Education Research Starter

The AAE is the largest national, non-union, non-partisan professional educators' association in the United States.

The American Educational Research Association is a professional organization dedicated to promoting "scholarly inquiry related to education and evaluation and the dissemination and practical application of research results."

This federal agency oversees education in the United States.

TCTA is a nonprofit, independent professional association for teachers in the state of Texas.

The Texas Education Agency is the state agency that oversees primary and secondary public education.

ATPE is the largest independent educators' association in the United States.

The National Education Association (NEA) is the nation's largest professional interest group. The NEA represents those who work in public education, including public school teachers, education students, and faculty and staff at higher education institutions.

Data and research on education, including skills, literacy, research, elementary schools, childhood learning, vocational training and PISA, PIACC and TALIS surveys.

This educational partnership brings online humanities resources from some of the world's great museums, libraries, cultural institutions, and universities directly to your classroom. From the National Endowment for the Humanities.

A national newspaper dedicated to K-12 education, Education Week is published by Maryland nonprofit Editorial Projects in Education.

The Educator's Reference Desk includes 2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links to online education information, and 200+ question archive responses.

A website published by the George Lucas Educational Foundation, Edutopia includes resources surrounding six transformational strategies: project-based learning, social and emotional learning, comprehensive assessment, teacher development, integrated studies, and technology integration.

The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics is a working group of federal agencies that collect, analyze, and report data on issues related to the well-being of children and their families. Statistics and reports include family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education, and health.

Open Educational Resource (OER) curriculum review, search and curation tool. Can be searched by grade, subject, Common Core State Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and more. This resource is not free but has a 10-day trial and is around $2 a month after the trial concludes.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.

A joint project between WICHE and the Pathways to College Network, this database is designed to provide state and national policymakers, education leaders, practitioners and education consumers with an inventory of state-level policies and resources.

Similar to YouTube, TeacherTube is a free community for sharing instructional videos and content for teachers and students.

One of the largest educational databases in the world, the TEA has data and reports on educators, students, school districts, and more through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS).

Information and resources for special education services.

Includes resources to assist in identifying and providing services for dyslexic students in Texas schools.

Documents and information on the Texas Literacy Initiative, including the Texas State Literacy Plan.