Web Resources

Children’s Defense Fund, www.childrensdefense.org

This site includes information on family income research and policies affecting families, including food insecurity, poverty statistics for states and cities, and minimum wage increases.

The Education Alliance, maintained by Brown University, http://www.brown.edu/academics/education-alliance/

This website offers suggestions to foster family relationships, family involvement, and cultural awareness.

National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition (NCELA), funded by the U.S. Department of Education, maintained by George Washington University Graduate School, www.ncela.us

Promotes educator’s cultural competence to better serve culturally diverse students.
Parent Teacher Home Visit Project at www.pthvp.org

This partnership between a faith-based community group, a local teachers union, and a school district began in 1998 as an effort to address the cycle of blame that existed between parents and teachers at several Sacramento schools.

The Urban Institute, www.urban.org

Urban Institute experts study public policies affecting families and parents. Look under their section on families and parenting.