Research Links
What
Kids Can Do
What Kids Can Do is an organization that puts youth voices and work at
the forefront of all we produce They have a series of free downloadable
publications like Hear Us Out: Commentary by Youth on School and Society
and Talk to Us. Listen. Take Us Seriously
Public
Education Network (PEN)
Public Education Network (PEN) is a national association of organizations
and individuals working to advance public school reform in low-income
communities across our country. They offer a series of free, downloadable
resources. They also have an excellent weekly e-mail blast to keep you
updated on important information in the field of education.
The
Forum for Youth Investment
The Forum for Youth Investment has a lot of free downloadble publications,
like Learning for Life: Youth Voices for Educational Change The Forum
is committed to building connections, increasing capacity and tackling
persistent challenges across the allied youth fields.
MetLife
Survey of the American Teacher
The MetLife Survey examines far more than the perspectives of teachers.
This survey explores the forces and factors at work in students lives
that influence their success in school and beyond. The survey presents
data about what students worry about, the activities they participate
in outside of school and how much their parents know about their lives.
Download a free .pdf version.
Learning
Matters - The Merrow Report
The Merrow Report is a series of documentaries on youth and learning for
public television. Working closely with Listen Up! on Youth Speak Out
on Education project, the youth production teams have access to award-winning
documentary film producers who are sharing experiences and expertise.
The Merrow Report web site archive section is loaded with information
that producers can use: clips from 28 television programs, four seasons
of radio programs, resources, commentary, interviews, bibliographies,
video and audio clips as well as other subject related web sites.
Education
Week
American Educations Newspaper of Record Ed Week online has an easy, searchable
database of all of its issues, articles on every aspect of education system
in the United States. To get free access to their entire database, you
just need to sign up as a user.