The AFT represents more than one million teachers, staff and faculty and is the nation's second largest teachers association. The site includes expected sections for the membership and mini-sites for various divisions. (
http://www.aft.org/
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Preservice educators should familiarize themselves with this site early on in their preservice program. Special features include education headlines and a most requested items section. (
http://www.ed.gov/
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Online newspaper for educators that is a great way to stay up-to-date with the weekly happenings in schools across the nation. (
http://www.edweek.org
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A free, comprehensive web portal to lesson plans, professional development opportunities, technology integration, and information daily school life issues. (
http://www.education-world.com/
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The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards works to strengthen the teaching profession and to improve student learning in America's schools. (
http://www.nbpts.org/
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The NEA provides quite a bit of information, from salaries and job openings to legislative initiatives and current challenges confronting teachers. (
http://www.nea.org/
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Contains information about teacher shortages, workloads, preparation and related information throughout the United States. Terrific place to start exploring teaching opportunities. (
http://www.rnt.org/
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This is a free service providing educational resources, a chat room, lesson plan ideas, book reviews, ways to manage a class, and even stress reduction strategies. (
http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/
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