SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION RESOURCES

K-12 Schools

• School Match Directory - Provides basic information on public schools and school districts. Includes address and phone numbers as well as grade ranges, enrollment, and number of full time teachers. Allows search by school district, individual school name, by zip code and for selected metro areas.
  
  
• Search for Schools, Colleges and Libraries - A directory of address and phone information for public and private schools (which also includes enrollment information and teacher/student ratios) as well as colleges and libraries. Click on Data Tools for advanced searches for public schools, private schools or school districts. Provided by the National Center for Education Statistics.
  
  
• Wisconsin School Performance Report - Lists most recent test results and performance for each Wisconsin school district as presented by the Department of Public Instruction. Also allows access to previous reports.

Education

• Education Week - An online newspaper for the education field.
  
  
• Education World - A resource guide to the Internet for educators. Includes news, monthly site reviews, employment listings, lesson plans, articles written by education experts, and information on how to make the best use of technology in the classroom.
  
  
• Encyclopedia of Education Statistics - The National Center for Education Statistics brings together data from several NCES sources including: The Condition of Education, The Digest of Education Statistics, and Projections of Education Statistics. Includes text, graphs and numerous tables.
  
  
• U.S. Department of Education - Topics A-Z - An alphabetical index linking to subjects covered by the government's Department of Education.

Homeschooling

• About Homeschooling - A product of the About Network, which uses expert guides to choose sites for various subjects. This particular site includes the best new content, relevant links, How-To's, Forums, and answers to just about any question concerning homeschooling.
  
  
• Homeschool.com - Your Virtual Home School - Includes answers to common questions, a resource guide, information articles and a message board.
  
  
• Jon's Homeschool Resource Page - Provides links to sites of interest to homeschoolers. Categories include FAQ's and essays, talk, web resources, vendors, magazines, and some general resources.
  
  
• Wisconsin Parents Association - Home site for the WPA - an advocate group for homeschoolers.