Public Involvement Resources and Links

School Data Websites
Parent and Community and Business Involvement
Special Interest and Student Support

School Data Websites

Education Data Partnership (Ed-Data)
www.ed-data.k12.ca.us
Ed-Data is a joint venture of the Alameda County Office of Education (ACOE), the California Department of Education (CDE), EdSource, and the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team (FCMAT). This interactive database includes demographic and performance data for each California school, school district, county, and the state--plus detailed financial data at the school district, county, and statewide levels. The site contains user-friendly search functions for comparing schools and districts, trend data for tracking changes over time, and the results of districts' parcel tax and bond elections. Helpful for parents, policymakers, reporters, and educators, the Ed-Data Web site turns data into useful, clear information.

c/o EdSource
520 San Antonio Rd., Suite 200
Mountain View, CA 94040
650/917-9481
Fax: 650/917-9482
E-mail: ed-data@cde.ca.gov

Great Schools
www.greatschools.net
Great Schools is a nonprofit organization that provides information on public and private schools in all 50 states. Geared toward parents and educators, Great Schools also provides tools to help visitors search for and compare schools, and content designed to help people understand and improve schools.

965 Mission St., Suite 650
San Francisco, CA 94103
415/977-0700
Fax: 415/977-0704

Just for the Kids
Just for the Kids - California
www.just4kids.org
www.jftk-ca.org
Just for the Kids, an affiliate of the National Center for Educational Accountability, uses information obtained from state departments of education to generate Just for the Kids School Reports. School leaders, teachers, parents, and interested community members can identify how their schools are performing compared to other schools in their states with similar or more disadvantaged student populations, and learn what the highest-performing schools are doing to raise test scores. In addition to the Just for the Kids California School Reports available on the national site, additional reports, tailored for California, are available through the state-specific Just for the Kids - California website.

School Matters
www.schoolmatters.com
School Matters is a public-private collaboration designed for parents, educators, and policymakers to improve school results using No Child Left Behind (NCLB) data. Created by Standard & Poor's, this website incorporates interactive tools from Standard & Poor's School Evaluation Services and the National Center for Educational Accountability's Just for the Kids. Available school, district, and state-level data that are required to be publicly reported under NCLB are included. The Broad Foundation and the U.S. Department of Education fund this initiative.

School Wise Press
www.schoolwisepress.com
School Wise Press is a commercial organization geared toward parents. It provides background information and links to articles on education topics as well as comparative data on each of California’s public schools. For a small fee, you can purchase profiles of individual schools.

85 Ashton Ave., Suite 200
San Francisco, CA 94112
800/247-8443
415/337-7971
Fax: 415/337-1146
E-mail: info@schoolwisepress.com

Parent, Community, and Business Involvement, K–16 Related

Art, Research and Curriculum Associates (ARC)
www.arcassociates.org
ARC is a non-profit agency whose mission is to promote educational excellence and equity for underserved students, families, and communities. ARC has offices in both Northern and Southern California.

1212 Broadway #400
Oakland, CA 94612
510/834-9455
Fax: 510/763-1490
E-mail: info@arcassociates.org

California Consortium of Education Foundations (CCEF)
www.cceflink.org
CCEF provides training and support services to education foundations throughout California, including guidelines for starting a local foundation at your school or district. Starting an Education Foundation, a booklet, provides practical advice about starting a foundation to support local schools.

P.O. Box 19290
Stanford, CA 94309
650/324-1653
Fax: 650/326-7751
E-mail: ccef@cceflink.org

California Department of Education (CDE): Learning Support & Partnerships
www.cde.ca.gov/ls/
The CDE collects and distributes data and information on California public schools, acts as an advisor to school districts and county offices of education, and monitors state and federal education programs. The Learning Support & Partnerships Division provides resources and instructional strategies that give students the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual support needed to learn.

1430 N Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
916/319-0800

California Family Resource Association (CFRA)
www.californiafamilyresource.org
The California Family Resource Association (CFRA) is a statewide membership organization comprised of family-serving agencies and individuals. CFRA advocates for programs, policies, and resources that strengthen families and communities; works to build the capacity of its members, including schools; and supports its members by linking them to one another.

4700 Roseville Rd.
North Highlands, CA 95660-5143
916/338-6633
Fax: 916/338-6630
E-mail: info@californiafamilyresource.org

California Parent Center
parent.sdsu.edu
The California Parent Center provides technical assistance to schools and districts throughout the state in the area of parent involvement. The Center's program includes training for creating family-school partnerships to increase student achievement.

