Atlantic Monthly: Finland
Yong Zhao
A Nation at Risk: This Time for Real
Homepage for National Center for Education Statistics
NCES Links to education websites of other countries
NCES Trends in International Mathematics & Science Study (TIMMS)
Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
Strong Performers and Successful Reformers (OECD)
Kojo Nnamdi Show- Raising Education Standards: Washington to Shanghai
Finland: A Model for Success (posts with links and videos)
Pasi Sahlberg (Finland)
NCES Nation's Report Card (NAEP)
Title I Funding per State (Interactive Graphic)
Pew Center on the States (K-12 Education)
National Institute for Early Education Research
Council of the Great City Schools (Urban Public School Research)
Common Core Standards
Stanford CREDO Study (Charter Schools)
Vanderbilt Teacher Performance Study
National Education Policy Center
Center for Public Education (National School Boards Association)
Center on Education Policy
Economic Policy Institute (Education)
2010 PDK/Gallup Poll of Public Attitudes toward America's Public Schools
Worth quoting
Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
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