A handbook outlining what parents can do to support children's learning at all ages -- babies and toddlers, preschoolers, elementary school, middle school, and high school.
Parents for Public Schools offers a network for parents to engage in school improvement efforts at the local, state and national levels and works to develop parent leadership by arming parents with information about how schools should and do operate and motivation to act on behalf of all the students.
Project Appleseed is the national campaign for public school improvement aiming to evaluate and improve parent-school partnerships through providing a parent-school involvement checklist, parental involvement report card, recent news and videos on family events, family engagement, student success, and education funding.
Aspire Public Schools is a non-profit organization that prepares urban students for college, encourages parent participation in all aspects of school life by providing guidance about at-home support, school decision-making and supporting easy, open communication with teachers.
Center for the Improvement of Child Caring is a parenting and parenting education association that works to increase the likelihood that every child is raised effectively and humanely and offers parenting skill-building programs and numerous ways to bring family contribution into childhood care and educational systems.
Family Support America is a national resource that dedicates itself to providing information and support for families and parents regarding child abuse, alcoholism, adoption, disciplining children, divorce, work and other family related concerns.
Understanding why young people join gangs is the first step in prevention, this website thoroughly explains these reasons as well as providing action steps to take in prevention.
The First Amendment Center provides a framework for diverse communities to bridge their differences to address issues such as sexual orientation and school safety within public schools.
Anything parents, teachers, and peers need to know about understanding gang violence and why or how young people get caught up in gangs.
Tips on how youth get involved in gangs and how to prevent your child from joining.
This site's bully prevention section offers many links to anti-bullying initiatives, campaigns, books, videos, articles and other resources from a number of different education organizations.
An organization that works to change the ideal that bullying is part of a childhood rite of passage.
This web site features the latest research about gangs; descriptions of evidence-based, anti-gang programs; and links to tools, databases, and other resources to assist in developing and implementing effective community-based gang prevention, intervention, and suppression strategies. Here you will find an analysis of the findings from nearly 15 years of data collected by the annual National Youth Gang Survey of 2,500 U.S. law enforcement agencies.
A student led campaign to end violence and educate others into a life of good citizenship.
Action steps on how teachers can help alleviate violence in the classroom.
An article that outlines the best practices on how to prevent bullying in schools.
Tips on how to start a conversation about bullying and how to keep it out of your children’s lives.
The Center for Safe Schools Third Thursday online learning series is designed to provide up to date information about issues of school climate and school safety to educators and public.
As a research program at the Institute of Behavioral Sciences at the University of Colorado, The Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence offers an extensive database of research and literature.
CASEL is a not-for-profit organization that works to advance the science and evidence-based practice of social and emotional learning. The report, SEL and Bullying Prevention, illustrates the relationship between social and emotional factors and bullying