Education: Internet Sources

The Carnegie Classification™ has been the leading framework for recognizing and describing institutional diversity in U.S. higher education for the past four decades. Use this site to look up information on individual institutions, find all institutions in a particular classification category, or examine points of intersection across two or more classifications.

A major news service in United States academic affairs, published every weekday online.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other nations. Use this site to locate information about individual schools, school districts, and to access the publications of NCES.

The National Education Association (NEA) is the nation's largest professional employee organization for teachers, and is committed to advancing the cause of public education. Visit this site to find information about issues impacting education, peruse sample lesson plans, and find out information about grants available to educators.

Information on No Child Left Behind, including the Act and policy, and the Obama Administration's blueprint for reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

Use this site to find data and statistics related to education in PA, including school report cards, graduation rates, drop out rates, and the Safe Schools report card.

Pennsylvania's state chapter of the National Education Association

The primary functions of the Department of Education are to establish policy for, administer and coordinate most federal assistance to education, collect data on US schools, and to enforce federal educational laws regarding privacy and civil rights.