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Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action --What Is It?
Affirmative Action: Under Attack --Special Report
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Sex
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KinderCare
Settlement Agreement
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of Justice ADA Settlements and Consent Agreements
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Child Care: Quality Child Care for ALL Children
Charter Schools and Special Education: A Report on State
Policies
Illinois School Code Article 27a: Charter Schools
Illinois School Code Article 27: Courses of Study --Special Instruction
Illinois School Code Article 14c: Transitional Bilingual Education
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Law: Free Advice THEORY-RESEARCH-PRACTICE Early Childhood Credentialing
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Administrator National Credentialing Programing
Illinois Director Credential --INCCRRA
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Quality Care and
Education
Who's Caring
for the Kids? The Status of the Early Childhood Workforce in
Illinois Illinois Higher Education Forum 2002 --State of ECE in IL
(Video of Conference)
Child Care Directors' Training and Qualifications 1988 ERIC
Digest by Paula Jorde-Bloom includes interesting data and information
Multiple Perspectives on the Quality of Early Childhood
Programs --by Lilian Katz
Determining the Quality of Child Care --Some Differences
between Licensing and Accreditation Standards
Child Care: Organizing at the Community Level
Child Care Bureau: Using Research to Improve Child Care for
Low-Income Families
Kith and Kin—Informal Child Care: Highlights from Recent
Research
The Care of Infants and Young Children: The New American
Dilemma ECE Career
Lattice Professional Development
Illinois Early Childhood Career Lattice
Connecticut Charts
a Course
NAEYC Position Statements Related to Improving Early Childhood
Professional Development and Professionalism
Professional
Growth Reconceptualized: Early Childhood Staff Searching for Meaning
Universal
Preschool Blagojevich's 2003 Education Plan for Illinois
Blagojevich's 2004 Education Plan for Illinois
A Framework for Universal Access to Quality Preschool in Illinois
Created by the Governor's Task Force on Universal Access to Preschool
Futures 4 Kids: Expanding Learning Opportunities for Young
Children: The Governor's Task Force on Universal Access to PreSchool. A Chance
for YOU to Help Shape the Future of Early Education in Illinois
Illinois
Moves Toward Universal Preschool Building Universal Preschool in Partnership with the Private Early
Education and Care System Kids Need an Early Start: Universal Preschool Education May Be the
Best Investment Americans Can Make in Our Children's Education - and Our
Nation's Future
Establishing
an ECE School, Child Care Center, or Family Child Care Home: Fundamentals, Policies, and
Procedures Manuals for Developing Child Care Programs in Illinois Starting A Child Care Business --Guides for Family Home Providers and Developing Center-Based Programs
Developing Center-Based Programs Developing Center-Based Programs Guide for Family Home Providers Guide for Family Home Providers How to
Start a Child Care Center
Starting a Child
Care Center
Building
Child Care in California
Administration and Professional Development: Forms and Articles
Relating to Child Care Administration
Sample
Policies and Procedures: Illinois Public School ECE Center
Sample Policies and Procedures: Private ECE School in Michigan
Sample
Policies: Northern Illinois University Campus Child Care Center
Business Management Articles Related to Child Care Centers and
Family Child Care Homes
The Business of Child Care --Primarily Home Child Care Info
School and Child Care
Financing Teacher Scholarships Human Resource Management in Education Alliance for
Early Childhood Finance
Financing
Child Care in the United States: An Expanded Catalog of Current
Strategies Child
Care Financing
Child
Care Financing Matrix
Design Choices: Universal Financing for Early Care and
Education
Financial
Resources for Child Care
Funding
Opportunities for Child Care Programs
RICS
Child Care Financing FAQs
Welfare
Reform and Subsidized Child Care
Illinois Department of Human Services: Subsidized Child Care
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NY Charter School Budget
Charter School Budget
American Institute
for Economic Research: Cost-of-Living Calculator
Request for Proposals
(RFPs), Grant Writing, & Fundraising --See also Foundations
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Grants.Gov: Federal Grants
First.Gov: Grants for Businesses and Non-Profits
U.S. Grant & Funding Sources for Child Care
Child Care Bureau: Child Care and Development Fund Policy
Documents
Child Care Bureau: Grants and Funding Opportunities
Grantmakers in Illinois
Illinois State
Board of Education (ISBE) RFP/Competitive Bids Links Page
Illinois Department of Human Services Funding Opportunities:
Grants and RFPs
Illinois Charter School Developer's Handbook Business Management:
Funding and Fundraising
Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs:
Introduction to Getting Money in Illinois
The Donors Forum of
Chicago
Chicago
Public Schools (CPS) Small Schools Grants
CPS Procurement and Contracts --Bids/RFPs, Vendor Applications, etc.
