A Policymaker's Primer on Education Research 
As part of our ongoing efforts to enhance the ability of our constituents and friends to make good use of the research in education in crafting policy alternatives, the Education Commission of the States (ECS) and Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL) are pleased to make available this Policymaker’s Primer on Education Research. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the Primer was originally conceived by ECS as part of a larger project that seeks to improve the connection between research and policy and includes several reports on the state of research in education. The first of those reports has been now published as “Eight Questions on Teacher Preparation: What Does the Research Say?” and two others will follow. http://www.ecs.org/html/educationIssues/Research/primer/foreword.asp
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CCD Information on Public Schools and School Districts
Public schools and school districts locator http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/search.asp
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Ed Speak 
Understanding How Educators Use Words
http://www.nceaonline.org/Publications/edspeakg.pdf
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Education Law 
Resources for education law.
http://www.virtualchase.com/resources/education_law.html
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FindLaw Education Law Resources
FindLaw is the highest-trafficked legal Web site, providing the most comprehensive set of legal resources on the Internet for legal professionals, businesses, students and individuals. These resources include Web search utilities, cases and codes, legal news, an online career center, and community-oriented tools, such as a secure document management utility, mailing lists, message boards and free e-mail. ttp://www.findlaw.com/01topics/37education/index.html
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Harbor House Law Press
Our mission is to publish special education legal and advocacy information for parents, advocates, educators, and attorneys. Our goal is to ensure that children with disabilities have equality of opportunity, full participation, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency. http://www.harborhouselaw.com/
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
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
http://idea.ed.gov/
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Lexicon of Learning
Education, like all professions, has a specialized vocabulary that parents and others may have a difficult time understanding. This online dictionary, A Lexicon of Learning, provides clear definitions of educational terms in everyday language http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/menuitem.4247f922ca8c9ecc8c2a9410d3108a0c/
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National Assessment of Educational Progress - The Nation's Report Card
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as "the Nation's Report Card," is the only nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in various subject areas. Since 1969, assessments have been conducted periodically in reading, mathematics, science, writing, U.S. history, civics, geography, and the arts. http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/
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National Conference of State Legislatures Education Bill Tracking Database
National Conference of State Legislatures - Education Bill Tracking Database, customizable by category and state
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/educ/educ_leg.cfm
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No Child Left Behind Act
No Child Left Behind is the historic, bipartisan education reform effort that President Bush proposed his first week in office and that Congress passed into law on January 8, 2002. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) -- the main federal law affecting education from kindergarten through high school. NCLB is built on four principles: accountability for results, more choices for parents, greater local control and flexibility, and an emphasis on doing what works based on scientific research. http://www.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml
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School Choices For Parents
What are the choices under No Child Left Behind and other federal legislation? These descriptions help to explain the range of choices available to parents. Specific definitions of terms, however, vary from state to state, so the state department of education should be consulted for official definitions and guidance on practices in the state. http://www.ed.gov/parents/schools/choice/definitions.html
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School Matters
Policymakers, educators, and individual parents are working hard to improve our schools, and they deserve respect and gratitude for taking on such a difficult challenge. However, education leaders are often forced to make critical decisions based on incomplete information, simply because there hasn't been a national, easily searchable clearinghouse for education information and analysis-until now. SchoolMatters gives policymakers, educators, and parents the tools they need to make better-informed decisions that improve student performance. SchoolMatters will educate, empower, and engage education stakeholders. http://www.schoolmatters.com/
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Study Guides and Strategies
The Study Guides and Strategies web site is authored, developed and maintained by Joe Landsberger as a learner-centric educational public service. These student guides are collaboratively maintained across institutional and national boundaries...Permission is granted to freely copy, adapt, and distribute individual Study Guides in print format in non-commercial educational settings that benefit learners. No request to link to the Web site is necessary. Please be aware that the Guides welcome, and are under, continuous review and revision. For that reason, reproduction of all content on the Internet can only be with permission through a licensed agreement. http://www.studygs.net/index.htm
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Website on State Education Reforms
This website, which draws primarily on data collected by organizations other than NCES, serves as a general resource on that topic, describing major developments in state-level education policies. First based on the Overview and Inventory of State Education Reforms: 1990 to 2000, this site is updated periodically to incorporate new data. Currently, this site generally reflects information collected through 2002, before state implementation of the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Future updates to this site will reflect state implementation of that Act's requirements. http://nces.ed.gov/programs/statereform/
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Resource Guide