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SchoolMatters (A Service of Standard & Poor's)

SchoolMatters, a public source for information and analysis about our nation's public schools, gives policymakers, educators, and parents the tools they need to make better-informed decisions that improve student performance. SchoolMatters will educate, empower, and engage education stakeholders.
  • Information and analysis about how schools and school districts are performing and the complex relationships between achievement and investment.
  • Easy access to the information needed to craft strong education policies helping to empower educators and policymakers.
  • Giving parents and the general public instant access to a wide range of data on local schools and schools districts, enabling them to make informed decisions, ranging from policies they advocate to the schools their children attend.

Lincoln Park is a member of New Jersey United for Higher School Standards, a statewide alliance of businesses, education, and non-profit organizations leveraging their strengths to help parents and educational stakeholders hold informed discussions about what students are expected to know and how they are tested.


      

Parenting Resources
Parenting 101
Lots of practical solutions for parents as well as tips for improving communication, building positive relationships and other useful parenting skills.		 Talk with Your Kids
This Web site offers practical, concrete tips and techniques for talking easily and openly with young children ages 8 to 12 about some very tough issues: sex, HIV/AIDS, violence, drugs and alcohol.
Stress Management For Parents
 Enjoying the Seasons of Parenthood
Parenting Humor--We're proud to be the Unofficial Guide to Parental Laughter! The Importance of Nurturing Children's Sense of Humor

Parents' Guide to the Information Superhighway (Internet Safety)

 The National Parenting Center
It is the sole intention of The National Parenting Center to advise, support and guide parents with sound, responsible advice.
Parenting
From Parenting Magazine		 Helping Your Child Series
from the U.S. Dept. of Education
Parenthood.com--helping families grow Parents: The Anti-Drug
Helping Your Child Be Successful in School  
Creating an Atmosphere for
Learning at Home		 Tips Parents Can Use to Help Their Children
Helping Parents Find Good Children's Books developed by parents for parents.

Homework Help
•Making the Most of Homework
•Tips on Homework
•Helping Teens with Homework
•Tips For Helping Kids and Teens With Homework and Study Habits

Parent-Teacher Conferences:
•Advice: Parent-Teacher Conferences
•Parent-Teacher Conference Toolkit

 The Parent's Choice Foundation
Established in 1978, Parents' Choice Foundation is the nation's oldest not-for-profit evaluator of children's books, videos, toys, audios, computer software, television, and magazines.
 Educational Sites 
General
New Jersey Department of Education Online Encyclopedia
Family Education Network
What your child needs to know Pre-K through grade 12.		 Museum Hotlist
Visit any museum in the world
Library Spot  
Early Literacy
Partnership for Reading:
A Child Becomes a Reader--Kindergarten--Grade Three (PDF file)

Pre-K Smarties
Teach Your Children

Put Reading First--Helping your Preschool-Grade 3 child learn to read  Helping your Child Become a Reader 
Reading & Writing
Literacy Connections--for Parents
From helping you children to love stories and poetry before they can read to thousands of of downloadable books for every age reader, this site has a wealth of infomation!
Literacy Matters
Strategies for parents of middle school and high school children who have difficultly with reading and/or writing.
Family Matters--All About Reading
Help your child learn to love reading at every age and every stage. Don't miss Flashlight Readers, offering opportunities to share favorite books with your child in fun, interactive, and meaningful ways.
Math
Figure This!
Helping families enjoy math outside school through fun and engaging, high-quality challenges. 		Homework help and practice for Everyday Math.
A+ Math
Lots of fun while learning and reinforcing math skills		 Cool Math for Parents
Getting your child ready for Kindergarten and how to help with math homework as well as fun ways to support math learning.
Interactive Math Manipulatives
Learning and understanding mathematics requires student engagement. Mathematics is not a spectator sport! One way to actively involve students is through the use of manipulatives, physical objects that help students visualize relationships and applications. Here we use computers to create virtual learning environments to actively involve students with mathematics.
Health & Nutrition
 Building Self Esteem
Kids Health Helping Your Child Develop Self-Esteem
Health and Fitness for Moms Your Child’s Mental Health: Building Self-Esteem in Children
Tips for Parents:
Understanding Finicky Eaters		  Family Education Building Self Esteem
   Teens and Tweens    
ParenTalk -- Adolescence
A Parents Guide to Social Networking

Girl Power
Raising Smart, Bold Girls

Boy Basics 101
A Survival Guide for Parenting Male Tweens
Getting Ready for College Early
A Handbook for Parents of Students in the Middle and Junior High School Years		 PREPARING YOUR CHILD FOR COLLEGE
A Resource Book for Parents
2000 Edition
Finding a College and Choosing a Major
What do you want to be and what college major will get you there? 		College and College Prep for students with disabilities
New Jersey Universities, Colleges Career Schools in New Jersey
Complete college planning by Students.gov Finding Money for College
College Savings Plans Network FSA: Student Aid on the Web
Family Fun  
Creative Parents
Family fun from Disney Online
The Treehouse: Old Fashioned Family Fun
 
All Kinds of Families 
Parents Without Partners Grandparents Raising Children
Foster Parenting Stepfamily Association of America
Stepfamily Network