Thanks for visiting this important part of our web site--designed just for you as a parent. Our goal is to provide parents with useful information to assist you in helping your children learn.
You might also be interested in our What to Know section, where there is detailed information about No Child Left Behind, as well as issues of our newsletter. In addition, our News Center offers details about our "Tour Across America" and captures photos, speeches, videos, press releases and news from our weekly events.
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Below are copies of the Department's most popular resources. Feel free to copy the PowerPoint presentation and the brochures, or pass them along to your friends and favorite teachers.
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Learn about Supplemental Services
Learn powerful new ways to help children in school...No Child Left Behind requires
supplemental services,
which give your child extra help in reading, language arts, math, and other academic subjects.
To find out more, read the brochure, download a color copy to distribute and
get a list of local people who can help.
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Put Reading First: A Parent Guide to Helping Your Child Learn to Read
view online | download pdf brochure
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Put Reading First: The Research Building Blocks for Teaching Children to Learn to Read
This is a 66-page document that presents easy to read information about reading.
view online | download pdf brochure
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Homework Tips for Parents
Valuable tips and ways to help your child with homework
view online excerpts | download pdf brochure
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Reading Tips for Parents
Important ways to help your child be ready to read and ready to learn
view online excerpts | download pdf brochure
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Closing the Achievement Gap in America's Public Schools
On May 6, the U.S. Department of Education began a series of regional meetings to share important information about standards and assessments. The meetings were also held to discuss proposed regulations for Title I. Below is their popular PowerPoint presentation, which you can view or download from this site.
View the presentation made by Department officials.
For more information about these ongoing regional meetings, please visit our Negotiated Rulemaking page.
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Official U.S. Department of Education web site.