Chicago Foundation for
Education
McCormick Tribune Foundation: Grantseekers
A School Grantwriter's Guide to Planning Competitive
Proposals The Foundation Center
--Philanthropy on the WWW, includes resources for finding grant information on
the Internet
FreSch: The Free
Scholarship Information Service --Database of over 1,700 sources of
scholarships, representing approximately 130,000 awards
School
Grants: Opportunities for PK - 12
Grant Sources for Educators
Grants Central by
Polaris --Directories, lists, hints and tips, resources, and articles for
grant seekers
Non-Profit Guides:
Grant Writing Tools for Non-Profit Organizations
Grant
Writing Tips
Grants and
Grant Writing Links and Resources
Grants and Fundraising
Fundraising and Grant Writing Resources
Design Choices: Universal Financing for Early Care and
Education
FundsNet Services
Online --Main directory contains a comprehensive listing of all included
resources, such as state-level funding, journals, search engines, etc.
WWW Focus on Fundraising
FundClass: Online Fundraising School: Email List and List
Digests
eFundraisers.com
eFundraising.com
Worthy Wages HR PBS Now: Downward Mobility: Common Misconceptions About Low-Wage Work and Workers in America
Center for the Child Care Workforce: Worthy Wage Campaign
Early
Childhood Workforce
National Committee
on Pay Equity
The Glass Ceiling Fact Sheet U.S.
Women Make More Progress in Management Than Women Abroad
US: Inequality Gap Widest Since 1929 --Sept. 25, 2003
The State of Working America 2002 - 03
Downward Mobility Overview
Income Disparity Overview
World Bank: Inequality Around the World: Household Survey Data
Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development
PovertyNet Resources
Inequality and Economic Performance: Empirical Studies --Links to full text articles online
Cost of Living Cost of LIving Resources
Economic Policy Institute: Basic Family Budget Calculator --Calculate income needed to make ends meet according to family size and location in US
Relocating: Salary Calculator
Demographic Data
Sources US
Census 2000
US Population Profile: 2000
US Population Profile: 2000 --Power Point Presentation
Illinois 2000
Census
Underrepresented Groups and Special Populations Public
Portrayal of Disabilities, Diversity,
Muticultural
Education, Equity in
Education, and Equity,
Justice, and Children At-Risk
--A Free PowerPoint Viewer Can Be Downloaded at the Microsoft Office Web Site
Underrepresented Groups and Special Populations --PowerPoint Presentation
Deculturalization --PowerPoint Presentation
Human Rights Protections
Moral Reasoning and Human Rights Education --PowerPoint Presentation
Multicultural Truth Telling --PowerPoint Presentation
Understanding Prejudicial Behavior
Education for Disability and Gender Equity: Stereotyping
Stereotyping of
Native Americans
Young African-Americans
Against Media Stereotypes
Major Stereotypes About Hispanics in the U.S.
