Publications
(Books, Manuals, Online Publications)

15+ About Bullying
About Bullying, part of the 15+ Make Time to Listen… Take Time to Talk initiative, provides parents and caregivers with information about bullying and methods for communicating with children about the climate of fear created by bullying.
(Provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Heath Services Administration's (SAMHSA's) Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS)

America's Children & The Information Superhighway
The Children's Partnership, 1994 and 1996 Update.
An overview of how the information superhighway and related technologies affect children in terms of job preparation as well as life at home, at school, and in the community. 48 pages. $10.00. Write or call: 1351 3rd Street Promenade, Suite 206, Santa Monica, CA 90401; (310) 260-1220; also available online at http://www.childrenspartnership.org

Child Safety on the Information Superhighway
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, 1994.
A brochure explaining the risks to children on the Internet and guidelines for avoiding them. 10 pages. Write or call: 2101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 550, Arlington, VA 22201-3052;(703)235-3900; also available online at http://www.missingkids.org

Continuity for Success Transition Planning Guide
The National PTA in conjunction with the National Head Start Association has produced a planning guide based on its Continuity for Success project.  Copies are available in the CT PTA office and are also available on the National PTA website.

The Internet Kids & Family Yellow Pages
Second Edition, Jean Armour Polly, Osboume McGraw-Hill, Berkeley, CA 1997.
A compendium of over 3,500 engaging and authoritative Internet resources for children and families. 608 pages. $19.95. Available at bookstores; excerpts online at http://www.netmom.com

The Information-Powered School
How school library media specialists and teachers can share the responsibilities of planning, teaching, and assessing student learning and offering a truly coherent curriculum. CLICK HERE for ordering information.

Leadership & Technology: What School Board Members Need to Know
National School Boards Association, 1995
A book that provides answers to important questions about technology planning, designed to help school board members with the development of technology plans. 179 pages. $35.00. Write or call: NSBA Distribution Center, PO Box 161, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701-0161;(800) 706-6722; Fax (301)604-0158.

Making the Net Work for You: How to Get the Most Out of Going Online
Interactive Services Association and National Consumers League, 1996.
A short, practical guide about how to help ensure online activities are inviting, rewarding, and secure places to visit. 15 pages. Write or call: 8403 Colesville Road, Suite 865, Silver Spring, MD 20910; (301) 495-4955.

A Parents' Guide to the Internet... and how to protect your children in cyberspace
Parry Aftab, Esq., SC Press, New York, NY 1997
A guide written by an attorney-and a parent-with practical information and advice on getting your family online and teaching your children to be cyber-smart and cyber-safe. 328 pages. $22.95. Available at bookstores and online at http://www.familyguidebook.com

Partners Against Hate - Program Activity Guide
This guide, available online, will provide individuals who work and interact with elementary school age children with the necessary tools and strategies to engage them in constructive discussions and activities about the causes and effects of prejudice and bias-motivated behavior, and to intervene, when needed, with children who engage in such behavior.
http://www.partnersagainsthate.org/publications/guide_summary.html

Raising Lifelong Learners: A Parent's Guide
Calkins, Lucy and Bellino, Lydia
Parents are children's first teachers, and this book focuses on this fact.  Includes topics such as making the home a place where children are encouraged to learn, school environment, what you should know about school curriculum, standardized testing, and parent involvement. Available in book stores or through the publisher, Perseus Books (800) 386-5656

School Finance Toolkit: How to Create A Community Guide to Your School District's Budget
Does your community spend enough on public education? Do your schools spend funds wisely, in ways that contribute to student achievement? Does the system share resources equitably across schools and students? Strategies and resources for addressing school finance issues can be found in this guide. The guide is available online thought the Public Education Network: http://www.publiceducation.org/pdf/schoolfinancekit.pdf

Web of Deception, Threats to Children from Online Marketing
Center for Media Education, 1996
An analysis of marketing practices now used online, including samples of those available to or directed at children. 33 pages plus extensive attachments. $25.00. Write, call or fax: 1511 K Street, NW, Suite #518, Washington, DC 20005; (202) 628-2620; Fax (202)-628-2554; excerpts available online at http://www.cme.org/cme

Working Parents Can Raise Smart Kids
Beaulieu, John E. and Granzin, Alex
This is the "time-starved" parent's guide to helping your children succeed in school. Available in book stores or through the publisher, Parkland Press (800) 461-0070

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