Resources in Educational Leadership and Policy

Some of these are direct links to articles and materials in educational leadership, such as the Education Policy Analysis Archives. Some of these are more indirect sources, such as the United States Department of Education.   Please also see my links to government/politics and to research sites on the WWW.

General Resources in Educational Leadership

Center for Evaluation and Education Policy--from our colleagues down south
Center for Leadership in School Reform (Phil Schlechty's group)
Council for Social Foundations of Education--standards for academic programs in foundations and policy
CRESST--National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing
Edison Learning  (their corporate site)
Education Commission of the States--mostly K-12; reports, links, more
Eric Digests
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (links)
The Institute for Educational Leadership (some articles and reports online)
Institute for Urban and Minority Education (from Columbia University)
Juvenile Justice Bulletin (more help with school safety)
Learning First Alliance (comprised of many mainline educational groups)
Learning Point Associates (took over from the old regional labs)

   Great Lakes East Comprehensive Center (run by Learning Point)

            REL Midwest (what's left of the regional education labs, run by Learning Point)  
National Academy Press--publisher (much online) for National Research Council, others
National Institute on Educational Governance, Finance, Policy-Making, and Management
    (from the US Dept of Ed.  Lots of links and materials)
RAND Education--many of their education reports are available online
Regional Educational Laboratory Network--a very rich site with lots of info and links
Society for Organizational Learning--papers, studies, and more
U.S. Department of Education (an outstanding site--your tax dollars at work)
General Resources in Educational Policy

Annenberg Institute for School Reform--from Brown University

Brown Center on Education Policy--from the Brookings Institution
 Center for Education Policy--research and advocacy on education from the business perspective

Center for Public Education--information and analysis, from NSBA
Center for Research in Educational Policy--from the University of Memphis

Center on Education Policy--research and advocacy for schools
 Consortium for Policy Research in Education (primarily K-12: good site)

Education Policy Institute--a critical take from the Right

Education Policy Studies Laboratory (Arizona State U.)

Education Sector--analysis of educational issues; research and reports
 Educational Excellence Network--a right-wing take on educational issues
Educational Policy Institute--from Virginia Tech

Fair Test--the national center for fair and open testing

Hotlinks in Educational Policy and Research--somewhat oriented to technology
Kids Count--state level data online--good and useful site
National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education--from Columbia University
Public Education Network--very good site for keeping up with current developments
Russell Sage Foundation--policy articles on many subjects
Southern Regional Education Board--policy on various subjects, including school reform

Susan Ohanian--news and analysis on educational issues

Think Tank Review Project--from Arizona State University

Resources Oriented to K-12 Education
American Association of School Administrators
American Education Finance Association
A+:Working for Educational Excellence in Alabama--the power structure tries to save the schools
Board of Education Policy Manual--Colorado Springs School District Eleven
CEFPI--the Council of Educational Facilities Planners
Center for Education Policy Analysis--from the University of Colorado Denver
The Center for Education Policy--From the University of Massachusetts Amherst
Center for Education Policy--from SRI International
Center on Education Policy--articles, studies, reports
Center on Education Policy--from Brown University
Center for Education Policy, Applied Research, and Evaluation--from the University of Southern Maine
Coalition of Community Schools--resources and research on linking schools and communities
Council of Chief State School Officers--links to materials and state departments of education
Council of the Great City Schools Online (what the big school districts are doing)
The Education Policy Center--from Michigan State
The Education Project--exploring a new paradigm for education in America
Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents
Indiana Association of School Principals
IndianaNEXT--a proposal for educational reform in Indiana
Indiana School Boards Association
Indiana School Directory--online, requires Adobe Reader
Lafayette School Corporation--includes their board policy manual
McCook, Nebraska, Board of Education--the board policy manual is online at this site
National Education Association
National Rural Education Association
National School Boards Association
Occupational Outlook Handbook--what does it take to do a given job?
Peabody Center for Education Policy--from Vanderbilt University
Plano Independent School District--the official school district homepage
Plano Independent School District Unofficial School Page--hey, your critics can use the web too
Program on Education Policy and Governance--from Harvard
Purdue University Calumet Center for Educational Leadership
Reading list for Educational Administration and Policy (not text, just citations)
The Report Card--news on developments in PK-12 education
Rural Challenge Policy Program--issues and resources
The Rural School and Community Trust--issues and resources
School Reform Networks at a Glance (links to various reform efforts)
School to Work Learning Links--a clearinghouse for information
The Termination of School Superintendent Dr. Douglas Magann--a real-life case study
    and see this follow-up to the story
Voices from the Field--stories of reform in the words of practitioners

 

Journals Oriented to Educational Leadership in K-12 settings

AASA Publications (research and best practices that advance the profession of educational leadership)
AERA Journals (may have to be a member)

American School Board Journal (published by the National School Boards Association)
Atlantic Monthly articles on education

Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy
Current Issues in Education  (covers the waterfront in issues of schooling)
EDUCATION POLICY ANALYSIS ARCHIVES (an excellent online journal)
Education Review--a journal of book reviews
Education Week on the Web (not as good as the print version, but you can search this)
Educational Leadership (some full text articles from each issue)
International Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning

International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership

International Journal for Urban Educational Leadership

Journal of Research in Leadership Education--from UCEA
Journal of Research in Rural Education--from Penn State University
Journal of Extension--the leading journal for you 4-H fans, published electronically
Phi Delta Kappan (some full text articles from each issue)
Practical Assessment, Research, and Evaluation (a peer reviewed ejournal)
Teachers College Record

 

Resources Oriented to Higher Education
American Association for Higher Education (some free resources)
American Council on Education (mostly K-12 policy)
American Universities (links to most of them)
Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (policy studies and statements)
Committee on Institutional Cooperation (the Big Ten plus the U. of Chicago--info, links)
EducationCommunity.com--"Your higher education WorkSite on the Web"
EDUCAUSE homepage (managing and using information resources in higher education)
Higher Education Resource Network (links to various resources)
The Holmes Partnership--reforming teacher education
The Institute for Higher Education Policy--reports, issues
Institutional Research (from Los Rios Community College District)--an impressive site
Internet Resources for Higher Education Policy and Research Topics--a MAJOR site
INTERNET RESOURCES FOR INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH (higher ed; a MAJOR site)
Office of Planning and Analysis (higher ed administration at U. of Minnesota)
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education--policy briefs, links, information

 

Journals Oriented to Higher Education Administration
The College Quarterly--articles on various topics
Current Issues in Comparative Education
EDUCATION POLICY ANALYSIS ARCHIVES (an excellent online journal)
Journal on Excellence in College Teaching
Planning For Higher Education
The Review of Higher Education

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