81. Illinois Homeschooling Laws - A To Z Home's Cool of verifying that their childrens private education is providing Section 261 of the illinois State Statutes Therefore, parents should modify this form that is http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/laws/blIL.htm

YOU ARE HERE: HOME REGIONAL ILLIONOIS OR LEGALITIES Homeschooling books and supplies at discount, no sales tax, and now free shipping! A to Z Home's Cool Homeschooling I am Ann Zeise , your guide to the best and most interesting and useful sites and articles about home education on the web. Search This Site The Web Home Recent Articles Events Join Email List ... Free Newsletter Site Index: A B C D ... Z Illinois Homeschooling Associations Events Legal Information Online Resources ... Universities and Colleges A to Z Home's Cool Home Articles Beginning to Homeschool Community Networking ... Support Group Resources Illinois Education Code For Homeschooling Act 169 of 1988 This is not intended to be legal advice and is distributed for information purposes only. Check for updates at your public library. Compulsory attendance - From 7 to 16 years of age. The jurisdiction of the Office of The Superintendent of Educational Service Region over the Supervision of public and non-public schools is regulated by the compulsory school attendance law. Article 26 , Section 1, Paragraph 1, of the Illinois School Code of Illinois states that: "Whoever has custody or control over any child between the ages of 7 and l6 years shall cause such child to attend some public school in the district wherein the child resides the entire time it is session during the regular school term, except as provided in Section 10-19.1; Provided that the following children not be required to attend the public schools:

82. Illinois Homeschooling - A To Z Home's Cool illinois Homeschooling. How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and education by Llewellyn Written primarily for teens who need to convince their parents they can http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/regional/Illinois.htm

YOU ARE HERE: HOME REGIONAL Click on the banner for recommended books and supplies for homeschooling A to Z Home's Cool Homeschooling Regional I am Ann Zeise , your guide to othe best and most interesting and useful sites and articles about home education on the web. Search This Site The Web Home Recent Articles Events Join Email List ... Free Newsletter Site Index: A B C D ... Z Illinois Homeschooling Associations Events Field Trips Legal Information ... Universities and Colleges A to Z Home's Cool Home Articles Beginning to Homeschool Community Networking ... Support Group Resources Explorations 4 Kids Computer Literacy Drivers Ed Fine Arts General Interest ... The Teenage Liberation Handbook How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education by Llewellyn, Grace Written primarily for teens who need to convince their parents they can teach themselves. 1998 Paperback The Unschooling Handbook : How to Use the Whole World As Your Child's Classroom by Mary Griffith Unschooling, a homeschooling method based on the belief that kids learn best when allowed to pursue their natural curiosities and interests, is practiced by 10 to 15 percent of the estimated 1.5 million homeschoolers in the United States.

83. Family Help In Illinois Out of Harm s Way. illinois to Eliminate Child Sexual Abuse Loophole. Parents Guide to Special education/Special Needs. Visit Special education. Ritalin Roulette. http://www.focusas.com/Illinois.html

Focus Adolescent Services Need help for your teen? Call FocusAS or M-F 9 am-5 pm ET Family Help in Illinois Click here to find out if your child is at-risk, displaying self-destructive behaviors, and needs your help and intervention. Home Resources State Directory Schools ... Contact Hotlines and Helplines Chicago Abused Women Hotline ChildhelpUSA Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-4-A-Child Crisis Line of the Fox Valley Illinois AIDS Hotline Illinois Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-25-ABUSE Illinois Cocaine Hotline 1-800-445-COKE Illinois Missing Children Clearinghouse Illinois Suicide and Crisis Hotlines Missing Child Helpline Narcotics Anonymous Helpline Chicago National Domestic Violence/Abuse Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE TDD National Hotlines and Helplines National Suicide Hotline 1-800-SUICIDE Peoria County Homeless Youth Line Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN) 1-800-656-HOPE School Violence Tipline Teen Line Teens Need Teens Crisis Hotline Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford counties