Media Action Network for Asian
Americans
The
Holocaust: A Guide for Teachers
Stereotypes and Prejudices
Understanding Stereotypes --US History Lesson Plan
An Integrated Unit on Cultural Stereotyping
ERIC: Children's Literature: Gender Roles and Sex Stereotyping
Stereotypic Thinking
Children and the Media: Why It Matters... Diversity on
Television
Media Awareness Network: Children's Perceptions of Race and Class
in Media
Media Awareness Network: How to Detect Bias in the News
Media Awareness Network: Teaching Media – Elementary (Grades K to
8): Stereotyping --Various resources including Lesson Plans, Ideas for
Classroom Activities, and Supporting Resources with links to related articles
Segregation and Jim Crow Laws in America The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow
Jim Crow Stories: Plessy vs Ferguson
Jim Crow Laws
Universal Values Moral Development
and Character Education
In
Search of Universal Values
Living
Values --Values Education for Children and Young Adults: An Educational
Program
Philia --A
Dialogue on Citizenship: Universal Values
Center
for Learning Values-Based Curriculum: Universal Values
Universal Values and Global Ethos
How Not to Teach Values: A Critical Look at Character
Education --by Alfie Kohn
Differing Views on Population Categories, Multicultural Education, and Other Diversity Issues The Geometer of Race --by Stephen Jay Gould
Facing the Consequences:
Identifying the Limitations of How We Categorize People in Research and Policy
Culture Wars
Building Cultural Bridges in Schools: The Colorful Flags Model
Multicultural Education: Representative or Divisive
Varieties of Multicultural Education
Multicultural Education in Elementary and Secondary Schools
A Human-Centric Alternative to Diversity and Multicultural Education
An Alternative to Race Relations
Research on Direct Instruction and Child-Centered Approaches for Young Children At-Risk Effective Interventions for Fostering School Achievement: Research-Based Strategies
Strengthening Head Start: What the Research Shows
High/Scope Perry Preschool Project Longitudinal Research --PowerPoint Presentation
Why and How to Invest in High Quality Preschool --PowerPoint Presentation
Cognitive and Social Effects of Early Intervention: Chicago Child-Parent Centers --PowerPoint Presentation
Beyond Grade Retention and Social Promotion: Interventions to Promote Social and Cognitive Competence --PowerPoint Presentation
Effective Instruction of Reading and Literacy --PowerPoint Presentation
Minority Students in Special Education and Gifted Education --PowerPoint Presentation
Value-Added Assessment: Movement Linking Student Test Scores with Teacher Effectiveness Bad News About Teaching
Students' Fortunes Rest with Assigned Teacher
Value Added Assessment Resources
Illinois Regulatory Oversight and Learning Standards Regulatory Oversight of the Care and Education of Young Children in Illinois --Graphic Representation Requires Free SmartDraw Viewer
Illinois Early Childhood Program Matrix --Comparison of Various Types of ECE Programs
Illinois Early Childhood Program Standards Matrix --Comparison of Standards in Different ECE Programs
The Business of Early Care and Education in Illinois Illinois Birth to Three Program Standards, Quality Indicators, and
Resource Guide (Draft) --Ages 0 - 3
Illinois Early Learning Standards --Ages 3 - 5
Illinois Learning
Standards --K through 12
Chicago Academic Standards --K through 12
Balanced Curricular Approaches Creative Curriculum
High Scope
Math Their Way and Work Jobs
Project Approach
Read, Play, Learn
Reggio Emilia
Community Building and Cooperative Games Building Classroom Community Cooperative Games for Young Children
Cooperative Games in Daycare
Cooperative Games and Initiative Activities
Functional Behavior Assessment and Positive Behavior Intervention Plans for Children with Disruptive Behaviors How to Manage Disruptive Behavior in Inclusive Classrooms
Functional Behavior Assessment and Positive Behavior Supports as Early Intervention Strategies --PowerPoint Presentation
Functional Behavior Assessment and Behavior Intervention Planning --PowerPoint Presentation
Conducting Functional Behavior Assessments and Developing Behavior Intervention Plans --PowerPoint Presentation
Environmental Planning Learning Environments Environment Rating Scales and Classroom Planners: Layout Grids and
Furniture Cutouts for Room Arrangement Plans --Free Downloadable Materials
from Lakeshore Learning for Planning and Assessing Learning Environments
Room Arrangement: The Basics
Playgrounds: Keeping Outdoor Learning Safe --NAEYC Guidelines
Playground Safety
Interventions: Creating Safe Playgrounds: A Whole-School Approach
Health,
Safety, & Nutrition American
Academy of Pediatrics: Model Child Care Health Policies
National Health and Safety Performance Standards Healthy Child Care America: Blue Print for Action
The ABCs
of Safe and Healthy Child Care: An On-Line Handbook for Child Care
Providers
Food and Nutrition Resource List for Child Care and Preschool
Staff
Nutrition
Standards for Child Care: American Dietetic Association Position Statement
ISBE
Child and Adult Care Food Program
Menu Planning
Supervision Administration & Supervision Resources Leadership Styles and Supervisory Skills
What
is Clinical Supervision?