6310 Alvarado Court  
San Diego, CA 92120-4902
619/594-3332
Fax: 619/287-6756

California Services for Technical Assistance and Training (CalSTAT)
www.calstat.org
CalSTAT is a special project of the California Department of Education (CDE), Division of Special Education, and part of the California Institute on Human Services at Sonoma State University. CalSTAT's overarching goal is to support collaboration between general education and special education. It does so through information dissemination, technical assistance, regionally coordinated training programs, and more.

Sonoma State University
1801 E. Cotati Ave.
Rohnert Park, CA 94928
707/206-0533
Fax: 707/206-9176
E-mail: info@calstat.org

California State Parent Teacher Association (CSPTA)
www.capta.org
The California State PTA is the oldest and largest statewide nonprofit volunteer organization dedicated to working on behalf of children and the issues that affect them. Membership is open to anyone who is concerned with the education, health and welfare of children.

930 Georgia St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015-1322
213/620-1100
Fax: 213/620-1411

Center for Education Reform (CER)
www.edreform.com
CER is a national advocacy organization founded to provide support and guidance to parents, teachers, community and civic groups, policymakers, grassroots leaders, and any others who are working to bring fundamental reforms to their schools.

1001 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 204
Washington, DC 20036
800/521-2118
202/822-9000
Fax: 202/822-5077
E-mail: cer@edreform.com

EdVoice
www.edvoice.org
EdVoice is a non-partisan, non-profit political advocacy group that helps pass laws that improve public schools for all California children. EdVoice encourages individuals at the local level who care about improving schools to join their efforts through their E-Mail Advocacy Network.

1107 9th Street, Suite 730
Sacramento, CA 95814
916/448-3868
Fax: 916/448-5620
E-mail: info@edvoice.net

Give Kids Good Schools
www.givekidsgoodschools.org
A website launched by Public Education Network, Give Kids Good Schools is a campaign whose goal is to guarantee a quality public education for every child in the nation. The site provides citizens with useful information and tools that assist the public to Learn, Vote and Act on behalf of quality public education. Campaign activities and information are aimed at encouraging individuals to make quality public education a top priority on Election Day and every day throughout the year.

601 Thirteenth St., NW, Suite 710 South
Washington, DC 20005-3808
202/628-GKGS
Fax: 202/628-1893
E-mail: info@GiveKidsGoodSchools.org

National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education (NCPIE)
www.ncpie.org
NCPIE works to increase effective family/school partnerships in schools throughout America.

3929 Old Lee Highway, Suite 91-A
Fairfax, VA 22030-2401
703/359-8973
Fax: 703/359-0972

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
www.nichcy.org
The National Dissemination Center provides information on: disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators, journalists, and students; programs & services for infants, children, & youth with disabilities; the nation's special education and general education laws; and research-based effective practices for children with diabilities.

P.O. Box 1492
Washington, DC 20013
800/695-0285
Fax: 202/884-8441
E-mail: nichcy@aed.org

Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE)
www.piqe.org
PIQE is a community-based organization that works throughout California with school districts to increase parent involvement in the educational process. Its focus is helping low-income, ethnically diverse parents participate in the education of their children.

Corporate Office
4010 Morena Blvd., #200
San Diego, CA 92117
858/483-4499
Fax: 858/483-4646

Public Education Network (PEN)
www.publiceducation.org
The Public Education Network is a national association of local education funds and individuals working to advance public school reform in low-income communities across the U.S. The PEN Weekly Newsblast, a free electronic newsletter, includes school reform and school fundraising resources.

601 13th Street NW, Suite 710 South
Washington, DC 20005
202/628-7460
Fax: 202/628-1893
E-mail: pen@publiceducation.org

SchoolGrants
www.schoolgrants.org
SchoolGrants was created to assist the K-12 education community (educators and parents) nationwide in locating and applying for grants to fund school projects.

P.O. Box 177454
Irving, TX 75017
E-mail: webvisitor@schoolgrants.org

The Merrow Report
www.pbs.org/merrow
The Merrow Report is a documentary series on youth and learning produced by Learning Matters. This website offers transcripts, streaming audio, and podcasts of the Merrow Report as well as TV documentaries and reports on a wide variety of issues related to learning.

