Five Top Trends in Education

RESOURCES

Books

The Essential Conversation: What Parents and Teachers Can Learn from Each Other, by Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, Random House, 2003

Programs and Practices in K-8 Schools: Do They Meet the Educational Needs of Young Adolescents? by C. Kenneth McEwin and Associates, National Middle School Association, 2004.

What Happened to Recess and Why Are Our Children Struggling in Kindergarten?, by Susan Ohanian, McGraw-Hill, 2002.

Organizations

For information on a variety of education-related issues:

American Library Association – 800-545-2433; www.ala.org

The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools – 202-466-3396; www.healthinschools.org

National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education – 703-359-0972; www.ncpie.org

Parents for Public Schools – 800-880-1222; www.parents4publicschools.com

Parent-Teacher Association – 800-307-4782; www.pta.org