Art in Education
| "I
think music and the arts should be considered core subjects in
our nation's schools. There is absolutely no conflict between
the expansion of our fine arts programs, our music programs and
focus on other academic programs." Rod Paige, U.S. Secretary of Education, 2001 |
California Arts Council
Arts in Education
The California Alliance for Arts Education
PTA Bring Back the Arts
The California Arts Project (TCAP)
Concerned Californians for Arts Education
Americans For The Arts.org
Resources
ARTSEDGE
TeachingArts.org
California Department
of Education
The California Department of Education Visual
and Performing Arts Education
State Content Standards for the Arts
CDE VAPA links
Charter Schools
Here is a link to a great
site on charter schools lots of stuff
here is the .gov site on charter schools
Here are some links to sites with FAQ about charter schools.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/charter/qanda/
http://www.indiocharter.org/faq-general.htm
http://www.mhcharter.org/faq.html
Information on k-8 Configuration
Revival of the K-8 School
Criticism of middle schools fuels renewed interest in
a school configuration of yesteryear.
K-8 Schools: An
Idea for the New Millenium?
Is the Time Right for "Elemiddles?"
Grade-Span Configurations
Where 6th and 7th grades are assigned may
influence student achievement.
Parents seek more
K-8 centers in Dade
District shows k-8 plan
MIDDLE SCHOOL CONVERSIONS
School District of Philadelphia is converting middle schools
into small High Schools and k-5s into k-8s
Parents' voices heard in MPS plan expanding K-8
Middle school debate
Muddle in the Middle
A Crack in the Middle
The great K-8 debate
Some Findings About K-8 Schools
American School Board Journal :article on middle
school and k-8 movement
Kids like get-out-of junior highcard
Students Don't Grow Detached, Schools Do
Effects of Grade-Span Configurations on Academic Achievement: What Rural Educators Should Know.
CATALYST: Cleveland Schools
District phases out troubled middle schools
Forest Hill finds space for new grades
Cincinnati K-8s show improvements
Elements of Good K-8 Schools
Benefits of Small Schools
Media reports from smallschoolsworkshop
Research from smallschoolsworkshop
When Size Matters: Making Big Schools Feel Small
Education World: Are Smaller Schools Better Schools?
Sites for comparing schools
GreatSchools.net
Dunbar:
School Wise Press
Sonoma
county top 75 in reading
Dunbar
Sonoma County Office of Education
2001-2002 Academic Performance
Index (API) Growth Report
District: Sonoma Valley Unified
Dunbar
Dunbar from GreatSchools.net (more readable)
STAR(standardized testing and reporting)
2001 STAR for Sonoma Valley Unified
2002
STAR for Sonoma Valley Unified
Statistics
International
Scoring
Around the World (international reading)
Third International
Math and Science Study
National
National
Center for Education Statistics
Local
Private
schools in Sonoma
Federal
U.S.
Department of Education
California
Department of Education
California
Department of Education
Curriculum
Frameworks
Content
Standards for California Public Schools K - 12
Charter
Schools
Proformance
Index
API
Growth Report
California
English Language Development Test
Textbooks
2000 6-8 Science Adoption
Holt Science
and Technology:
Life, Earth and Physical
Daylighting:
The use of natural light
to lower energy cost and also increase student performance.
Daylighiting
in schools:
Daylighiting
in schools: PDF file
Some links on TV viewing and children...
Strangers in Our
Homes: TV and Our Children's Minds
By:Susan R. Johnson,
M.D.
Edited excerpt of The Plug-in Drug: TV and the American Family
by Marie Winn
UCB Parents Advice
about Parenting, Families, & TV
For kids, reducing TV viewing may be a key to
preventing obesity
Study links television viewing to sleep deprivation
in children
University of Michigan Health System webpage
on TV and children (many links)
Misc.
The
Center for Commercial-Free Public Education
Learning
in the Real World
The Alliance for Childhood
Mathematically Correct.
