A list of websites you can visit to further investigate the education industry.*

Education Industry Association

The Education Industry Association is a "professional association for private providers of education services, suppliers and other private organizations who are stakeholders in education."

Education Sector

Education Sector is a nonprofit, nonpartisan education policy think tank.

Education Week - "Big Business Going to Bat for NCLB" (Registration Required)

Education Week is an education newspaper published by Editorial Projects in Education, a nonprofit organization. This article about companies supporting No Child Left Behind was published in October 2006. You must register to read it.

Education Week - "NCLB: Act II" Blog

Education Week is an education newspaper published by Editorial Projects in Education, a nonprofit organization. This links to a blog authored by the paper's associate editor, David Hoff. The blog is titled, "NCLB: Act II." It is focused on issues related to the No Child Left Behind Act.

Education Week - "Reading Law Fails to Bring Innovations" (Registration Required)

Education Week is an education newspaper published by Editorial Projects in Education, a nonprofit organization. This article about big publishers continuing to dominate the text market was published in December 2006. You must register to read it.

Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA)

The SIIA is a trade association representing the software and digital content industry. Many of its members are in the business of creating educationaly software.

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

The NCES is "the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education." It is a joint project of the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences.

Pew Research Center

The Pew Research Center is an independent opinion research group that studies attitudes toward the press, politics, and public policy issues. This links to a June 13, 2007 report by the center titled, "Mixed Grades for a Federal Education Law: No Child Left Behind Builds No Consensus Among the Public About Either Its Strong or Weak Points."

Signal Hill

Signal Hill is a provider of investment banking, instiutional brokerage, and equity research services. One of its directors, Trace Urdan, discusses education industry stocks in "The New Business of Education" special. To review Signall Hill's stock recommendations, click the "Coverage Universe" button in the site's research area.

U.S. Department of Education (DOE)

The DOE is charged with promoting "student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostring educational excellence and ensuring equal access." The website contains information about the No Child Left Behind Act.

*If you click these links, you will be taken off the NBR website on PBS.org. NBR has no affiliation with these sites.