ACollegeTrade is an online auctioning service allowing college students and their parents to buy,sell and trade items for free on the web. With ACollegeTrade.com you can buy and sell textbooks, cd's, dvd's, jewelery, furniture, tickets, clothes and almost anything else for FREE!!! You can buy or sell your items locally by university or across the country to others and obtain 100% of the profit. http://www.acollegetrades.com/auctions/

We focus on how learning and curiosity influence everything you do in life, no matter your age, education, or occupation. On this website we provide terrific resources and the best information to help you get more from life even if you're four or ninety-four.  http://agelesslearner.com/

There is a catch, however. Electronic bookworms who use the site will have to suffer advertising between chapters. The service operators promise advertising will not exceed 5 per cent of the length of the book. Children's stories have no advertising.

Categories on offer range from science fiction to spy thrillers and horror.
http://www.audiobooksforfree.com/

http://www.centerforautism.com/

The Center for Family Involvement in Schools provides equity-focused professional development programs and resources that strengthen family-school-community partnerships and encourage and support the academic, intellectual and social development of all children.   http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~cfis/

The Center for Responsive Politics is a non-partisan, non-profit research group based in Washington, D.C. that tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy. The Center conducts computer-based research on campaign finance issues for the news media, academics, activists, and the public at large. The Center's work is aimed at creating a more educated voter, an involved citizenry, and a more responsive government.  http://www.opensecrets.org

The mission of the Center for Summer Learning is to create high quality summer learning opportunities for all young people. The Center is committed to expanding summer learning opportunities for disadvantaged children and youth as a strategy for closing the achievement gap. http://www.summerlearning.org/

The nation’s schools must improve education for all children, but schools cannot do this alone. More will be accomplished if schools, families, and communities work together to promote successful students. The mission of this Center is to conduct and disseminate research, development, and policy analyses that produce new and useful knowledge and practices that help families, educators, and members of communities work together to improve schools, strengthen families, and enhance student learning and development. http://www.csos.jhu.edu/p2000/center.htm

The CDF Action Council provides a strong, effective voice for all the children of America who cannot vote, lobby, or speak for themselves. We pay particular attention to the needs of poor and minority children and those with disabilities. The CDF Action Council educates the nation about the needs of children and encourages preventive investment before they get sick, into trouble, drop out of school, or suffer family breakdown. Each year, the CDF Action Council releases a nonpartisan Congressional scorecard on how well members of Congress protect children. http://www.cdfactioncouncil.org/

Citizen Schools is a leading national education initiative that uniquely mobilizes thousands of adult volunteers to help improve student achievement by teaching skill-building apprenticeships after-school. Our programs blend these real-world learning projects with rigorous academic and leadership development activities, preparing students in the middle grades for success in high school, college, the workforce, and civic life.   http://citizenschools.org/index.cfm

Congress and the President created the Working Group to listen to Americans' answers to four vital questions and then use the responses to recommend how to make health care work for all Americans. You can learn about the health care system by reading the Health Report to the American People, and read the Working Group's Final Recommendations.  http://www.citizenshealthcare.gov/

College Navigator is a free consumer information tool designed to help students, parents, high school counselors, and others get information about nearly 7,000 postsecondary institutions in the United States. http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/

College.gov aims to motivate students with inspirational stories and information about planning, preparing and paying for college. It includes an interactive tool for students to create an "I'm going" personalized roadmap that details the steps to take to get to college; and content organized and presented in a way for students to easily find the answers to their higher education questions: Why Go? What to Do? and How to Pay? http://www.college.gov.

The Congressional Award is the U.S. Congress' award for young Americans. It is non-partisan, voluntary, and non-competitive. The program is open to all 14- to 23-year-olds. Participants earn Bronze, Silver and Gold Congressional Award Certificates and Bronze, Silver and Gold Congressional Award Medals. Each level involves setting goals in four program areas; Volunteer Public Service, Personal Development, Physical Fitness, and Expedition/Exploration. Earning the Award is a fun and interesting way to get more involved in something you already enjoy or something you'd like to try for the first time. You move at your own pace - on your own or with your friends. This is not an award for past accomplishments. Instead, you are honored for achieving your own challenging goals. Regardless of your situation, you can earn The Congressional Award. The Congressional Award has no minimum grade point average requirements. It accommodates young people with special needs or disabilities who are willing to take the challenge. The Congressional Award is open to all. http://www.congressionalaward.org/

