Bilingual:
• colorincolorado.org

Character Education:
• mannersforkids.com
• No Bully: For kids, parents & teachers
Bullying: harmful, emotionally painful, common. Use this link to find a comprehensive definition of bullying and competent counsel on what to do about it. Provided by the New Zealand police, some of the information contained will not apply to U.S. students.

• Operation Respect: Don't laugh at me
Don't Laugh At Me was founded by Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary music fame.

Diversity Issues:
• Ethnic Heritage
The Pennsylvania Ethnic Heritage Studies Center provides lesson plans and material covering a range of ethnic issues. Tailored to Pennsylvania's state standards, the material can easily be adapted to meet ISBE standards.

Elections & Government:
• The Campaign Desk
The Columbia Journalism Review Campaign Desk presents a week-long look at campaign reporting across the country. The Desk is politically nonpartisan; its only biases are toward accuracy, fairness, and thoroughness. Its focus is not on what politicians say and do, but on how the press is presenting (or not presenting) the political story to the public. (compiled from CJR Campaign Desk Who We Are).

• Voter Education Program
A "one-stop shop" for news & information about candidates & issues, how to register & vote, & most important--your online registration tool.

• Committee on Presidential Debates
Debating, a critical component of democracy, allows candidates to talk to the public. DebateWatch allows you to talk to the candidates! DebateWatch is brought to you by a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that has sponsored all presidential and vice-presidential debates since 1988.

• Visit the White House
• Illinois Press Association/Foundation
• Illinois First Amendment Center
• First Amendement Center
• The Newseum
• The Dow Jones Newspaper Fund
• The First Amendment Project
• The First Amendment Handbook
• Primary Documents in American History
• Women & Voting (A PBS Kids website)

Financial Concepts:
• Learning Personal Finance (for Economics Classes)
• National Endowment for Financial Ed (Financial Planning for HS Students)
• National Council on Economic Ed (Online lessons, all grades)
• Money Management Intl. (Elementary students)

Newspapers:
• World Association of Newspapers (WAN) A History of Print

Reading Ideas:
• Wendy Grimshaw, MEd: Teaching Guide for Use with 3rd Graders