Alliance for Excellent Education – Producer of reports and briefs on at-risk middle and high school students that promote increased education funding and high school reform “to help make every child a graduate.” The Alliance publishes a biweekly newsletter, Straight A's, that provides information on public education policy and progress in an accessible format. www.all4ed.org

American Alliance for Theatre and Education – Portal to resources for activating literature through drama, including Reader's Theater. Provides links to theater education organizations, standards, funding, and journals. www.aate.com

Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) - The national, nonprofit professional organization for educational publishers and content developers. The AEP recognizes exemplary supplementary educational materials with its Distinguished Achievement Awards of Excellence (won by eleven Benchmark Education programs during the last three years). www.aepweb.org

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) - A community of educators advocating sound policies and sharing best practices to achieve the success of each learner. Offers publications, professional development resources, and membership in affiliate groups. www.ascd.org

Character Education & Choral Readers Theater – A North Carolina teacher (and Benchmark Education Reader's Theater author) explains the goals, format, and implementation of what he calls “Choral Readers Theater” and offers his free script. www.community-2.webtv.net/GUIDEDREADING/ACHARACTEREDUCATION

Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) - A professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted. Offers professional development, publications, and resources for teachers, administrators, students, parents, paraprofessionals, and related support service providers. www.cec.sped.org

Education Week – Publication of nonprofit Editorial Projects in Education whose primary mission is to help raise the level of awareness and understanding among professionals and the public of important issues in American education. Education Week covers local, state, and national news and issues from preschool through Grade 12. www.edweek.org

International Reading Association – A membership organization dedicated to supporting those involved in teaching reading to learners of all ages. www.reading.org

Kilgo Consulting, Inc. - Margaret Kilgo, well-known TX strategist and educator, develops and presents seminars and workshops for districts' teachers and administrators to be better able to excel in today's changing educational arena; topics include: creating curricula to meet state standards, making district/site decisions that are data-driven, and designing district assessments that align with state assessments. www.margaretkilgo.com

THE MAILBOX – Creator of teacher-tested activities, reproducibles, and timely content that is educational, fun, and saves valuable lesson planning time. Available in four grade-specific editions. www.theeducationcenter.com

National Staff Development Council (NSDC) – Professional association committed to ensuring success for all students through staff development and school improvement. www.nsdc.org

National Professional Resources, Inc. (NPR) – Publisher and distributor of print and video resources for staff development in special education, Response to Intervention (RtI), classroom behavior management, and differentiated instruction. www.NPRinc.com

OELA Newsline - Electronic news digest for the U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students (OELA). Newsline is updated regularly with current information about the education of English language learners —including news from the U.S. Department of Education, news from the field, and items of interest such as conference announcements, publication announcements, and job opportunities. Subscription is available via email or RSS feed. www.ncela.gwu.edu/newsline/

Stenhouse Publishers – Publisher of K-12 literacy books and videos by teachers and for teachers to help them deepen their professional knowledge and build their students' skills as readers, writers, and thinkers. www.stenhouse.com

Wrightslaw – Special education advocacy site with up-to-date free resources, articles, and recommended Web sites on IDEA 2004, Response to Intervention (RtI), and learning disabilities. For RtI info, go to www.wrightslaw.com/info/rti.index.htm.