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1. America Goes Back to School
   Find tips for building local partnerships for learning, provided by the US Department of Education. Find activity ideas for students.
2. Aspira
   Find out about news and events at the charity that works for the education and leadership development of Latino youth. Read about scholarships.
3. Book Adventure
   Web-based reading incentive program helps kids read and allows parents to track their children's progress and select appropriate literature.
4. Center on School, Family, and Community Partnerships
   Group from Johns Hopkins University creates success in the classroom by promoting cooperation among schools and families. Find related links.
5. Communities In Schools
   Find out how to get involved with the organization that attempts to connect community resources with schools. Includes news reports.
6. Dear Parents
   Parents can find advice about teaching their children reading, writing, math, arts, and science. Click to ask an expert a question.
7. ERIC - Educational Resources Information Center
   Check out the parent brochures that provide tips for becoming more involved in their children's education. Includes FAQs and related links.
8. Education Connection
   Comprehensive index contains links to teaching and parenting resources, departments of education, and learning activities. Enter a contest.
9. Effective Parenting Educational Resources
   Find resources for helping a child with reading, math, writing, and science. Ask an expert and find links to family life resources.
10. Family Involvement Partnership for Learning
    Read a list of strategies from the US Department of Education that will allow parents to help their children do well in school.
11. Family Involvement in Children's Education
    Read profiles of schools that have established successful family involvement programs, and find resources that can help build such programs.
12. Institute For Responsive Education
    Read about current projects and find tips for becoming more involved with a child's education. Includes publications and related links.
13. Leader's Guide to Parent and Family Involvement
    Read a fourteen part guide from the National PTA that includes a discussion of barriers to overcome and advice for helping with homework.
14. MegaSkills Education Online
    Offers training programs that teach the values of education. Find contact information, related links, and schedules of the workshops.
15. National Coalition of Advocates for Students
    Society strives to achieve equal access to education for all students, especially those who are minority, poor, or disabled. Find a project list.
16. National Household Education Survey
    Look through this index of statistical research and find out how a father's involvement contributes to a child's academic success.
17. National Network of Partnership Schools
    Program from Johns Hopkins University brings together schools and districts that wish to develop school-family partnerships. Find a FAQ sheet.
18. Parent Academy
    Find out about this national program, established in order to facilitate effective parent involvement in their children's schools.
19. Parent Institute
    Look through a selection of products such as booklets, videos, and newsletters from the group that encourages parental involvement in education.
20. Parent Involvement at the Middle School Level
    FAQ sheet insightfully describes the tendencies and feelings of a middle schooler and discusses how a parent can play a role in his or her life.
21. Parent Involvement - Texas Education Agency
    Download the Parent Involvement Manual and take the Parent Involvement Pledge. Contains profiles of the staff and contact information.
22. Parent and Family Involvement - NCREL
    Read a discussion of issues in parental involvement and check out the index of supporting literature. Includes a list of related links.
23. Parents as Teachers National Center
    Program covers language development, intellectual growth, social and motor skills, and parent-child relationships. Find an info request form.
24. Parenting Q&A - Education
    Read a discussion of the parent's role in a child's education, and find a list of tips and fact sheets. Includes links to online resources.
25. Pennsylvania Head Start Association
    Nonprofit organization is actively involved in improving the lives of families and children. Get conference info, an events calendar, and news.
26. Project Appleseed
    Learn how to become involved with the National Campaign for Public School Improvement. Read about current projects and find a discussion group.
27. Resources for Great Parent/Teacher Involvement
    Family Education Network instructs parents how to build a strong relationship with their children's teachers. Includes a poll and a quiz.
28. Strong Families, Strong School
    Read a review of recent research findings that document the importance of family and community involvement in their children's learning.
29. Summit Education Initiative
    Find out about "Common Ground," a community initiative for public involvement in education in Summit County, Ohio. Find news and links.