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Education
BrokeScholar
College advice and scholarship help. Contains more than 900,000 college scholarships.
Connecticut Homeschool Network
Mission to inform and empower homeschooling families, educate the public, and foster community among home educators in the state of Connecticut.
College is Possible
A resource guide for parents, students, and education professionals sponsored by the Coalition of American colleges & Universities. Emphasis on costs, financial aid programs and practical guides to help prepare for college.
College Rankings: U.S. News and World Report
Colleges and universities ranked by region, specialty programs and campus diversity.
Collegeboard.com
Provides information on planning for college, registering for the SAT, selecting and applying for a college, seeking financial aid, and creating a personal planner for deadlines.
Community College Directory
Links to community college school websites by state.
Contentbank.org
Informational Web sites from The Children's Partnership national initiative to guarantee high quality online content for low-income and underserved Americans. Provides information for education, health, housing, jobs, and literacy needs.
CT Education
Fiscal, demographic & performance data on Connecticut schools.
Education Statistics
Lists of currently available education statistics, from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)
Primarily electronic bibliographic records describing journal and non-journal literature selected by ERIC from 1966 to present. Will expand to include full-text articles and create a current and historical education resource.
Federal School Code Search - FAFSA on the Web
Codes needed to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
FinAid: Financial Aid Information Page
Includes scholarship search services, government loan information, and sites for special student populations and interests.
GreatSchools
Contains information on public, private and charter schools nationwide. Select state name for detailed school profiles and compare public elementary, middle, or high schools. Standardized test results, district standards, demographics and diversity information are provided.
Graduate School Rankings: U.S. News and World Report
Rankings of graduate school programs.
Kaplan Educational Centers
Includes information about tests like GMAT, LSAT, MCAT & GRE, as well as test dates and locations.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Online Degrees, Financial Aid, and Scholarships
Lists online college and university degree programs in more than 100 fields of study, along with financial aid and scholarship resources for online students, and links to other similar websites.
Peterson's Guide to Colleges and Universities
Contains K-12 schools and summer programs, college, grad school, and online and continuing education planners. Offers advice on getting started, finding a school, preparing for tests and paying fees.
Students.gov
Student gateway to the U.S. Government. Tips and information for college students and their families on many useful subjects. Developed under the U.S. Dept. of Education.
University and College Directory
Links to individual university and college websites listed under the individual states. Separate section to browse lists of national career schools.
Grants / Foundations
BBB Wise Giving Alliance
Information about charitable organizations for potential.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
A database of information on all Federal programs, covering financial aid, grants, loans and other types of assistance.
Grant Seeker's Handbook
An essential resource for anyone seeking funds to support their organization or efforts, the handbook is located on the Center for Nonprofit Management's helpful website.
Grants.gov
Allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive federal grant opportunities in over 900 programs from 26 grant-making agencies.