84. Special Education, Learning Disabilities Advocacy, Legal Advice,Attorneys And La Sonora /Pleasantonparent advocate offering advocacy and consulting services. Mike Kiser, Attorney Representing Special education Clients in illinois. http://www.iser.com/CAadvocacy.html

Internet Special Education Resources Special Education Advocacy Services Visit ISER's Special Education Products Page For Advocacy Support Videos and Handbooks Nationwide Services A Turnaround Organization Online Educational Advocacy and Counseling reasonable rates. Bodin Associates based in Los Altos, CA and serving a national and international client base. Education Management Consulting assessments for school placement and evaluation and for legal proceedings involving educational issues and institutions. Keys to Safer Schools provides advocacy services to parents of children being discriminated against by school districts LD Online interactive guide for children, parents, teachers, and others involved with learning disabilities National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems referrals to local agencies Richard Crandall providing free services via the Internet. Advocates for Human Potential based in Sudbury, MA. Judith E. Greenberg Child and special education advocate also provides expert witness testimonybased in Rockville, MD. Rockville, Potomac

85. NHERI teachers, homeschoolers (home schoolers), and parents in general engaged in research on home education topics speaking in at least Kansas, illinois, North Dakota http://www.nheri.org/

Search Main Menu Home Content Feedback Recommend Us ... Web Links Online Store Please make sure you visit our online store before leaving. New Video Home-Based Education: The Informed Choice Quick Links The following links will quickly lead the inquisitive to many key aspects of home schooling, not just research. Home School Legal Defense Association Homeschooling Today The Teaching Home More sites... Welcome to the website of the NHERI! The National Home Education Research Institute's mission is to: Produce high-quality research on home-based education. Serve as a clearinghouse of research for the public, researchers, homeschoolers, the media, and policy makers. Educate the public concerning the findings of all research on home education. Whether called homeschooling, home schooling, home-based education, home education, unschooling, deschooling, or a form of alternative education, the movement is growing and the National Home Education Research Institute is tracking and analyzing it, internationally. NHERI's forte is in the realm of research, statistics, technical reports, data, facts, demographics, the academic world, consulting, academic achievement tests, and expert witness (in courts and legislatures) while serving people ranging from researchers and policy makers to professional educators, teachers, homeschoolers (home schoolers), and parents in general to the media, marketing consultants, and the general public. NHERI was founded by its president Dr. Brian D. Ray, Ph.D., who has been the editor of the refereed academic journal

86. Resources For Parents At Prairieland Elementary School In Normal, Illinois. At Prairieland, parents are encouraged to be actively involved in the education of their children. The following resources are provided to aid parents in that http://www.unit5.org/prairieland/parents/

ABOUT CONTACT HELP Handbook ... arents At Prairieland, parents are encouraged to be actively involved in the education of their children. The following resources are provided to aid parents in that role. L inks Several links to helpful websites are provided. Local links, Unit 5 links, and others are included. N ews Stay up to date with school-related news, as well as events affecting our community, state, nation, and world. P.I.E.C.E. P.I.E.C.E. is our Parent Teacher Organization at Prairieland (People Involved In Expanding Children's Education). Find out about the organization and how you can be involved. P ublications Here you'll find all sorts of publications and documents concerning Prairieland, including newsletters, notes, handbooks, and more. If we've distributed it in paper form, you can probably find it here. You can even submit a question for the Prairieland Press online R esources Links to other helpful resources for parents, including a staff email directory, links to class websites, a school photo album, and more.

