The following links are listed in alphabetical order and are provided for your convenience only. Inclusion on this site does not in any way imply endorsement by the Florida PIRC at USF.

¡Colorín colorado!

• Information, activities, and advice for Spanish-speaking parents and educators of English language learners

• Educational Resource Information Center

Family Friendly Schools

Practical ideas for linking parent involvement and increased student achievement.

• Commissioner's Corner, Education Directories, News and more.  Helpful information, statistics and resources for parents, teachers, students, and administrators.
• Family Involvement Office
• Florida School Choice

Great Schools

• School information for public, private and charter schools nationwide

• The Family Involvement Network of Educators (FINE)

Learning Network Parent Channel

• Activities for children, parenting advice, child development and family reference at the Learning Network.

National Center for Family and Community Connections with Schools - Southwest Educational Develop Laboratory

National Center for Family Literacy

• The National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education (NCPIE) is dedicated to developing effective family/school partnerships in schools throughout America.

• The Center for Social Organization of Schools (CSOS) was established as an educational research and development center at Johns Hopkins University in 1966. CSOS conducts programmatic research and development activities to improve the education system, as well as full-time program development, training, and support staff engaged in developing curricula and providing technical assistance to help schools use the Center's research.

• Provides access to research-based information about the process of parenting and family involvement in education.

• A brief "one-stop" resource for information on the National PTA.

• It's a new era in education and we want you, as parents and community members to be part of the transformation. On the official No Child Left Behind web site, you can find answers to your questions about the new education law signed by President Bush on January 8, 2002.

Parent Smart

• Your guide to the best and most helpful information about how to help your child succeed in school.

• An On-line Magazine for Parents and Children.

Parents for Educational Choice

Partnership For Family Involvement in Education (PFIE)

• U.S. Department of Education's Partnership For Family Involvement in Education site.

Project Appleseed

Parent involvement pledge, checklist and sample practices for effective parental involvement.

fatherhood resources

Below is a list of other sites which cover a broad spectrum of Fatherhood-related issues.

List of links to professional organizations and unions

• National Middle School Association (www.NMSA.org)
• National Council for Teachers of English (www.NCTE.org)
• National Council for Teachers of Mathematics (www.NCTM.org)
• National Education Association (www.NEA.org)
• American Federation of Teachers (www.AFT.org)
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (www.NAEYC.org)
• Music Teachers National Association (www.MTNA.org)
• The International Reading Association (www.reading.org)
• The National Council for Social Sciences (www.NCSS.org)
• National Science Teachers Association (www.NSTA.org)
• Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (www.aace.org/SITE)
• The Council for Exceptional Children (http://www.cec.sped.org/)
• The National Association for Gifted Children (www.NAGC.org)