Connexions is a place to view and share educational material made of small knowledge chunks called modules that can be organized as courses, books, reports, etc.  Connexions is an environment for collaboratively developing, freely sharing, and rapidly publishing scholarly content on the Web. Our Content Commons contains educational materials for everyone — from children to college students to professionals — organized in small modules  that are easily connected into larger collections or courses. All content is free to use and reuse under the Creative Commons "attribution" license.  http://cnx.org/

The Crosswalks project recognizes that to prepare students to work effectively with children and families from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, higher education faculty and administrators, working in concert with family members and community partners, need support in understanding the meaning of cultural diversity and how to effectively integrate it into all facets of their preservice programs. The Crosswalks "toolbox" is searchable by state and national standards (to discover resources that address both content and diversity), by aspect of diversity (e.g., linguistic diversity) and by type of instructional resource (e.g., case studies, activities, syllabi).  http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~scpp/crosswalks/toolbox/search.cfm

Welcome to the improved Earlychildhood NEWS website, your online resource for Teachers and Parents of children, from infants to age 8. In our Featured Content and Article Archive, read articles about child development, developmentally appropriate practice, health and safety, behavior and guidance, assessment, and much more .  http://www.earlychildhoodnews.com/

The Education Conservancy helps students, colleges and high schools overcome commercial interference in college admissions. By affirming educational values, EC works to reestablish educational authority, equity and access as college admission precepts. It unites educational principles with admission practices. It returns control of college admissions to those who are directly involved in education: students, colleges, parents and high schools. It calms the frenzy and hype that plague contemporary college admissions. http://www.educationconservancy.org

Education.com is an online resource for parents with kids in preschool through grade 12. On our site you can: Search over 4,000 reference articles from the best and most authoritative sources across the web. From the NYU Child Study Center to the Autism Society of America, Reading is Fundamental to Stanford University School of Education, our Reference Desk brings the best information from the most trusted universities, professional associations, non-profit institutes, and government agencies together in one place.  Browse our online magazine for hundreds of ideas that take learning beyond the classroom and into your family's everyday life. We cover topics across the parental spectrum-- from practicing fractions by baking cookies, to how to deal with ADHD, bullying, to navigating the parent-teacher conference.  Explore virtual neighborhoods where parents with similar interests or challenges connect to trade advice and share their experiences with one another-whether it's about dyslexia or dioramas.http://www.education.com/

Provides notification to citizens of local, regional, national and international emergencies utilizing the Internet and electronic mail (email) in a secure and expedient manner http://www.emergencyemail.org/

ExploreAdultLearning was formed to offer a unique reference point on learning a new skill as an adult. A site packed with expert advice on learning a new skill as an adult - whether it's for work, home or play. Our features and articles are written by professional journalists and experts - who have a particular interest, or a background in this area.http://www.exploreadultlearning.co.uk/

Our aim is to help students learn to be smart consumers of these messages, to see through the deceptions that they encounter daily, to dig for facts using the Internet and other resources, and to set aside prejudice and weigh evidence logically. http://www.factchecked.org/

The Family Involvement Network of Educators (FINE) is a national network of over 5,000 people who are interested in promoting strong partnerships between children's educators, their families, and their communities. FINE's membership is composed of faculty in higher education, school professionals, directors and trainers of community-based and national organizations, parent leaders, and graduate students.  http://www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/projects/fine.html

ttp://www.findlaw.com/01topics/15family/index.html 

GovTrack.us is a nexus of information about the United States Congress, bringing together information on the status of federal legislation, voting records, and campaign contributions. The site automatically tracks legislative events and categorizes them into thousands of subjects, such as "nuclear energy" and "medicine," so that users can subscribe to follow just the events that interest them. Events, like the passage of bills, are sent to users on a daily or weekly basis by email, or through RSS/Atom feeds. GovTrack is unique in two ways, first in that its intended audience is the average citizen with an interest in politics, and second in its use of web technologies to be both a comprehensive research tool as well as a personalized congress-tracker. All information and services provided by GovTrack are free.http://www.govtrack.us/