87. Illinois Literacy Resource Development Center Department of Human Services illinois Department on Aging Curriculum Instruction; education Activities Child Parenting education Support; Partnerships Team http://www.ilrdc.org/

Illinois Literacy Resource Development Center 209 W. Clark Street, Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 355 6068 Fax: (217) 355 6347 What is the ILRDC? The Illinois Literacy Resource Development Center is dedicated to improving literacy policy and practice at the local, state and national levels. The Illinois Literacy Resource Development Center (ILRDC) is a non-profit organization supporting literacy and adult education efforts throughout Illinois and the nation. One key to its success has been its ability to build partnerships among the organizations, individuals and agencies working in the literacy arena - from the local to the state and national levels. The ILRDC responds to emerging issues in adult education and literacy through special projects, conferences and state-of-the-art publications. It provides guidance in program development in the areas of assessment and evaluation, family literacy, work force education, resource development and public policy. The Center further acts as an advocate for both providers and learners seeking high-quality services. Illinois Family Literacy Conference May 20-21, 2004

88. No Child Left Behind Homepage s most sweeping changes to education in a Act will affect every school and district in illinois. information that can help educators, parents and communities http://www.isbe.net/nclb/default.htm

News Board Budget Agency Information ... ISBE Home Sample Letters Illinois does not have letters but there is information from other states such as: Maine Pennsylvania Wisconsin Minnesota ... Register for eGrant Management System Workshops Districts will submit the FY05 No Child Left Behind (NCLB) consolidated application online through the new eGrant Management System (eGMS). Making the Connection - CTE in No Child Left Behind No Child Left Behind: Another school year begins...(9/03) (ppt file) ECS Teacher Quality Research Report Eight Questions on Teacher Preparation: What Does the Research Say? (9/03) Updated Version of Improving Teacher Quality Non-Regulatory Guidance (9/12/03) Adequate Yearly Progress TOOLKIT (9/10/03) ... Consolidated State Application Baseline Data/Targets/Standards (May 1, 2003) As Revised October 2, 2003 Summary President George W. Bush signed into law on January 8, 2002. It provides nearly $1 billion a year over the next five years to strengthen public schools.

89. CASEL - SEL Resources Parents Care and Share of illinois. University of illinois at Springfield Department of Educational Leadership. illinois Kids Zone. CASEL Logo, http://www.casel.org/sel_resources/illinoislinks.php

dqmcodebase = "../scripts/opencube/" //script folder location Get on our mailing lists! Stay up on the latest in SEL practice and research through our free monthly e-newsletter, and browse past issues. Enter your e-mail address: SEL-Related Web Sites Illinois Links Illinois Association of School Social Workers Futures for Kids Illinois Association for Supervision and Curriculum Illinois Department of Human Services ... Office of Community Health and Prevention (Illinois Department of Human Services) Parent or Non-Professional School Improvement Orgs. Illinois Family Education Center (IFEC) Academic Development Institute, Inc. Illinois Family Partnership Network Character Education- University of Illinois Extension Illinois PTA ... Illinois Learning Partnership Universities with Colleges/Centers of Education Ounce of Prevention Fund Children and Family Justice Center, Northwestern University School of Law

90. Language And Literacy I teach in the Teacher education Program for the University of illinois at Springfield a nice selection of books for children, young adults and parenting. http://www.uis.edu/~cook/langlit/

updated January 2, 2004 You are visitor number since 12:00 p.m. on Monday, April 8, 1996. You may notice that there are a lot more than literacy links on this page. I teach in the Teacher Education Program for the University of Illinois at Springfield , and I started out with links to resources in language arts, reading, and emergent literacy for student's in my language arts/social studies methods class. As time went on, though, I began adding sites (both commercial and otherwise) I felt my students would enjoy visiting. I hope you enjoy visiting them too. If you have a website, or know of a website, that should be linked here, please send me a note at cook@uis.edu and I'll include that site in the next update. If you discover links that no longer work , please notify me of those also, so the page can be kept current. Thanks, Allan F. Cook, Ed.D. Table of Contents New Links Early Literacy/Early Childhood Language Arts and Reading Other Interesting Links New Links The Read In The Read In is a one-day-a-year Internet event that helps hundreds of thousands of children around the world talk to famous authors and with each other. Pedagonet A searchable learning resource center.

