 CAREER
and COLLEGE AWARENESS: |
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CFNC.org
is North Carolina's direct link to career planning,
college information, and more! Log on and take the
career interest survey. This website will help you
plan, apply and pay for college.
Visit Mapping
Your Future for information about planning a career
and how to get the training needed.
NC
Community Colleges offers information about and
links to community colleges in North Carolina.
University
Links lists essential information and links to
all universities and colleges in the US.
The RWM
Vocation School Database provides information
about and links to vocational schools across the US.
Web
U.S. Universities provides links to colleges and
universities organized by state; includes admission,
financial aid, and college life information.
College
View is a database of over 3,500 two and four
year institutions. Download a free electronic college
application creator.
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 RESOURCES
FOR PARENTS: |
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Active
Parenting Publishers provides innovative video and
discussion programs to organizations so they may help
parents and their children.
Discover how easy it is to help
your kids with Discovery Channel School's educational
videos, software and homework help resources.
Helpful resources
for parents from the National Center for Education Statistics
K-12 Practitioners' Circle.
Learn
more about the GEAR UP by visiting the national
headquarters at the Department of Education.
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 FINANCIAL
AID INFORMATION: |
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The
Smart
Student Guide to Financial Aid offers the most comprehensive
information about student financial aid on the web.
FastWEB is a scholarship
search engine that matches specific skills, abilities
and interests to fastWEB's database of over 180,000
scholarships.
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 PREPPING
FOR THE COLLEGE BOARDS: |
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The
College
Board provides information about preparing for and
entering college.
Kaplan.com
is an all-in-one resource for SAT and ACT preparation.
Need assistance with the ACT? Find everything you need
at ACT
Inc. - Information for Life's Transitions.
Worried about College Entrance Exams? Testprep.com
can help you download practice versions of the SAT and
other tests. |
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 RESOURCES
FOR TEACHERS: |
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Kathy
Schrock's Guide
for Educators is a categorized list of sites useful
for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. This
site is updated daily to include the best sites for
teaching and learning.
The National Center for Education Statistics K-12 Practitioners'
Circle contains information
for teachers, parents, administrators and librarians.
LEARN
North Carolina is a statewide network of educators
using the power of the Internet to improve K-12 education
in North Carolina; includes a collection of resources
designed for classroom teaching and professional development.
Teachers, parents, and students can find teaching and
learning resources from more than 40 federal organizations
at the FREE
website. |
 SCHOOL
& EDUCATION FACTS: |
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The
NCES
Classroom contains education information for students
across the nation. |
