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Online educational resources for "wired" parents

Maryland Report Card– OES adequate yearly progress / MSA student performance

Maryland State Department of Education - online source for information on Maryland 's preK-12 public education, public libraries, and rehabilitation services.

Voluntary State Curriculum – what students should know and be able to do at each grade level, pre-K through Gr. 8 in four content areas.

Sailor – Maryland's Public Information Network - provides the residents of Maryland with rapid, easy access to information, materials, and services from any available information source.

U.S. Department of Education - access to education information and promotion of educational excellence throughout the nation.

No Child Left Behind Act - framework-on how to improve the performance of America 's elementary and secondary schools.

MCPS Parents' Page - provides information and resources parents need to support their children's education.

MCPS Testing Info

Math Unit Newsletters (by grade level & language)

School's Out.Com - most timely, up-to-date information on school closings.

Trelease On Reading – issues in reading from Jim Trelease, author of The Read-Aloud Handbook.

Child Development Institute - information on child development, psychology, parenting, learning, health and safety as well as childhood disorders such as attention deficit disorder, dyslexia and autism.

LD Online - leading information service in the field of learning disabilities

National Association For Gifted Children - clearinghouse for knowledge about high potential youth and the field of gifted education.

Hoagies Gifted Education Page - resources, articles, books and links for parents, educators, counselors, administrators, professionals, and kids.

Great Websites For Kids – outstanding websites hand-picked by the American Library Association.

Kid Source Online – parent online community with focus on health & education related issues.

The following links provide information and strategies that support Internet safety:

Child Safety on the Information Highway - article by Lawrence Magid featuring strategies to keep your kids safer in cyberspace.

Commonsense Media - non-partisan, not-for-profit organization providing trustworthy information to help manage the media lives of today’s kids.

FBI - visit the FBI website for Internet safety tips for kids and parents and other safety information.

KidsHealth Article - Kids Health provides accurate, up-to-date, and jargon-free health information with separate areas for parents, kids, and teens.

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children - links to safety resources

NetSmartz - interactive, educational safety resource that teaches kids and teens how to stay safer on the Internet. To ensure a safe and positive experience for children, NetSmartzKids.org does not link to any outside sources.