Links

Projects Currently Sponsored by the Lone Star Foundation

The Lone Star Report

State Government Links

Governor's Office (Rick Perry)
Lieutenant Governor's Office (David Dewhurst)
Office of the Attorney General (Greg Abbott)
Comptroller of Public Accounts (Susan Combs)
General Land Office (Jerry Patterson)
Texas Department of Agriculture (Todd Staples)
Texas Railroad Commission
Texas Supreme Court
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Office of the Secretary of State (Hope Andrade)

Texas Legislature and Related Links

Texas Senate
Texas House of Representatives
Legislative Budget Board
Legislative Council
Legislative Reference Library

News & Events

EducationNews.Org - Education articles and editorials excerpted daily from newspapers printed throughout the nation
Education Week - Weekly newspaper covering education events and issues in the United States
American School Board Journal - Monthly publication of the National School Boards Association

Research & Policy

Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
Education Policy Analysis Archives
Heritage Foundation
Texas Public Policy Foundation
U.S. Department of Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)

Curriculum - General

Best of the Best Computer Aided Teaching (BOBCAT) - subject area study materials, libraries, resources, and lessons
Core Knowledge Foundation - Core Knowledge Sequence K-8 sample materials
K12 - Internet-based elementary and secondary school
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills - Texas Education Agency, requirements for subject area studies in public schools

Curriculum - Reading, Grammar & English Language Arts

Texas Alternative Document - Specific expectations for classroom instruction, grade-by-grade
Texas Reading Institute - Reading tests and help for reading difficulties
The Great Books Foundation - Recommended reading for cultural literacy
National Right to Read Foundation - Information about early reading instruction, phonics and instructional materials
Grammar Instruction - Explicit lesson plans for teaching and learning grammar
National Institute of Health's National Reading Panel Final Report and Materials - Recommendations for early reading instruction

Curriculum - Mathematics

Mathematically Correct - Information about teaching methods, government reform initiatives, student performance, textbooks, research and community involvement with math instruction
Honest Open Logical Debate on Math reform - Reports on educational changes introduced to improve mathematics instruction
California Mathematics Curriculum Standards - List of grade level expectations for K to 12 instruction widely hailed as the best in the nation
Cornell Theory Center - Instructional resources, primarily but not exclusively for high school

Curriculum - Science

California Science Curriculum Standards - List of grade level expectations for k to 12 instruction widely hailed as the best in the nation
Cornell Theory Center - Instructional resources, primarily but not exclusively for high school
Mathematically Correct - Debate about k to 12 science instruction

Curriculum - Social Studies

U.S. Department of Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) - List of resources for K to 12 classroom instruction
National Council for Social Studies
National Center for History in the Schools
Gateway to Education Materials Links to resources for classroom instruction
California History Curriculum Standards - List of grade level expectations for k to 12 instruction widely hailed as the best in the nation
Colorado Geography Curriculum Standards - List of grade level expectations for k to 12 instruction widely hailed as the best in the nation

Textbooks

Textbook League
Education Research Analysts

Government

Texas Education Agency
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
U.S. Department of Education
Regional Education Laboratories
National Center for Education Statistics
School-to-Work Information and Learning Center

Parents Rights & Community Education Groups in Texas

Texas Education Consumers' Association
Plano Parents Rights Council
Midland Parent Action Coalition
Parents United to Reform TAAS Testing
Parents Coalition of Texas
Grapevine-Colleyville Parents Educational Network
Crowley Parents Action Coalition
Texas Eagle Forum
Texas Justice Foundation and Parental Rights Council