LINKS
These links are provided as useful sites to inform the managment representative in their labor negotiations. The links are divided into three parts:
- Legal Research Sites
- Education Sites
- Other State Labor Relations Associations
If you would like to recommend sites to be added to this section, please email execdir@naen.org
Legal Research Sites
- ADA Document Center - ADA Statute, Regulations, ADAAG (Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines), Federally Reviewed Tech Sheets, and Other Assistance Documents
- American Association of School Adminstrators - Links to discussion of current legislative activity concerning education, articles and reports on education issues, etc.
- American Federation of Teachers
- Employee Benefits - Employee benefits compliance information and tools including news services, reference libraries, sample documents, question and answer forum.
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Information on agency publications, guidelines, press releases, etc.
- Federal OSHA - Press releases, posters, questions and answers, etc.
- Hieros Gamos Legal News
- Hieros Gamos - Supra National Organizations
- Human Resource Issues - Daily updates on human resource issues such as employee benefits, discrimination, health insurance, etc.
- Employment Law Cases and Statutes
- National Labor Relations Board - Recent NLRB decisions, rules and press releases for "organized" employers.
- NSBA Council of School Attorneys - News and articles on education related issues.
- Washburn University Law Library - Federal legislation and laws searchable database
- Safety and Health Literature - Links to abstracts and reports on various occupational injuries.
- Society for Human Resource Management - Employee benefits, discrimination, health insurance.
- University of Nebraska Law Library
- U.S. Department of Education - Title IV School Codes, Disabilities Education Act, education statistics, news releases and DOE publications and products.
- U.S. Department of Labor - Information on wage and hour issues and family and medical leave issues.
- Willamette University - Ross Runkel (Professor) Labor Law Page - Homepage of Willamette University Professor Ross Runkel, with information on recent labor and employment law developments and links to many other sites.
Education Sites
- Agency for Instructional Technology
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
American Association of Community Colleges
American Association of School Administrators (AASA)
American Educational Research Association
American Federation of Teachers (AFT) - An affiliate of the AFL-CIO
American School and University - Publication devoted exclusively to the business of managing educational facilities.
National School Boards Association.
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Annenberg Institute for School Reform - develops, shares and acts on knowledge that improves the conditions and outcomes of schooling in America, especially in urban communities and in schools serving disadvantaged children.
ArtsEdge/The Kennedy Center
ERIC database and more. (Hosted by Syracuse University)
Association for Educational Communications and Technology
Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Cable in the Classroom
Center on Education Policy
CEO Forum on Education and Technology - Ensure that America's schools effectively prepare all students to be contributing citizens and productive workers in the 21st Century. The Forum issues an annual assessment of the nation's progress toward integrating technology into American classrooms.
Classrooms Without Walls
Committee for Children - non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention of child abuse and youth violence through the development of educational curricula and original research.
Computer Learning Foundation
Computers for Learning - Designed to donate surplus federal computer equipment to schools and educational non-profits, giving special consideration to those with the greatest need.
Computers in the Classroom
Council for Exceptional Children
Council of Chief State School Officers
Council of School Attorneys - National advocacy organization composed exclusively of attorneys representing school boards.
Council of the Great City Schools
- Denver Public Schools Performance Pay
Education Week
Education and Library Networks Coalition (EdLinc)
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Education Commission of the States (ECS) - Interstate planning commission for education representing 49 of the 50 states. ECS is charged with helping state leaders identify, develop and implement sound education policy.
Educational Research Service (ERS) - Non-profit foundation serving the research and information needs of educators and the public.
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Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) - National information system providing access to an extensive collection of education-related literature.
AskERIC - Search the ERIC database and more. (Hosted by Syracuse University)
Educational Testing Service
Educational Technology Network - a collaboration of professional educators and technologists committed to realizing the potential of technology in education.
Eduhound - Extensive directory of education related Web Sites.
- EDvancenet - (temporarily unavailable) - committed to helping school leaders make sound decisions about the use of technology to achieve educational goals such as student achievement, educational equity, and workforce preparedness.
Electronic School - quarterly technology magazine for K-12 school leaders.
American School Board Journal)
The Foundation Center - Collecting, organizing, analyzing and disseminating information on foundations, corporate giving and related subjects.
From Now On - The Educational Technology Journal
Fulbright Teacher/Administrator Exchange Program - International exchange program helping teachers and administrators contribute to mutual understanding between the United States and countries around the world.
Funding for Technology - Brings together reports; funding strategies used by states, districts and schools; grant writing tools; and funding sources.
Getty Arts EdNet
Global Schoolhouse
Highwired.Net - The world's largest network of on-line school newspapers. Offers schools a location to publish a student newspaper for free.
International Communications Industries Association
International Technology Education Association
Public Agenda Online linking journalists and educators together to improve the coverage of public education, fight myths and involve others in on-line discussion.
National Association of Elementary School Principals
National Association of Secondary School Principals
National Association of State Boards of Education
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National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Practitioners Circle - Local education practitioners-oriented web site to meet the information needs of teachers, administrators, parents, librarians, and counselors.
- School District Demographics - This application allows users to compare demographic information between any two United States School Districts.
National Center on Education and the Economy
- National Center on Time and Learning- The National Center on Time & Learning is dedicated to expanding learning time to improve student achievement and enable a well-rounded education for all children. We start with a simple premise - that time matters when it comes to education. In order to help close the achievement gap and see all our students excel, we need to give them more time in the school day.
National Education Association
National Education Goals.
National ITFS Association
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National School Boards Association (NSBA)
School Board News - National newspaper covering the latest trends in public education from a school board member perspective.
Voucher Strategy Center - Includes materials from state associations that have conducted campaigns to defeat private school voucher programs and provides research on voucher programs.
National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) - School communication training and services to school leaders.
National School Safety Center - Training and resources for preventing school crime and violence.
New American Schools
Parent Teachers Association (PTA) - A volunteer organization of parents whose main objective is to promote the welfare of children.
OPB)
- Public Service Research Foundation - A private nonprofit studying the impact of unionism in government on government
Regional Technology in Education Consortia
Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program
Safe Schools Coalition, Inc. - provides resources, including information about conferences and current research.
NSBA covering the latest trends in public education from a school board member perspective.
School Planning & Management - magazine written and edited to meet the business and information needs of today's school buying team.
Technology in Education: Funding - An excellent list of links to foundations, programs, corporations and other funding resources.
US Census Bureau
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US Department of Education
US State Department: Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
USA Today: Weekly Learning Adventure - Interactive projects, resources from around the nation and live discussion groups for educators.
Voices of Youth - Developed by UNICEF
Yahoo's Guide to Education
Other State Labor Relations Associations