Clinical Supervision --Power Point Presentation
Teacher Supervision
Teacher Growth, Supervision and Evaluation
New Practices to Improve Teacher Evaluation
Guiding Principles of an Educator Evaluation System
Teacher
Evaluation: New Directions & Practices
Management Styles Business and Project Management Articles
Frederick Taylor's Principles of Scientific Management
Douglas McGregor's Management Theory X and Theory Y
William Ouchi's Theory Z
Comparison and Contrast of XY and Z Theories of Management
Theory XYZ of Management
Deming Management Method
Management Thoeries and Your Management Style
Leadership Harvard Education Letter: Portrait of the "Super Principal"
Gender Related
Differences in Career Patterns of Principals in Alabama: A Statewide Study
Developing Educational Leaders for the 21st Century
Characteristics of Leaders for Change
Determinants of Leadership Style
Boundary
Breaking: An Emerging Model for Leadership Development
Micro Management: Necessary Evil or Just Plain Evil?
Situational Leadership Model
Change Management & Quality Improvement Deming's
14 Points for Management
Style of
Management and Leadership
Total
Quality Management Tutorial
TQM and
Organizational Change & Development
Facilitative Leadership: The Imperative for Change
Transformative Leadership
Change
Management
Creating the Future: Perspectives on Educational Change
Leading and Managing Change and Improvement
Glossary of Continuous Improvement Terms
Continuous Improvement Tools
Deming Wheel --Cycle for Instituting Change
Toward Improving the Success of Change Management Efforts: Modeling the Factors Contributing to Employee Resistance During Change Implementation
Change Management --PowerPoint Presentation
Organizational Learning Types of
Organizational Learning
Double Loop Learning
An Interview with Chris Argyris
Argyris and Schon: Some Elements of Their Models
Good
Communication That Blocks Learning
School Climate and Culture Organizational Structure and Management Style --PowerPoint Presentation
Building a Collective Vision
Constructing School Partnerships with Families and Community
Groups
School
Improvement Research Series (SIRS): School Size, School Climate, and Student
Performance
SIRS:
Schoolwide and Classroom Discipline
OSEP Prevention Research & the IDEA Discipline Provisions: A
Guide for School Administrators
School Culture/Climate
Is Your School's Culture Toxic or Positive?
Time Use Flows from School Culture: River of Values and Traditions Can Nurture or Poison Staff Development Hours
Build a School Culture That Nurtures Staff Collaboration and Participation in Decision Making
Collaborative School Culture
Programs and Practices That Conflict with the School Culture or Participants' Vision
Center for Improving School Culture: Creating Better Places to Learn: The Major Indicators of School Culture
Leadership for School Culture
Leadership and School Culture
Team
Building, Group Consensus, & Decision-Making The Basics of Team Building
Team
Building: Developing a Productive Team
Nominal Group Technique --Problem ID, Problem-Solving, and
Group Consensus
Affinity Grouping --Structuring Information to Identify
Underlying Patterns
Fishboning --Identifying Needs, Causes, and Effects
Pareto's Rule: The 80/20 Principle
Quality Guide: Pareto Analysis -Identifying Causal Factors
& Setting Priorities for Action
Decision Process Guidebook
Reaching Consensus Magic Number Seven for Decision-Making
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL): Reach Consensus
Brainstorming
Building Consensus
Building Consensus: How to and Why?
Consensus Network On Conflict and Consensus: A Handbook on Formal Consensus Decisionmaking
Activity: Reaching Consensus
Coming to Consensus Activity
Negotiation and
Mediation Negotiation Preparation, Distortion, & Bias --PowerPoint
Presentation
Conflict, Negotiation, and Intergroup Behavior --PowerPoint
Presentation
Negotiating Salary and Benefits --PowerPoint Presentation
Culture and Conflict Resolution --PowerPoint Presentation
Contemporary Management -PowerPoint Presentation
Dealing with Employee-Management Issues and Relationships
--PowerPoint Presentation
The Dynamics of Labor Relations --PowerPoint Presentation
Some Differences Between Mediation, Arbitration &
Litigation
Conciliation
Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts: Overview of
Court-Annexed Mandatory Arbitration Re: Arbitration Hearing
What Is the Difference Between Mediation and Arbitration?