This site is designed to register and affiliate volunteers prior to a disaster so that organizations within the disaster area can outreach to volunteers by their skills and availability and invite them to assist in the recovery effort. This site is powered by 1-800-Volunteer.org, a service of the Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center National Network--a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to engaging more people and resources more effectively in volunteer service to help solve serious social problems during times of disaster and year round. http://www.helpindisaster.org/

This site was created to provide a "one-stop shop" for resources related to IDEA and its implementing regulations, released on August 3, 2006. It is a "living" website and will change and grow as resources and information become available. When fully implemented, the site will provide searchable versions of IDEA and the regulations, access to cross-referenced content from other laws (e.g., the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), etc.), video clips on selected topics, topic briefs on selected regulations, links to OSEP's Technical Assistance and Dissemination (TA&D) Network and a Q&A Corner where you can submit questions, and a variety of other information sources. As items are completed and added to this site, we invite you to grow and learn with us as we implement these regulations

Insure Kids Now! is a national campaign to link the nation's 10 million uninsured children--from birth to age 18--to free and low-cost health insurance. Many families simply don't know their children are eligible.  http://www.insurekidsnow.gov/

Justice Matters Institute defines a socially just society as one in which every group has a voice, every culture is respected, and every individual has equal access to resources and means of communication. Working for social justice entails working to overcome current injustices while building solutions that make a better world. Through its programs, JMI has worked on social justice issues in a number of arenas. The Educational Justice Program focuses on education issues and the Leaders for a Better Society Program helps young leaders address a variety of issues including education, immigration, voting access, and civil rights. http://www.justicematters.org/

SmartLinks is a tool, provided by KaiserEDU.org to provide quick, easy access to external sources of research, analysis, data, and news on some major topics in public health and health policy that are not covered in other parts of the website. http://www.kaiseredu.org/smartlinks.asp

State Legislatures, State Laws and State Regulations - Web Site Links and Telephone Numbers http://www.llsdc.org/sourcebook/state-leg.htm

The Law Project for Psychiatric Rights (PsychRights) was incorporated as an Alaska non-profit on November 6, 2002, to undertake a coordinated, strategic, legal effort seeking to end the abuses against people diagnosed with mental illness through individual legal representation.  http://psychrights.org/

LDA's mission is to create opportunities for success for all individuals affected by learning disabilities and to reduce the incidence of learning disabilities in future generations. http://www.ldaamerica.us/

LEAD stands for Legislative Education Action Drive and is dedicated to informing the public on issues affecting education at the state level and presenting alternative concepts of school and educational choice to the public, elected officials, and the media.  Our mission is to encourage legislation in all states to provide for Universal Tuition Tax Credits; which would enable all children the freedom to pursue an education in the primary and secondary institution of their own choosing  http://www.leadaction.org/

A number of organizations and agencies throughout the U.S. are trying to help agricultural producers connect with customers by compiling directories of local food sources that help buyers find goods and growers find markets. This resource offers listings for local food directories and promotional programs, searchable by state.
http://www.attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/localfood_dir.php

MEET ME AT THE CORNER, Virtual Field Trips for Kids, is a dynamic, interactive site, which encourages individual expression and participation through video submissions from children worldwide. Through these video pod casts we hope to create a community of children, who learn the art of self-expression and storytelling through video. http://www.meetmeatthecorner.org/

MENTOR recognizes that, although nearly 17.6 million young Americans need or want mentoring, only 3 million are in formal, high-quality mentoring relationships. That means more than 14.6 million young people still need mentors. That unmet need constitutes what we call the "mentoring gap." MENTOR works to close that gap. http://forums.mentoring.org/ntlm/

My Pop Studio is a creative play experience that strengthens critical thinking skills about television, music, magazines and online media directed at girls. ...My Pop Studio strengthens media literacy skills, promotes positive youth development, and increases knowledge about health issues. Highly interactive creative play activities are used to create an online community that guides users through the process of deconstructing, analyzing and creating media. Video segments, flash animation, media deconstruction games and quizzes, and moderated blogs make the website lively, fun and educational.
http://www.mypopstudio.com/

