Concerned
Parents' Web Sites
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Education
Consumers Association of Fort Worth & Crowley. Tremendous site,
with indepth information about education issues such as OBE, School to
Work, and Phonics. Many internet links to news articles and organizations.
"Developed to raise public awareness about programs and practices in local
K-12 classrooms that undermine the quality of education, usurp the role
of the parent, or go against our values."
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Brian Bruns' Edupage
This page is to inform the citizens of the United States and North Platte,
Nebraska of the education reform efforts underway. Over the past nine years,
I have done extensive research on Outcome-Based Education, Whole Language
vs Phonics, School-toWork, and other elements required to make school reform
successful.
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CPR For the Family
- Citizens for Preservation and Restoral of Families. Site claims to pull
the mask off of "education reform". Site developed by parents in West Virginia.
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Citizens for
Responsible Education Reform CRER is comprised of everyday Americans
interested in furthering the cause of responsible education reform through
the advancement of a better understanding of reform initiatives and legislation
affecting children, parents, teachers, and communities. The organization
takes a conservative, but realistic approach to seeking solutions to the
failings of the American education system.
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PRESS (Parents
Raising Educational Standards in Schools) PRESS is a non-profit,
statewide organization of parents, grandparents, teachers, school board
members and concerned citizens. The organization formed in March of 1994
in response to a growing number of concerns regarding the direction of
education in the state of Wisconsin. PRESS is also reaching beyond the
borders of Wisconsin to serve as a resource to parents and other organizations
throughout our country who share similar concerns. PRESS is committed to
raising academic standards by increasing parental awareness and involvement
in the school reform process. Site has many good articles.
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Arizona
Parents for Traditional Education Parents in Arizona who want to
be informed about reform issues in education.
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Mathematically
Correct Concerned parents and scientist about the New-New math
and a need to restore basic skills.
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In
Our Opinion The Tennisons in Oregon have filed a Federal law suit
on behalf of four families in two school districts against the State Board
of Education and the State Superintendent of Education declaring Oregon's
Education Act unconstitutional.
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Honest Open Logical Debate
on Math Reform Parents in the Palo Alto, CA, Unified School District
concerned with math reform.
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Parent's
Math Group Says Test Results Distorted Parents in the Palo Alto,
CA, Unified School District.
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Unofficial School Page Plano,
TX, Independent School District. Parent, Tim Williams and others developed
this page to oppose a trio of school bond proposals they believed were
excessive and poorly explained.
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Bill Bonville - Position
Paper on OBE Oregon.
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ESTEEM (Empire
State Task Force For Excellence In Educational Methods) Check out their
Table
of Contents and Links and Sites for many great articles and
Internet Links.
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Parents for Improved
Education Parents for informed education in Fairfax, Virginia County
Public Schools.
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Grandfather
Education Reform Report Two Grandfathers speak on the "Erosion
of Education Quality and Productivity".
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Education
E-Mail Loop Archives E-mail on an Education Loop.
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The California Homeschool
Network. Good general education information.
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The Alliance for Parental Involvement
in Education - Nonprofit organization which assists and encourages
parental involvement in education, wherever that takes place: in public
school, private school, or at home. A newsletter is available, annual conferences
and retreats.
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