www.emsc.nysed.gov/deputy/nclb/administratorfacts.htm for general information about NCLB likely to be of interest to administrators

www.emsc.nysed.gov for New York State Department of Education on NCLB

www.nochildleftbehind.gov/index.html for US DOE weekly newsletter

www.nclb.gov/index.html overview of the legislation, key dates to remember, frequently asked questions, and information about what is happening in the state.

www.childrensdefense.org/data.php

The mission of the Children's Defense Fund is to Leave No Child Left Behind and to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life and successful  passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.  Contains National and State Data as well as Key Facts.

www.nochildleftbehind.gov

Special reference to Superintendent's Hotline 1-888-625-2787 or e-mail NCLBUP@ed.gov  (8-5 Eastern Standard Time).  This is a hotline, where you can ask any question about NCLB at the Federal level and get immediate help, or a quick call back with the answer.

www.excelgov.org/evidence

This guide from the U.S. Department of Education seeks to provide educational practitioners with user-friendly tools to distinguish practices supported by rigorous evidence from those that are not.  NCLB and many federal K-12 grant programs require the use of "scientifically-based research" to guide decisions about which interventions to implement.  It contains four parts:  a description of "randomized decisions controlled trial;" how to evaluate whether an intervention is backed by "strong" evidence of effectiveness; how to evaluate whether an intervention is backed by "possible" evidence of effectiveness; and important factors to consider when implementing evidence-based intervention you r schools or classrooms.