These university-based education research centers address specific topics such as student learning and achievement, cultural diversity, at-risk students, gifted and talented adolescents, and postsecondary improvement. (
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/AchGoal5/appf.html
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Explores innovative educational ideas about goals and standards, instruction, learning, parent involvement, school-to-work transitions, and other topics. (
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/
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U.S. Department of Education site on how to prepare a child for early childhood education. Contains several links and articles for students with and without disabilities. (
http://www.ed.gov/parents/earlychild/ready/resources.html
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Examines this increasingly popular developmentally appropriate approach to early childhood education. Includes online articles about Reggio Emilia written by leading early childhood educators and links to related sites. (
http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu/poptopics/reggio.html
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This ERIC Digest report covers how many children are in poverty, what the costs are, and related issues. (
http://www.ericdigests.org/1993/poverty.htm
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The ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education includes information and links to other sites about children's education in elementary schools. (
http://ericeece.org/
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Jonathan Kozol talks about the devastating effects of growing up in the poverty-stricken areas of inner cities. (
http://www.stager.org/articles/kozolinterview1.html
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The website of the Kentucky Chapter of the National Association for Multicultural Education. Provides access to a wide range of multicultural education resources. (
http://www.nameorg.org/
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Read about James Comer's School Development Program, which is designed to create a positive school context in which children are motivated to learn and are given considerable support. (
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/OR/ConsumerGuides/comer.html
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The Council for Exceptional Children CEC website. Includes information about the organization and a discussion forum about children who are exceptional. (
http://www.cec.sped.org/
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Frank Pajares' website with articles on such topics as self-efficacy, motivation, and math performance, current directions in self-efficacy research, strategies for inviting students to engage in self-efficacy, and students' perception of good teaching. (
http://www.des.emory.edu/mfp/self-efficacy.html
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