This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_005A_01C03D18.796140A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Here are some links to studies done in regard to education reform. =20 In 1991, the Office of Educational Research and Improvement funded 12 = studies to examine various aspects of reform, from assessment of student = performance to the uses of technology. Each study has produced = cumulative findings that provide a basis for forming broad and = generalizable perspectives on reform. A thirteenth study called Fitting = the Pieces looks across the 12 major studies to identify the essential = elements of planning, implementing, and sustaining reform. Taken = together, these lessons emphasize a comprehensive, strategic, and = common-sense approach to school reform - one too often overlooked as = reforms are rushed from design to implementation. = http://www.ed.gov/pubs/SER/ In addition, here is a hotlink that may assist you in making your views = count: This comes from the Dept of Ed's "Topics from A to Z" list of = education related addresses. These that follow relate specifically to = parent involvement: Family Involvement in Education=20 --Guide to the Internet=20 --Internet Resources=20 --Involvement in Education=20 --National Parent Information Network (NPIN) http://www.ed.gov/topicsaz/topicsip.html#P Finally, the following hotlink will guide you to the Education Minnesota = site. They also have a forum specific to education and education = reform. http://www.educationminnesota.org/forums/index.cfm Hope this helps. Ron Makaruk S. Lyndale ------=_NextPart_000_005A_01C03D18.796140A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dwindows-1252" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#9a9a9a> <DIV><FONT color=3D#800000><STRONG><EM>Here are some links to studies = done in=20 regard to education reform. </EM></STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#800000><STRONG><EM><FONT color=3D#000000 = face=3DArial size=3D2>In=20 1991, the Office of Educational Research and Improvement funded 12 = studies to=20 examine various aspects of reform, from assessment of student = performance to the=20 uses of technology. Each study has produced cumulative findings that = provide a=20 basis for forming broad and generalizable perspectives on reform. A = thirteenth=20 study called Fitting the Pieces looks across the 12 major studies to = identify=20 the essential elements of planning, implementing, and sustaining reform. = Taken=20 together, these lessons emphasize a comprehensive, strategic, and = common-sense=20 approach to school reform - one too often overlooked as reforms are = rushed from=20 design to implementation. <A=20 href=3D"http://www.ed.gov/pubs/SER/">http://www.ed.gov/pubs/SER/</A></FON= T></EM></STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#800000><STRONG><EM>In addition, here is a hotlink = that may=20 assist you in making your views count: This comes from the Dept of = Ed's=20 "Topics from A to Z" list of education related addresses. These = that=20 follow relate specifically to parent = involvement:</EM></STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A = href=3D"http://pfie.ed.gov/">Family=20 Involvement in Education</A> <BR>--<A=20 href=3D"http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/internet/">Guide to the = Internet</A>=20 <BR>--<A href=3D"http://www.ed.gov/dirs.html">Internet Resources</A> = <BR>--<A=20 href=3D"http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/getpubList.idc?L1=3D80&L2=3D0">I= nvolvement in=20 Education</A> <BR>--<A href=3D"http://npin.org/">National Parent = Information=20 Network (NPIN)</A></FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"http://www.ed.gov/topicsaz/topicsip.html#P">http://www.ed.gov/top= icsaz/topicsip.html#P</A></FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#800000><STRONG><EM></EM></STRONG></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#800000><STRONG><EM>Finally, the following hotlink=20 will guide you to the Education Minnesota site. They also = have a=20 forum specific to education and education=20 reform.</EM></STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=3D#800000><A=20 href=3D"http://www.educationminnesota.org/forums/index.cfm">http://www.ed= ucationminnesota.org/forums/index.cfm</A></FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=3D#800000></FONT></EM></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=3D#800000>Hope this = helps.</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=3D#800000>Ron = Makaruk</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=3D#800000>S. Lyndale<A=20 href=3D"http://www.educationminnesota.org/"></A></FONT></EM></STRONG></DI= V></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_005A_01C03D18.796140A0--