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National Center for Education Statistics
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http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sdds/index.asp
The United States Department of Education provides demographics for each school district in the country, based on the 2000 and 1990 Census. You can also compare two school districts within the same state or in two different states.
- Blue Web'n
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http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
A searchable directory of "Blue Ribbon learning sites" on the Web
- CascadeLink Education Resources
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http://www.cascadelink.org/ear/index.html
Education resources, including school Web sites, in Multnomah, Clackamas, Clark, and Washington counties, lesson plan sites, and sites of interest to ESL educators and homeschooling families.
- Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
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http://www.cec.sped.org/
A national organization for those involved in special education and gifted education
- ERIC: Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education
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http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu/
From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Teaching English as a Second Language
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http://www.deil.uiuc.edu/relatedlinks/TESLlinks.htm
Resources for English as a Second Language instructors from the Division of English as an International Language at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Internet Resources for Special Children (IRSC)
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http://www.irsc.org/
Information relating to the needs of children with disABILITIES on a global basis
- Multnomah County Library Home Schooling
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http://www.multcolib.org/homesch/index.html
The library's resources and services for homeschooling families
- Information Literacy Standards and Guidelines
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http://www.oema.net/infolit/infolitres.html
Information literacy standards and guidelines established by the Oregon Educational Media Association.
- Teacher/Pathfinder
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http://www.teacherpathfinder.org
Resources for K-12 teachers, with a special section for homeschoolers
- Teachers' Resource Center
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http://www.bdd.com/teachers
Includes teachers' guides, interviews, and author and illustrator profiles, from publisher Bantam Doubleday Dell
- TeachNet: the Teachers' Network
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http://www.teachnet.org
Includes approximately 500 teacher and student-tested classroom projects for preschool through twelfth grade
- Access America for Students
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http://students.gov/
Meant to be a "one-stop-shopping" site for students, this site is a Web portal produced by the U.S. Department of Education that provides easy access to any kind of federal service, agency or information of interest to college students.
- College and Career Programs for Deaf Students
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http://gri.gallaudet.edu/colleges.html
General information about colleges and careers, as well as information about specific programs for deaf and hard of hearing students
- College Board Online
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http://www.collegeboard.org/
Register for the SAT online. Once you've taken it, send your scores to schools. Plus lots of other information about applying to colleges, including a useful calendar. Includes a College Information Search -- you can search for a school by location, size, major, etc.
- The College Guide
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http://www.mycollegeguide.org/
A fun and informative miscellany for college students and those entering college. Includes a quick college search that lets you limit by region, estimated cost, freshman class size,and more.
- CollegeNet
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http://www.collegenet.com/
State-by-state directory of colleges and universities
- Educational Testing Service
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http://www.ets.org/
Practice questions for AP, SAT, GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, and LSATs. Also includes information about financial aid, colleges and universities, and careers and jobs
- Federal School Codes
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http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/Students/apply/search.html
Search for college school codes required on federal student aid forms.
- FinAid: the Financial Aid Information Page
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http://www.finaid.org
Guide to student financial aid sponsored by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
- Google's University Search
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http://www.google.com/options/universities.html
Search for a specific school Web site. Good resource for admissions information, course schedules, or alumni news.
- Gradschools.com
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http://gradschools.com/
Search for graduate school programs by subject or by school. Includes distance education programs
- Kaplan: College
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http://www.kaptest.com/
Info about test-taking, choosing a college, and surviving your first year, among other things. From a test preparation company, so there are lots of ads
- Federal Student Financial Aid: U.S. Department of Education
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http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/Students/
Information about applying for federal student aid programs; includes a list of Title IV School Codes, the Student Guide, and a link to FAFSA On the Web.
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Oregon Student Assistance Commission
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http://www.osac.state.or.us/
The source for Oregon financial aid and scholarship programs
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OuterNet College Planning Links
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/teens/college.html
A good collection of links from Multnomah County Library's Teens section
- PhDs.org : Science, Math, and Engineering Career Resources
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http://www.phds.org/
Although the emphasis is on science and math, the information is relevant for anyone interested in pursuing a Ph.D. Sections include how to select a program, admissions, success in grad school, and searching for jobs afterwards.
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Princeton Review: College
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http://www.review.com/college/
Test-taking info, of course, but also much more, including sections on interviews, visits, essays, transcripts, and what colleges want. Some ads for Princeton Review products.
- WebWare for the SAT Skill Lessons
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http://www.testprep.com/satmenu.html
Math and verbal quizzes to improve your SAT skills
- ORELA : Oregon Educator Licensure Assessments
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http://www.orela.nesinc.com/index.asp
A test created to assess candidates for initial licensure to teach early childhood, elementary, and middle school students. This test is required by the Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission.
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