91. WTTW11 Parents | WTTW This site aids parents in finding Rainbows programs in the American Council on Drug education and the provides substance abuse information to illinois residents http://www.wttw.com/parents/family.html

Home Schedules Programs A-Z Membership ... Parents' Guide to Internet Family Resources WTTW11 Ready to Learn PBS Parents Home Pass It On Send your friends email and tell them about the WTTW Parents site. Family Resources Community Events Government Agencies College Tuition Programs Tutor/Mentor Programs ... Cultural Centers Community Events For a guide to activities in and around Chicago, including children's concerts and exhibits taking place at many museums and zoos, please visit our NC Connections pages . Family-friendly events are specially highlighted. Government Agencies Illinois State Board of Education State of Illinois Building 100 West Randolph Chicago, IL 60601 312/ 793-3500 information Illinois General Assembly 221 S. Spring Street Springfield, IL 62706 217/ 782-3944 information Attorney General's Office 100 W. Randolph

92. Education And Training Services - Adopt Illinois - The Online Home Of Family Res Because FRC is an illinois licensed child http://www.f-r-c.org/education.php

Home Education and Training Services Domestic Education and Training Programs International Education and Training Programs Program Introduction Meetings FRC has found that education and training on adoption issues, child rearing and health contribute significantly to the well being of our adopted children and their families. We offer a range of presentations, seminars, and panels designed to assist parents in understanding critical adoption issues pertaining to both Domestic and International adoptions. To register for FRC events and learn about other adoption-related activities in the Chicago area, call our Hot Line @ 773-334-4258 Domestic Education and Training Programs The Illinois DCFS requires families to participate in six hours of education and training prior to issuing a Foster Family Home license (FFH) and an additional 16 hours for each licensed parent over the four-year duration of the license. FRC requires new participants in our

93. Postpartum Education For Parents: Internet Links Child Campaign; Kidsource Online education and healthcare Discussion group forum for parents of spirited information from the University of illinois Extension; http://www.sbpep.org/peplinks.htm

POSTPARTUM EDUCATION FOR PARENTS All Your Choices: Support Santa Barbara Services Publications Links ... Email PEP Postpartum Education for Parents P.O. Box 6154 Santa Barbara, CA 93160 Internet Links General Parenting Links ParentsPlace.com Parent Soup MOMS Club International Safer Child, Inc. A comprehensive site with information and links about safety, health and educational issues National Parent Information Network March of Dimes Health Library KinderStart A search engine for parenting concerns National Association of Mothers' Centers I Am Your Child Campaign Kidsource Online Education and healthcare information for parents and children The Working Moms' Internet Refuge Dads welcome, too! Kids Health Pediatric medical experts at The duPont Hospital for Children, The Nemours Children's Clinic and other children's health facilities nationwide Baby Place The Internet Parenting Resource BabyZone Baby Pages The Labor of Love A pregnancy and parenting site which includes a pregnancy and parenting search engine Myria: The Magazine for Mothers ABC's of Parenting familyresource.com Having Another Baby Information about preparing children for the birth of a sibling ParentsDB An interactive resource for parents Like Mom An index for services every Mom can use notmykid.org

94. IllinoisLegalAid Logo Homeless Assistance Act and the illinois education for Homeless Act Federal and state laws give parents and students rights with respect to education records By http://www.illinoislegalaid.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.dsp_area&p_Area=82

95. SkokieNet Education Center: Building Community On The Web For Skokie, Illinois educational Materials and Seminars Parents Resource Network. Board of Jewish education of Metropolitan Chicago. Holocaust Memorial Foundation of illinois. http://www.skokienet.org/cats/educate/