--Info by State
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR): Arbitration and Mediation
Resources
Negotiation
Institute: Everybody Wins Mediation Training
Positions and Bargaining
Three Models of Conflict Resolution: Distributive Bargaining,
Integrative Bargaining, and Interactive Problem Solving
Distributive Bargaining
Core Knowledge: Distributive Bargaining Resources
Conflict
Resolution Network (CRN): The Twelve Skills
Negotiation Traps
Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management Dispute
Resolution Research Center (DRRC): Working Papers
CRN: Conflict Resolving
Game
Mediation
Works: Resources for Managing Workplace Conflict
Contract Negotiation Support
Institute for
International Mediation and Conflict Resolution: Negotiation and Mediation
Toolkit
Sources for the Study of Conflict Management
Classroom Management and Violence Prevention: Conflict Resolution for Children and Staff
Active Listening
I - Messages
Contemporary Negotiation Cases Chicago Area Waste Haulers Trash Workers Reject Contract --Chicago Tribune 10-06-2003
Striking Trash Haulers in Chicago Reject a Raise Offer --NY
Times Article
Teamsters Vote on Garbage-Removal Contract --NBC5 Chicago
10-05-2003
Waste
Haulers Reject Contract Offer --Press Release from International
Brotherhood of Teamsters 10-5-2003
Chicago Area Refuse Haulers Association Calls Union Vote Very
Disappointing and Contract Offer 'More Than Generous' --Press Release from
Chicago Refuse Haulers Association 10-5-2003
Mediator Enters Garbage Strike --Chicago Sun-Times 10-7-2003
Garbage Haulers Back on Streets --Chicago Sun-Times 10-10-2003
Maryville Academy Maryville to Focus on Education
Governor, Maryville Academy, and DCFS Announce New Vision for Des
Plaines
Governor Blagojevich, Maryville Academy and DCFS Joint Statement
on the new vision for Maryville's Des Plaines Campus
Negotiation and Mediation Activities
Interpersonal Communications Reflective Listening
Active Listening by Carl Rogers and Richard Farson
Active Listening
Active Listening for the Classroom
International Online Training Program On Intractable Conflict: Active Listening Techniques and Resources
Interpersonal Relations: I - Messages
Gordon Training International: Schools --Active Listening, I - Messages, Classroom Management Philosophy, etc., from Author of Parent, Teacher, and Leader Effectiveness Training
Gordon Training International: School Programs
Thomas Gordon: Discipline as Self-Control
Development of Self-Control and Self-Regulation Executive Functions and Adult Development and Learning Theory
The Development of Self-Control:
Psychological and Neuropsychological Perspectives
Development of Executive Function and Self-Regulation
A Social Brain Deserves a Democratic Classroom
Teenage Brain: A Work in Progress
Adult Clinical Neuropsychology: Lessons from Studies on the Frontal Lobes
Lack Direction? Evaluate Your Brain's CEO --NY Times Article, Aug., 2003 (Requires Free Registration)
School Restructuring APA Learner-Centered
Psychological Principles: A Framework for School Reform and Redesign
A Nation
at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform --Catalyst for US School
Reform Movement
Social
Construction of School Failure: Leadership's Limitations
Social Science
Research Findings and Educational Policy Dilemmas: Some Additional
Distinctions by Miller & Fredericks
School Improvement ISBE
Guidelines for School Improvement Planning
School
Improvement Policy: Have Administrative Functions of Principals Changed in
Schools Where Site-Based Management is Practiced?
Demonstrated
Actions of Instructional Leaders: An Examination of Five California
Superintendents
Comprehensive School Improvement: Addressing the Challenges
An
Educators' Guide to Schoolwide Reform: Analysis of Research on 24
Approaches Assessment and
Evaluation School-based
Standard Testing
Should
Achievement Tests be Used to Judge School Quality?
