Parenting & Schooling

Tufts University Child & Family WebGuide

The WebGuide is a directory that evaluates, describes, and provides links to hundreds of sites containing child development research and practical advice. Topics are selected on the basis of parent recommendations; they cover all ages, from early child development through adolescence. The WebGuide selects sites that have the highest quality child development research and that are parent friendly.

Partnership for Learning

Partnership for Learning is a resource for schools, teachers, and parents that provides in-depth and easy-to-understand information about Washington State's school improvement effort. Among these resources you'll find:

• Education reform updates regarding state standards, assessment tests, and graduation requirements.
• Polling data.
• Research studies of schools that have organized to meet new standards.
• State and national educational reform work.
• Tips for talking with members of your school community (including media).
• Newsletter archives from the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.