Education World Research Center
This section is filled with tons of handy resources, such as online encyclopedias, maps, libraries, thesauri, almanacs and more, available all on one page!

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Cyber Study Hall: A Guide to Homework Help Online
Cyber-savvy students can have their own personal e-homework helper just a mouse click away -- if they just know where to look! Education World writer Glori Chaika hones in on online homework help resources that your students will find useful. INCLUDED: Links to dozens of homework resources plus an e-interview with 13-year-old B. J. Pinchbeck, creator of BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper.

Homework Takes a Hit!
Homework, an entrenched tradition in education, is taking a hit from the authors of a controversial new book that proposes ending the practice. In an Education World e-interview, John Buell, co-author of "The End of Homework: How Homework Disrupts Families, Overburdens Children, and Limits Learning," states that there is no solid evidence to support the current intensification of homework as a way of improving academic achievement. Included: Buell makes a case for ending homework as we know it!

Help! Homework Is Wrecking My Home Life!
As many (all?) students will tell you, the amount of homework assigned has reached monumental proportions. Never before have students had as much homework as they do now. Students have long railed against homework; are they right this time? Just how much homework is too much? This week, Education World writer Glori Chaika interviews teachers and the top experts -- including Howard Gardner, Carol Huntsinger, and Harris Cooper-- to find out.

Reading and Writing at Home Improves Skills!
A recent NCES study verifies what most teachers and parents know: Students who read and write more at home do better on tests of reading and writing ability. Included: Activities to get students reading and writing at home!

Simple Things You Can Do to Help All Children Read Well...
Simple Things You Can Do to Help All Children Read Well and Independently by the End of Third Grade is a new booklet from the U.S. Department of Education. The booklet provides ideas for involving community groups, local companies and universities, the media, and others in achieving your school's reading goals.

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Helping your child learn to read
This online publication from the Federal Dept. of Education outlines a set of strategies that parents can use to help their children learn to read well as young children.

Helping Your Kids with Homework
From the Office of Educational Research and Improvement.

AskJeeves for Kids
The Kid's version of the world's premier natural language question-answering service on the internet.

The infoplease Homework Center
The site features a searchable database of information, plus access to almanacs and other resources.