Welcome to Skokie's Education Center Did you know? The 2003 Illinois School Report Cards have just been released. Check them out: www.suntimes.com/schools Lincoln Junior High School Search SkokieNet: Education Child Care Facilities Referrals Computer Classes Business ... Social Services Child Care Facilities and Referrals Skokie Preschools, Day Care Centers, and Home Day Cares S.P.A.C.E. (Skokie's Place for All Children in Extended Care) Day Care Action Council of Illinois (DCAC) (Referrals and Financial Aid, 773.769.8000) Check on Your Child's Development Early Intervention (Help Me Grow Helpline: 800.323.4769) Child and Family Connections at Clearbrook (Early Intervention for North Suburban Cook County: 847.385.5070) Pathways Awareness Foundation Elementary and Secondary Schools Map of Skokie School Districts Elementary and Secondary Schools Niles Township District for Special Education School Report Cards For Chicagoland K-12. Enter a word from the school's name (ex: Niles), and click on the search button. Tutoring Learn French!

96. Parenting Child Care and Parenting University of illinois Extension has many items of interest on parenting issues. Family Life education Resource Center From Ohio State http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/iac/humapare.html

Parenting MSU Resources Breast Feeding Initiative Information on the breast feeding initiative program in Michigan. Building Strong Families Information on the nationally known BSF program. Information on the materials available, surveys, etc. CLEAR From the Center for Language Education and Research at MSU, listings of programs on helping with language. Helping Families Succeed through Trained Family Pararofessionals Details of a program aimed at training paraprofessionals who work with families. Helping Children and Their Families Cope with Disasters Full text article and links on helping families and children deal with the recent disaster. MSU Extension Family Life Bulletins MSU Extension full text bulletins on topics related to the family. Not a complete listing. MSUE Educational Materials Human Development MSU Extension materials available for ordering. Michigan State University Experiment Station Listing of all stations around the state, projects being researched currently, and status of special projects. Michigan County Extension pages A list to help you find your county office, with listing of staff, phone and fax numbers, web page, etc.

97. Interesting Education Links / ComPortOne Of Rockford Illinois illinois Learning Web offers teachers and students easy access to classroom and The Center for education Reform - For parents, teachers, and taxpayers http://www.comportone.com/cpo/schools/schools/schlinks.htm

98. Illinois Lifespan Project - Links illinois Chapter This is a link to the PraderWilli Association, illinois Chapter. The parent Advocacy Coalition of Educational Rights (PACER) The http://www.illinoislifespan.org/links/viewlinks.asp?LinkSectionId=33&Section=Gro

99. NEA: National Education Association Resources Brown Vs. Board Of Education 50th NEA resources. Separate is Not Equal Brown v. Board of education NEA is the Brown decision – through the efforts of lawyers, scholars, parents, students and http://www.nea.org/brownvboard/nearesources-brownvboard.html

For and About Members Help for Parents Press Center Legislative Action Center ... Other Resources NEA Resources Highlights: Check out our . . . Events and Activities School Integration Timeline NEA Diversity Timeline Classroom Materials ... "Separate is Not Equal: Brown v. Board of Education" NEA is co-sponsoring National Museum of American History. Brown NEA-Supported Study Shows Return to School Segregation A Harvard Civil Rights Project report finds schools have become "resegregated" over the past 10 years especially for Latino and black students in the South. Asians are the most integrated and most successful so far. Check out "Brown at 50: King's Dream or Plessy's Nightmare?" Activists, Educators Review Impact of Brown v. Board of Education Topeka, Kansas Brown v. Board of Education. Learn more about the impact of this legislation and see how our Kansas affiliate KNEA has been promoting quality education for every child since the 1800s. Speeches and statements NEA President Reg Weaver May 2004 Spring 2004 Brown v. Board.

100. Office For Mathematics, Science, And Technology Education (MSTE) Office for Mathematics, Science, and Technology education (MSTE) This World Wide Web (WWW) site is the home page of the Mathematics, Science and Technology education (MSTE) Office, a joint venture http://rdre1.inktomi.com/click?u=http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/&y=02AB5EFAA175337

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