||
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| Assessing Reading Levels | ||
| A step-by-step guide to determining the reading grade level of a text. ( http://www.sph.emory.edu/WELLNESS/reading.html ) | ||
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| Banned Books and Censorship -- A Closer Look at Book Banning | ||
| An exciting site filled with studies of banned books and censorship issues, including a special section on books banned in the 1990s. ( http://ncrve.berkeley.edu ) | ||
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| CRESST Homepage | ||
| Funded by the U.S. Department of Education and the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) conducts research on important topics related to K-12 educational testing. ( http://www.cse.ucla.edu/ ) | ||
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| The Multicultural Pavilion -- Multicultural Education Resources and Dialogues | ||
| Provides resources for educators, students and activists to study multicultural issues. ( http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/ ) | ||
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| National Multicultural Institute (NMCI) | ||
| Studies multicultural and diversity issues well beyond the schools and United States. ( http://www.nmci.org/ ) | ||
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| A Systemic Approach to Standards-Based Learning | ||
| An article from the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse has advice to help school personnel manage the process of standards implementation, specifically regarding math and science standards. Links lead to standards documents and many resources on assessment, inquiry, and technology aspects of standards. ( http://www.enc.org/focus/ ) | ||
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