At NCPIE, our mission is simple: to advocate the involvement of parents and families in their children's education, and to foster relationships between home, school, and community to enhance the education of all our nation's young people. http://www.ncpie.org/

The National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) is the nonprofit membership organization for the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Systems and Client Assistance Programs (CAP) for individuals with disabilities. Collectively, the P&A/CAP network is the largest provider of legally based advocacy services to people with disabilities in the United States. http://www.napas.org/aboutus/consumer.htm

As parents of children who are diagnosed with AS, we understand how essential is it that families of children diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome and related disorders, educators who teach children with AS, professionals working with individuals diagnosed with AS, and individuals with AS who are seeking support, have access to information. Although recently reminded that there is no oasis or paradise for those with Asperger Syndrome, we sincerely hope that they, along with parents and professionals, will find a bit of shade and support via the information presented and links available at this site.
http://www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger/

The mission of PACER Center is to expand opportunities and enhance the quality of life of children and young adults with disabilities and their families, based on the concept of parents helping parents.  ...With assistance to individual families, workshops, materials for parents and professionals, and leadership in securing a free and appropriate public education for all children, PACER's work affects and encourages families in Minnesota and across the nation.  http://www.pacer.org/

Parent at the Helm (PATH) is a one-stop source of vital information, news, and commentary for parents and caretakers of school-aged children. and  welcomes homeschoolers, after-schoolers, teachers, parents of the gifted, special needs, unmotivated, bored and stressed, families and everyone who knows parental involvement is essential to educational success and homeschooling success.  http://parentatthehelm.com

Parents in Charge Foundation (PIC) exists to educate on behalf of school choice reform at the grassroots level. Since its founding in March 2001, the Parents in Charge Foundation’s education and awareness efforts have played an instrumental role in school choice victories in Arizona and Washington, D.C. Parents in Charge has also supported efforts in Colorado, Florida, and Utah. For the last two years more than 80% of our efforts have focused on South Carolina  http://www.picfoundation.org/index.htm

Pause Parent Play is a campaign designed to empower parents to choose what their kids watch, hear and play - from TV and movies to video games and music. This coalition of corporations, entertainment companies and family groups, in consultation with U.S. Senate leaders, are encouraging parents to:

PAUSE - take a minute to think about the media that is available and how their kids might react to it;
PARENT - decide what is appropriate for their own kids, talk with them, and use the options at their disposal to help them; and
PLAY - enjoy the media with their kids. http://www.pauseparentplay.org/

The People's Email Network is constructed to facilitate communication with our elected officials. By your participation you can establish that you are a voter who will call your government to account at each successive election. Your views do count. They will be heard. And most importantly, when you cast your votes in the section above, be sure to use the ground-breaking input functions of our website to also submit the email addresses of everyone you know. In this way we can together mobilize the entire country to speak in the loudest possible voice. http://www.usalone.com/

Are you dreading your next Individual Education Program (IEP) meeting? Are you already in disagreement with your IEP team or your school staff over needed services for your child? If so, you are not alone. Below are some "conversation stoppers" that parents may hear when advocating for their children. Knowing what the "real" issues might be, some respectful but effective responses, and what the laws say about educating children with disabilities can assist you in getting your IEP team meetings moving again in a more positive direction! http://nclid.unco.edu/nclid/ssn/

SchoolPulse provides a simple kid management system for parents, teachers, coaches, PTO leaders, and anyone else with active kids. Save time and improve your effectiveness with robust, easy-to-use calendars and group management tools.  http://www.schoolpulse.com/

The Key provides reading material for adults with limited reading skills.  These include adults who have not completed their high school educations, those learning English and those with learning disabilities. http://www.keynews.org/

The NAICU consumer-information initiative -- the University and College Accountability Network (U-CAN) -- is designed to give, in a common format, prospective students and their families concise, Web-based consumer-friendly information on individual private colleges and universities. U-CAN consists of hundreds of institutional profiles that contain comparable data and links to qualitative campus information. The profiles are displayed in a common template that was developed by NAICU based on consumer feedback. Click here to download a sample profile. http://www.ucan-network.org