Learning Matters Inc.
6 E. 32nd street, 8th floor
New York, NY 10016
212/725-7000
Fax: 212/725-2433
E-mail: merrow@merrow.org

U.S. Department of Education - Checklist for Parents
www.ed.gov/parents/
This site contains information for parents and how to help their children succeed in school using checklists as guides.

U.S. Departmet of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202
800/872-5327

Urban Education Partnership (UEP)
www.urbanedpartnership.org
Formerly the Los Angeles Educational Partnership (LAEP), the Urban Education Partnership (UEP) is an independent, nonprofit organization that helps students in high-need schools improve their academic achievement. They do so by partnering with educators, parents and the community. UEP works with districts and schools in California, Georgia, Utah, and Oregon.

315 W. Ninth St., Suite 1110
Los Angeles, CA 90015
213/622-5237
Fax: 213/629-5288
E-mail: info@urbanedpartnership.org

Special Interest and Student Support

California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE)
www.bilingualeducation.org
CABE’s mission is to promote and support bilingual education and quality educational experiences for all students in California. Their focus is on promoting equity for students with diverse cultural, racial, and linguistic backgrounds.

16033 E. San Bernardino Rd.
Covina, CA 91722
626/814-4441
Fax: 626/814-4640
E-mail: info@bilingualeducation.org

California Association for the Gifted (CAG)
www.CAGifted.org/
CAG is an advocacy organization for California’s GATE (Gifted and Talented Education) population. Its members consist of parents, educators, and community representatives.

1215 K Street, Suite 940
Sacramento, CA 95814
916/441-3999
Fax: 916/441-2999
E-mail: cagoffice@aol.com

California Department of Education (CDE): Learning Support & Partnerships
www.cde.ca.gov/ls/
The CDE collects and distributes data and information on California public schools, acts as an advisor to school districts and county offices of education, and monitors state and federal education programs. The Learning Support & Partnerships Division provides resources and instructional strategies that give students the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual support needed to learn.

1430 N Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
916/319-0800

California Student Opportunity and Access Program (CAL-SOAP)
www.csac.ca.gov/doc.asp?id=77
CAL-SOAP’s regional offices and members work with parents and students from disadvantaged groups to raise their school achievement and improve their chances of getting into college. CAL-SOAP also provides information about colleges and financial aid.

P.O. Box 419030
Rancho Cordova, CA 95741-9030
916/526-7988

Center for Youth Citizenship (CYC)
www.youthcitizenship.org
CYC is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to prepare personally responsible and community-minded youth. They do so through a character-based citizenship program integrated into all K-12 grades and modeled by adults.

10170 Missile Way
Mather, CA 95655
916/228-2322
Fax: 916/228-2493
E-mail: cyc@scoe.net

Even Start Family Literacy Program
www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/op/evenstart.asp
Supported partially through federal funds, local educational agencies (LEAs) and community-based organizations plan and coordinate services to help parents gain the skills needed to become full partners in the education of their young children. Even Start integrates early childhood education, adult literacy or adult basic education, and parenting education into a unified family literacy program.

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916/319-0275

Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF)
www.maldef.org
MALDEF is a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to foster sound public policies, laws and programs to protect the civil rights of Latinos, and to empower the Latino community to fully participate in society. MALDEF's Parent School Partnership Program helps parents work effectively and collaboratively with schools.

634 South Spring St. 11th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90014
213/629-2512
Fax: 213/629-0266

National Council of La Raza (NCLR)
www.nclr.org
NCLR, a Hispanic civil rights organization, works in the education policy arena addressing national issues in public education, and offers education program services to its local affiliates providing educational services to Latino communities.

California Program Office
523 W. 6th St., Suite 840
Los Angeles, CA 90014
213/489-3428
Fax: 213/489-1167

Schwab Foundation for Learning
www.schwablearning.org
The Schwab Foundation for Learning web site is especially for parents who are new to the concepts and consequences of learning differences. It's got a wealth of information and publications on learning differences, an interactive parent-to-parent message board, and a searchable database of events for parents of children with learning differences.

1650 South Amphlett Boulevard, Suite 300
San Mateo, CA 94402
650/655-2410
Fax: 650/655-2411

U.S. Department of Education - Checklist for Parents
www.ed.gov/parents/
This site contains information for parents and how to help their children succeed in school using checklists as guides.

U.S. Departmet of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202
800/872-5327