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General
Issues
 Education Resources Information Center -
ERIC
Educator's
Reference Desk
ERIC Digests -
short reports (1,000 - 1,500 words) on topics of prime current interest in
education.
The Chronicle of Higher Education -
current events and issues.
All Academic - the guide to free
academic resources on-line
uPortal - a free, sharable portal under
development by institutions of higher-education.
Academic
Impressions – daily news
Inside Higher Ed - the online source for news, opinion and jobs for
all of higher education
Open Educational Resources Center for
California
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Organizations
College Board - founded in 1900, the
College Board is a national membership association of schools and colleges
whose aim is to facilitate the student transition to higher education.
National Parent Information Network (NPIN) -
free service from US Department of Education. Also, 1-800-583-4135 Mon-Fri 9am 6pm (Eastern time)
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- accredits degree-granting colleges and universities in the Middle States
region.
European University Association - represents
and supports higher education institutions in 46 countries
National Council on
Teacher Quality (NCTQ) - reports, recommends, news bulletin,
publications, and NCTQ Databases.
Education Policy Center – Michigan State University
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Data
& Statistics
National Center for Education Statistics -
the National Center
for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting
and analyzing data related to education in the United States and other nations.
The Encyclopedia of ED Stats: the
Condition of Education, The Digest of Education Statistics, and Projections
of Education Statistics.
National Public School
Locator Search - by NCES. This Locator has been developed to enable
school officials and others to obtain the correct name, address, phone
number, NCES ID number, and other characteristics of a public school or
school district.
The PreK-3rd Data
Resource Center - Pre-kindergarten through Third Grade longitudinal data
School District Data
Book - contains the most extensive set of data on children, their
households and the nation's school systems.
The 1,000 Top U.S.
Schools – from Newsweek
National Report Cards
- the State-by-State report card for Higher Education
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Facts
& Figures - presidents' salaries, definitions of Carnegie
classifications...
College Tuition and Fees, 2005-06
– the Chronicle of Higher Education
The Chronicle of
Higher Education: Almanac –
1995/96-Present
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College
Information
College Navigator - U.S.
Department of Education
America's
Best Colleges - college rankings by U.S. News and World Report
Carnegie Classification of Higher
Education - searchable, 2000 version.
The Education and Career Center - Peterson's
Guide
Critical Comparisons of American
Colleges and Universities - an independent college assessment reference
College and University Profiles
– the Chronicle of Higher Education
GraduateSchool.com –“The Graduate School Search Engine”
Ivy League – members,
history, etc.
Rate My Professors
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Financial Aid & Scholarship
Financial Aid - sources of scholarship,
fellowship, and many other kinds of financial aid.
Guaranteed Scholarships -
the scholarships listed on this page are all guaranteed.
FastWeb - over
$1 billion in scholarships
WiredScholar - apply for student loans online
Fulbright Scholar Program – managed by the
Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
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Tests & Tools
The Princeton Review - online practice
exams: S.A.T., G.M.A.T.
Kaplan Educational Center - a unit of the
Washington Post.
Educational Testing Service - P.S.A.T.,
S.A.T., L.S.A.T., and G.M.A.T.
Tests - Test.com features the Internet's
largest collection of instantly scored tests. Practice for the SAT, GRE,
TOEFL, and many more academic entrance exams online. In addition, it offers
exams on Civil Service, programming, etc. You can even create a test online.
LSAT Prep Materials
- Law School Admission Council
Calibrated Peer Review (CPR) - a free web-based written assignment
tool
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Helpers
Vocabulary - helps prepare for the
SSAT®, PSAT®, GED®, SAT® and ACT®. It supplements personal vocabulary
acquisition in home-schooling and ESL programs.
B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper -
math, science, English, history, music, almost every subject.
HomeworkHelper
- formerly known as the Super Tutor Company.
Ed Helper – math, reading comprehension
A Word A Day - a free email service by
Wordsmith.Org
Rhyme Zone – find a word’s rhymes,
synonyms, definitions, and more
On this
Day - research on your birthday, New York Times Archive
Writers Free Reference - a
list of free reference sites useful to writers
The Planetary Society - your connection to
the exploration of the solar system and the search for life in the universe.
Click and Learn (.org) - for teachers
& students
Click
and Learn (.com) - Blank / Blackline Maps (Free
to Teachers)
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For Teachers
The Educator’s Reference Desk – ERIC,
Lesson Plans, and Question Archive.
Lesson Plans - home of the largest
collection of lesson plans on the Internet (over 300)! Math, Science, Social
Studies, Music, Art, Language Arts, P. E.
BigChalk - a
wide range of subjects.
The History Guide - created by
Steven Kreis, a history professor at Meredith College. The site looks at the development
of Western civilization from 40,000 B.C. to the present. Recommended by The
Chronicle of Higher Education (09/28/99, electronic version).
History Matters - the U.S.
survey course on the Web. George
Mason University.
Facts On File Curriculum Resource Center
– (from York IP addresses only)
Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program –
administrated by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars
Open Courseware Consortium - a
free and open digital publication of high quality educational materials,
organized as courses.
Courses Listing – Open Courseware,
University of Notre Dame
Syllabus Finder –
Daniel J. Cohen
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Online Schooling
Class.com - quality education over the
Internet to learners worldwide
Blackboard - e-Learning at more than
3,300 colleges, schools, associations, and companies - in every state and 70
countries.
Textbooks
Textbooks
- new and used textbooks by BigWords.com
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