Internet By Subject - Education
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Developed by Connie Fly, Librarian

Parent/Student Resources

  • College Board Online - good site for students, parents, faculty and administrators.
  • College Profiles - Undergraduate - The site provides brief sketches of thousands of colleges and universities, along with materials on the cost of each school, financial aid opportunities, and campus life. Information on the site is organized in several different ways, with the most helpful being the interactive map that users can click on to find a complete list of college and universities in any selected state. From the main page, users can also click on a list of thematic lists of schools, including Catholic colleges, black colleges, women's colleges, and two-year colleges.
  • College Rankings - US News & World Report and The Princeton Review
  • College Resources - links of interest to college students, faculty and administrators.
  • Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) - Explains the process for applying for Federal  Student Aid, how to determine if your school qualifies for the program and  school codes.
  • Graduate Schools - More than 50,000 graduate programs browseable by subject and school, and by online distance learning, certificate, McNair, and minority program offices throughout the United States. There are articles about getting into graduate schools and what to expect, a chat room, and several discussion groups.
  • Managing the Price of College - This handbook shows how families in various income groups manage to pay for college. The handbook is based on real experiences of a large number of actual families, as described by national surveys. Published by the U.S. Department of Education.
  • Peterson's Education & Career Center - provider of information on US-accredited educational institutions and special programs found around the world.
  • RWM Vocational School Database - A directory of "Private Postsecondary Vocational Schools in all 50 states." Entries are arranged by state and by occupational field within the state; all have address and telephone number, some have additional information, and many have links to the school's Web page. All the listed institutions "are State Approved/Accredited." There are also links to distance education schools, state education departments, licensing agencies, and other relevant state and regional resources.
  • Technical Schools USA - A guide to technical schools, careers, and certifications in the United States. Includes a list of links to schools by state, descriptions of technical schools and programs (including online alternatives), and resources for technical certification training. Browse by career program type, location, or certification type. Although school descriptions contain a fair amount of marketing language, the site does not accept payment for listings. Not searchable.
  • Wiredscholar - The Planning for College Destination -This site from Sallie Mae, a "leading provider of education funding," presents basic information on preparing for, selecting, and applying to college, and information about paying for a college education, with an emphasis on financing and financial aid. Free registration allows students to access information relating to more than two million scholarships, and an "Award Analyzer." Some material is fee-based. Information available in English and Spanish.

General Information and Internet Gateways

  • Education Resource Organizations Directory - The Directory is intended to help you identify and contact organizations that provide information and assistance on a broad range of education-related topics. Provided by the US Department of Education, EROD is a metasite that indexes over 4,000 sites that offer information and assistance on a wide range of education-related topics. The index may be searched by keyword or via an advanced search or browsed by state or type of organization. Each entry includes contact information and, in many cases, a link to their Website. A useful overview section describes the database, the types of organizations it includes, and what specific audiences (teachers, librarians) might find.
  • ERIC -- Educational Resources Information Center - ERIC provides free access to more than 1.2 million bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials and, if available, includes links to full text. ERIC is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES)
    • The ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation - Here you will find links to some of the best full-text books, reports, journal articles, newsletter articles and papers on the Internet that address educational measurement, evaluation and learning theory.
    • Community College Studies - maintained by UCLA formerly an ERIC Clearinghouse.  Provides you  (1) Bibliographies of recent books about community colleges, (2) Digests that are two-page summaries of current trends and practices in the field, (3) Ed Info summaries are one-page reports of important research in the field and (4) Link to ERIC Database, (5) Frequently asked questions regarding community colleges, (6) Graduate Programs in community college leadership and scholarship, (7) Links to various Community College Organizations
    • Additional ERIC Clearinghouses
  • Search for Public Schools - allows a number of ways to search for schools nationwide
  • Yahoo! - Education

California

Tulare County

Federal

Education Codes

Faculty and Administrative Resources

  • Academic Senate for California Community Colleges
  • American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) - gives a quick glimpse of statistics and information on the nation's two-year schools and research briefs on such topics as older students, female faculty, immigrants, and AACC membership.
  • American Association of University Women
  • American Council on Education
  • The Big Payoff: Educational Attainment and Synthetic Estimates of Work- Life Earnings [.pdf] While one has undoubtedly heard or seen such statistics before, they aren't always at hand when you need them. Released by the Public Information Office of the US Census Bureau, The Big Payoff is a readily absorbed reference item for anyone looking to quantify and/or justify academic achievement. Drawing on statistics taken from the 2000 census, the brief clearly demonstrates the direct correlation between educational achievement and earning potential. High school dropouts and graduates rest at the low end of an earnings continuum, with Bachelors and Masters degree holders figuring next with nearly twice the average lifetime earning potential. Interestingly, pursuit of a doctorate seems to pay off less than one might think, at least given the years of labor they require. Well beyond any other category, holders of advanced professional degrees (e.g., JD, MD and MBA) make out the best, topping out the list of bread winners
  • Center for Student Success - The Center for Student Success (CSS) identifies and disseminates effective practices in California’s community colleges. This web site provides you with access to the CSS’s findings, and features successful practices developed by community college practitioners in six knowledge areas: (1) Student Success: From basic skills to transfer – tools and strategies to improve student success, (2) Diversity: From internships to curriculum integration -- case studies from colleges around the state, (3) Teaching & Pedagogy: From active learning to use of internet resources – tools and strategies to improve student engagement and learning, (4) Learning Assessment: From basic skills to student development -- tools and strategies on how to assess student learning, (5) Planning: From program to Education Master Planning – tools and strategies on planning, (6) Evaluation: From curriculum to program evaluation – tools and strategies on evaluation.
  • Chronicle of Higher Education: Academe Today
  • Community College Web - This site contains a searchable index to the web sites for 754 community colleges in the United States, Canada, and elsewhere around the world.
  • Resources of Scholarly Societies - Education - Links to web sites of scholarly societies in Education
  • World LectureHall - Education - Links to many web sites that provide curriculum material created by education faculty around the world.
  • Worldwide Links to Colleges and Universities - These lists contain home pages for universities and colleges all over the world. They do not contain departmental pages unless the page in question did an adequate job of providing general campus information as well, and the lists only include one link per school.

Pre-K through 12

  • Pacific Bell - Knowledge Network Explorer - The Knowledge Network Explorer presents valuable Internet access and videoconferencing information and applications for educators, librarians, and others who would like to know more about issues affecting California schools and libraries.
  • Teacher Certification Requirements for 50 U.S. States - This site provides links to teaching certification requirements for the 50 states. It also includes links to online position announcements and other related sites. From the University of Kentucky College of Education.

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