This page is for you! We are building and will be adding to this resource library with links to sites of interest. You are welcome to send your ideas for informative education websites or publications. Also check out the News and Events page for articles and events of interest.
Alameda County Office of Education
http://www.acoe.org/acoe/
Berkeley Alliance: 2020 Vision
http://www.berkeleyalliance.org/cms2/viewpage.php?domain_id=35&menu_id=788
The 2020 Vision is a citywide movement to ensure academic success and wellbeing for all of Berkeley’s children and youth, by closing the achievement and health gaps in Berkeley’s public schools by the year 2020.
Berkeley Youth Services Directory
http://www.berkeleyalliance.org/cms2/viewpage.php?type=submenu&domain_id=35&menu_id=380&submenu_id=593
A publication of the Berkeley Alliance, the directory is a listing of agencies and organizations serving youth in Berkeley, such as preschools, support centers and after school and summer programs.
The Berkeley Review of Education (BRE)
http://escholarship.org/uc/ucbgse_bre
A peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal representing CAL, University of Education Graduate student work.
Berkeley Unified School District
http://www.berkeley.net/
This site has individual schools information, annual school year calendars, School Board documents, and BUSD news updates.
Berkeley Unified School District — A+ News and e-newsletter
http://www.berkeley.net/
A monthly electronic newsletter, and semi-monthly news bulletin, aimed at the broader community and reporting on activities in the schools and at the district-wide level. You can subscribe through the BUSD website above — a good way to stay informed!
Berkeley LEARNS, BUSD Afterschool Programs
http://www.berkeley.net/after-school-programs/
Berkeley-Albany YMCA
http://www.baymca.org/
Cal Corps, Campus Life and Leadership at UC Berkeley
http://students.berkeley.edu/osl/calcorps.asp?id=298
California Department of Education
- Home Page: http://www.cde.ca.gov/
- CA State K-12 Standards: http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/
- Statewide Schools Performance Data: http://www.ed-data.k12.ca.us
City of Berkeley, YouthWorks
http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/employmentprograms/youthworks/youth.html
Community Resources for Science
http://www.crscience.org/
The Edible Schoolyard
http://www.edibleschoolyard.org/
Educate Our State!
http://www.educateourstate.org/
This grassroots effort by a core group of parents from San Francisco is working to defend against continued budget cuts to public education by the state of California.
Edutopia
http://www.edutopia.org/
A source of ideas for teachers and just about anyone interested in “what works in public education.” This is a particularly accessible source of ideas for how technology can be used to engage students and support teachers. A project of The George Lucas Educational Foundation.
Education Week
http://www.edweek.org/
Subscription and free email-based newsletter on local and national issues in American education.
Lawrence Hall of Science Museum
http://www.lhs.berkeley.edu/
National Education Association
http://www.nea.org/
Network for a Healthy California: BUSD school gardens program funder and nutrition education partner
http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/CPNS/Pages/default.aspx
New York Times
- Education News: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/education/index.html
- The Learning Network: http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com
Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE)
http://pace.berkeley.edu/
An independent, non-partisan research center based at the University of California – Berkeley, the University of Southern California, and Stanford University. PACE seeks to define and sustain a long-term strategy for comprehensive policy reform and continuous improvement in performance at all levels of California’s education system, from early childhood to post-secondary education and training. PACE bridges the gap between research and policy, working with scholars from California’s leading universities and with state and local policymakers to increase the impact of academic research on educational policy in California.
San Francisco Chronicle
Education News: http://www.sfgate.com/education/
U.S. Dept of Education – bi-weekly newsletter
http://www.ed.gov/news/newsletters/edreview/index.html
WriterCoach Connection
http://www.writercoachconnection.org/