ZipRoad, a New Site for Education Information
Bookmark this now, because One Economy's upcoming site ZipRoad is scheduled to go live by mid-August 2007!
ZipRoad is an education-related website designed to enable parents and caregivers to make informed decisions about their children's education and learning. It localizes information and content based on zip code, informing parents about educational resources in their immediate area. Through technology, these users will have access to content through a virtual network of information compiled in a user-friendly manner, thus ensuring they do not remain isolated from important education information.
ZipRoad content is created and designed for the low-income/low-literacy parent as it is produced at a sixth grade reading level and written in both English and Spanish. Each section provides information about schools, programs, and organizations, as well as support content providing information about how to evaluate and use the data. Parents are able to rate and review all of the content on ZipRoad, allowing users to create an online discussion about resources and further helping them make informed decisions.
ZipRoad is an efficient, scalable way to support students both in and outside of schools. Technology and the Internet can bridge the achievement gap by efficiently delivering information, products and services to students left behind.
Bookmark ZipRoad today and don't forget to check back at the end of August!
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July 28th, 2007 at 15:45
I like to leave the education of my children solely up to Atari. I just plop them down in front of the TV and they can learn all about jungle lands by playing Pitfall, or about the Space frontier by playing Yars Revenge, or how to stay warm in the winter by playing Winter Games. I just go off to work in the morning and when I get back home they're still there learnin!