| We’ve listed some web sites below which parents and friends may find helpful in gaining information about the issues alive today in the discussion of education and the family.
The National Catholic Education Association http://www.ncea.org is a voluntary association of educators and institutions providing leadership and services to American Catholic Educators since 1904. The purpose of Catholic Educators Resource Center http://www.cerc.org is to identify existing resources and to develop new resources which effectively communicate the power and beauty of Catholic faith and culture and to make these resources readily available for Catholic educators including parents. The Heartland Institute's School Reform News on line Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy is a California based think tank http://www.pacificresearch.org which advances educational opportunities for all children through high academic standards, accountability, and parental choice.. The Institute for Justice is a public interest law firm and courtroom champion for individual liberty, free market solutions, and limited government. They were the principal litigator in the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision for Cleveland School Vouchers http://www.ij.org/cases/school/ And they are pressing the fight to remove anti-Catholic “Blaine Amendments” throughout our country. The Council for American Private Education (CAPE) is a coalition of national organizations and state affiliates serving private elementary and secondary schools. http://www.capenet.org/pubpol.html#anchor1287470 - Parents of children with disabilities will be interested in a 14 page booklet online which will answer some questions on services available to children with disabilities, even if they are in private or parochial schools. Know the law and know your rights under it. It you're a daily visitor to the Web, a wonderful option for a startup page is Catholic Exchange www.catholicexchange.com. There are daily scripture readings, interesting feature articles about a wide range of topics; and current news items including sports and world news.
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