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Education World

A comprehensive site which call itself "the world's educational resource on the Web." Categories of links include schools, libraries, newsgroups, organizations, programs, and reference materials as well as resources for students, parents, and teachers.
http://www.education-world.com/

Educator's Reference Desk

The Educator's Reference Desk, formerly known as AskERIC, is a service provided to the education community by the Information Institute of Syracuse University. It includes 2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links to online education information, and 200+ question archive responses.
http://www.eduref.org/

ERIC - Educational Resources Information Center

"ERIC is a national information system funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences to provide access to education literature and resources." Includes articles and documents on education-related topics. Search the ERIC database from here. ERIC is currently undergoing a re-organization.
http://www.eric.ed.gov/

Gateway to Educational Materials

A searchable database of lesson plans, curriculum units, and more, with choices that allow users to choose specific grade levels and subjects/topics to search. Useful for finding a variety of Pre-K to 12 teaching materials on the web.
http://www.thegateway.org/

New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards (NJCCCS)

Up-to-date list of New Jersey's Core Curriculum Content Standards for various subject areas.
http://www.state.nj.us/njded/cccs/index.html

New Jersey Department of Education

Find information from the New Jersey Department of Education under "Schools," "Educators," or "Parents and Students." This site is useful for New Jersey's official positions on school reform, school-to-work programs, and other educational issues.
http://www.state.nj.us/education/

New Jersey School Report Card

The annual New Jersey Report Card, compiled by the state Department of Education, provides data for every school in the state. Approximately 50 categories of information are covered, including details on class size, enrollments, results on various examinations, graduation and dropout rates, and teachers and administrators.
http://education.state.nj.us/rc/index.html

U. S. Department of Education

Scroll down to the Department's list of most requested items, including educational statistics, disabilities education, the Nation's Report Card, and more from the United States government.
http://www.ed.gov/

William Paterson University College of Education

The College of Education of William Paterson University of New Jersey serves as a major resource for educational practitioners and institutions by preparing students for entry into teaching and education-related professions.
http://www.wpunj.edu/coe/default.htm