The Relationship
between the Reliability and Cost of Performance Assessment
Educational Administration and Institutions for Evaluation of the
Education System
RESOURCES
Teacher Scholarships,
Recruitment, and Retention Illinois T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Project Illinois --Administered by
Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (INCCRRA)
Great START (Strategy to Attract and Retain Teachers)
--Administered by INCCRRA
ITEACH Scholarship Program --Administered by Illinois Student
Assistance Commission (ISAC)
DeBolt
Teacher Shortage Scholarship Program --Administered by ISAC
Minority
Teachers of Illinois (MTI) Scholarship Program --Administered by ISAC
Illinois
Special Education Teacher Tuition Waiver Program --Administered by ISAC
Other States Future Teacher
Scholarships --Granted by National Institute for Labor Relations Research
Los Angeles Collaborative for Teacher Excellence Scholarships
T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Project --North Carolina
TEACH Scholarships in Other States
Finding and Keeping Quality Teachers
Investing in Beginning Teachers: The California Model
Scholarsips.com
Human Resource Management in
Education Policies and Procedures Current Data
on Child Care Salaries & Benefits in the United States, 2002 Edition National Center on Education Statistics (NCES): Handbooks
NCES: Staff Data Handbook for Elementary, Secondary, and Early
Childhood Education, 2001
Chicago Metropolis 2020 Employers' Handbook: Child Care Solutions
for Your Employees Early Care
and Education Report Oregon
School Boards Association: Model Staff Handbook Contents
Forms for Administration of Child Care Centers
HR Internet Guide
Human Resource Management Resources on the Internet
Human Resources Management
HRIM Mall: Internet Portal
to Human Resources
Personnel Policy Service, Inc. --Includes free HR resources
Preventing Foodborne Illness and Infectious
Disease USDA/FDA: Foodborne Illiness Education Information Center: Food
Safety Teaching Materials for Child Care Providers
What Child Care Center Directors Can Do to Help Stop Disease in
Child Day Care Centers: A Handbook for Child Care Center Directors
Child Care Map to
Inclusive Child Care: Illinois
Center for
Early Childhood Leadership: Time Out Online Discussion Forums --General
Forums and Expert Hosted Forums for Early Childhood Administrators
Child Care Circle Business Center
Child Care Aware
National Child Care
Information Center (NCCIC): Internet Resource Links
Child Care Bureau: Related Sites
Child Care
Online: Complete Day Care Information Services
Child Care Workers Fact Sheet
Resources for Early Childhood Educators and Child Care
Providers Charter Schools NEA
Charter Schools Resource Center
Illinois
Charter Schools
Charter School Web Sites
Policy
Analysis Policymaking and Early Childhood Care and Development
Education Policy Analysis
Archives
National Center for Policy Analysis: Education Issues
Education Policy Resources
Education
Policy Analysis & Organizations
Brookings Papers
on Education Policy
School
Reform Catalog of School Reform Models
Styles of
Education Reform
Studies of
Education Reform
School Improvement
Research Series
School Reform Resources
Pathways to
School Improvement
Federal
Resources for Educational Excellence
Leadership, Administration, and Supervision Resources Center for
Early Childhood Leadership: Time Out Online Discussion Forums --General
Forums and Expert Hosted Forums for Early Childhood Administrators
Educational Leadership Program Web Sites --List of college
preparation programs (does not appear to include programs for training leaders
in Early Childhood Education)
Educational Leadership Links
Improved Principal Roles
Comprehensive Reference List on Organizational Learning and
Related Literature with Special Focus on Team Learning
Administration and Supervision Web Links
Administrators.net
Administration and Supervision Web Links
Educational Administration and Supervision Links
Management & Administration Related Resources: Links to
Articles
AIMS
Database A+ Ideas for Managing Schools: Best Practices by Area of Review
Special Education Web Site for School Administrators
Education
Administration Online --Focus on Special Education Administration SEARCH ENGINES
ERIC Clearinghouse on
Educational Management
ELECTRONIC JOURNALS/ONLINE MEDIA
International
Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning
AERA Division A:
Administration News and Archives
AERA Division H:
School Evaluation and Program Development Newsletter and Archives
National
FORUM of Educational Administration and Supervision Journal
Educational Administration Quarterly
The School
Administrator
ASCD Reading
Room: Educational Leadership and Journal of Curriculum and Supervision
Canadian
Journal of Educational Administration and Policy
Research and Reflection:
A Journal of Leadership and Organizations
Child Care
Information Exchange: The Director's Magazine
Child Care
Business Magazine
Harvard Business Review
Catalyst: Voices of
Chicago School Reform
Team Building
News
Best Interests --E
Magazine for Child Advocates
EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
National
Educational Technology Standards Project: Resources for Development of
Technology Standards for School Administrators
Management Software for Use in Non-Profit Child Care Programs
EdWeb: Exploring Technology
and School Reform
The
Beliefs, Practices, and Computer Use of Teacher Leaders
Technology Research and Educational Reform
Computer Technology and Instructional Reform
Reinventing
Schools: The Technology Is Now
Educational Technology
Network
My School Online
--Free Web Sites for Schools
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