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  Family Education Resources
  
  Resource #1
  Helping Your Child with Homework Booklet

Research shows clearly that children are more likely to succeed in learning when their families actively support them. When family members read with their children, talk with their teachers, participate in school or other learning activities and help them with homework, they give children a tremendous advantage.

Click the highlighted title and read the free booklet in pdf format. Helping Your Child with Homework

Source: U.S. Department of Education
Office of Communications and Outreach
Helping Your Child with Homework
Washington, D.C., 2005


Resource #2
Funding College Education

The U.S. Department of Education is the largest source of student aid in America. Their website offers information on student aid programs.

New Grants
Through the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007, Congress created the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program that provides grants of up to $4,000 per year to students who intend to teach in a public or private elementary or secondary school that serves students from low-income families.

The Academic Competitiveness Grant and the National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant (National SMART Grant) were made available as of the 2006-07 school year.

Click the highlighted title to visit the department's website and for additional information. Funding Your Education


Resource #3
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)

It's the largest volunteer child advocacy association in the nation. There website offers great tools for parents that will assist with helping children be successful students. You can also find a local PTA in your community, child's school or learn how to create a new one. Here's a list of the different types of PTA's;

• Local PTAs
• Early Childhood PTAs
• Elementary/Middle School PTAs
• Parent-Teacher-Student Association
• Special Education PTAs
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  Visit the PTA website at www.pta.org

Resource #4
Great Schools

GreatSchools is the country's leading source of information on school performance. With listings of 200,000 public and private schools serving students from preschool through high school and more than 800,000 parent ratings and reviews, GreatSchools has become the go-to guide for parents aiming to make a smart school choice. Great Schools

Resource #5
Collaborative for CHILDREN

Collaborative for Children is dedicated to building a strong educational foundation for young children to succeed in school and life.
Our Goals
Partnering with families, teachers, care providers and community-based groups, Collaborative for Children focuses on early care and education for children ages birth to six. We work to:

• Help parents find child care
• Provide parents with materials, resources and instruction pertaining to child learning, care and development
• Support and assist to develop early care and education professionals
• Increase public awareness surrounding the impact of quality early education
• Strengthen early care and education systems through policy development and systems change

For more information visit Collaborative for CHILDREN