Shorewood Parent Teacher Association

• Visit The National PTA Web Site

• Seattle Community Network's Community Pages provide a place for many neighborhood, environmental and arts groups, political parties, schools, health care, and social advocates, outdoor clubs and others to have their own web pages

• Kids Count is a project of the Annie E Casey Foundation that provides policy makers and citizens with benchmarks of child well-being. Kids Count seeks to enrich local, state, and national discussions concerning ways to provide better futures to all children.

• Kids Campaigns is an information and action center for kids and parents published by the Benton Foundation.

• Visit The Shorewood Boosters Web Site

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  Education and Technology

• Tech Know is a cyber-literacy site that teaches children how to be responsible Internet citizens by controlling their Web environment. This site includes activities to help kids become web savvy, such as "Get Your Web License Here," and "You Be the Judge."

• The Children's Partnership includes the full text of its useful guide, The Parents' Guide to the Information Superhighway: Rules and Tools for Families Online, prepared with the National PTA and the National Urban League. The guide provides common sense guidance and encouragement for parents and tips and computer activities for children.

• Dear Parents. Advice on Learning and Technology from the Edmark Corporation.

• The Family Education Network: A Parenting and Education Resource. Includes a separate section titled High School and Beyond.

• Great Sites for Kids and Parents from the American Library Association. Or go straight to:

• Sites for Parents, Caregivers, Teachers and Others Who Care About Kids

• The ALA's tips for parents...
• The Learning Network's Parent Connections sponsored by the New York Times. Join a discussion, get the latest education news or read a product review.

• U.S. Department of Education Publications for Parents

• Family Village A Global Community of Disability-Related Resources.

• Internet Resources for Special Children dedicated to communicating information relating to the needs of children with disabilities.

• The Jefferson Center for Character Education is a national, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization whose mission is to produce and promote programs to teach children in grades K through 12 the concepts, skills and behavior of good character, common core values, persona and civic responsibility.

• Preparing Your Child for College - A Resource Book for Parents (Second Edition,1994). It's never too early to think about college--about the benefits of a college education and about ways to put college within reach academically and financially. Throughout their school years, students make academic and other decisions that affect whether they will be eligible to enter college. You--working with others--can help your child make these decisions wisely.

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  Health and Drug Prevention

• The ABCs of Safe and Healthy Child Care from the Centers for Disease Control. Includes Fact Sheets on Childhood Diseases and Conditions as well as other health and safety information.

• Creating Safe and Drug-Free Schools: An Action Guide. Publication from the United States Departments of Education and Justice.

• KidsHealth is devoted to providing the latest health information for parents, teens, and kids. Created by the medical experts at The Nemours Foundation.

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