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Early Childhood Education

Grow Up Reading
A great web site from West Bloomfield Township Public Library featuring book lists and activities for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers, tips on book selection and reading aloud, month by month activities to prepare children in the year before they start kindergarten and more.

Mother Goose Programs
Learning opportunities from the Vermont Center for the Book, enhancing the development, self-esteem, school readiness and success of young children by building the skills and confidence of parents, librarians and early childhood and other educators.

PBS Parents
Find information about your child's development from birth through the early school years plus lots of fun educational activities.

Read To Me
An intergenerational reading program encouraging young mothers to read to their babies.

Teacher's Toolbox
Provides resources for early childhood educators. Compiled by Richland County Library, South Carolina.

K-12

DiscoverySchool.com
Provides innovative teaching materials for teachers, useful and enjoyable resources for students, and smart advice for parents about how to help their kids enjoy learning and excel in school.

Education World
Find great education links including information on lesson plans, professional development, technology integration and more.

GreatSchools.net
Elementary, middle and high school information for public, private and charter schools nationwide. Search and compare schools; view test scores and more.

Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD
The official site for HEB ISD includes directory of schools, links to each school web site, maps, facilities information, bond issue info, and related data.

KidSpace @ the Internet Public Library
Explore kid-friendly web sites on the Internet.

LD Online
The leading web site on learning disabilities, learning disorders and differences.

National Center for Education Statistics
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.

National Center for Learning Disabilities
Nationwide listing of schools, summer programs, assessment and treatment centers, and parent support groups that serve individuals with learning disabilities.

National Education Association
An organization devoted to improving public schools.

National Public School & School District Locator
Search for public schools and school districts by city, state, and/or county. This site, sponsored by the National Center for Education, also allows you to search by school characteristics.

SchoolMatters
A public source for information and analysis about our nation's public schools and public high school districts.

TeachNet: The Teacher's Network
Includes approximately 500 teacher and student-tested classroom projects for preschool through 12th grade.

TeenSpace - Internet Public Library
Homework help by subject, tools for writing research papers, and a form for asking a reference question, as well as fun stuff including humor, trivia and more.

Texas Education Agency
Information about Texas public schools, including law and rules, ratings, and educational programs.

Texas Education Network (TENET)
Provides current resources for the Texas Education community.

Texas School District Locator
A searchable school district locator from the Texas Education Agency.

Homeschooling

A to Z Home's Cool
Free, cool curriculum for homeschooling your preschool kids through high school. Pages of information about starting, lessons, materials, programs.

Home Education Magazine's Homeschool Resource Pages
Provides homeschooling information, support and encouragement, resources and reviews, free newsletters, networking and discussion lists, and the online archives of Home Education Magazine.

Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA)
A nonprofit organization for families who homeschool their children. Provides information on state laws.

Homeschool World
The latest homeschooling news, articles, organizations, events, forum, Homeschool Mall, and much, much more!

National Home Education Network
Provides resources for all homeschoolers, regardless of method, through support listings, legal information and updates, articles, a resource directory and more.

Tarrant Home Education Association
A home education group serving Tarrant County, Texas.

Texas Education Agency Home School Information

Higher Education

Area Colleges & Universities

Apply Texas Application for Admission
Apply online for admission to any Texas public university, as well as to participating community and private colleges. Apply for admission to any public university, as well as to participating community and private colleges. Also copy your submitted application to another institution, submit your application essays on–line and apply for scholarships from participating universities.

CampusTours: Virtual College Tours
The worldwide leader in virtual college tours.

CollegeBoard.com
Offers online SAT registration and SAT score sending, SAT test preparation with real SATs questions. 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.

CollegeForTexans.com
Information for Texans about college admissions, financial aid, grants, career planning, free test prep and more.

CollegeNet
A state-by-state directory of colleges and universities.

Counselor-O-Matic
Provides an advanced search engine that combines your academic and extracurricular history with your preferences to help with finding the right school for you.

Educational Testing Service
Practice questions for AP, SAT, GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, and LSATs. Also includes information about financial aid, colleges and universities, and careers and jobs.

Google's University Search
This site enables you to narrow your search to a specific school web site. Try it for things like admissions information, course schedules, etc.

GradSchools.com
Contains a graduate school program and post-graduate school program directory that contains thousands of listings arranged by curriculum or by school.

Index of American Universities
A listing of American universities granting bachelor or advanced degrees. Compiled by the University of Florida.

My College Guide
Offers advice for getting into college, college admissions, surviving college, and navigating the college search process.

Peterson's College Planner
Search for colleges, get information on admissions tests, explore financial aid and more.

Peterson's Graduate Planner
Search for graduate programs, prepare for tests and get information on managing education expenses.

Princeton Review
Explore schools and careers, prepare for standardized tests and entrance exams, research scholarships and financial aid options and more.

Students.gov
An interagency cooperative effort that provides students and their families with a gateway to Federal government information and services.

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Information from the state agency responsible for planning for improvement of higher education in the State of Texas.

Texas Institutions of Higher Education
Information from the agency that is responsible for planning for improvement of higher education in the State of Texas.

Web U.S. Higher Education
Links to US universities and community colleges. Compiled and maintained by the University of Texas, Austin.

Financial Aid

College Athletic Scholarships
Information and instructions for student-athletes seeking college athletic scholarships and opportunities to compete in college athletics.

College for Texans
Resources on preparing for, applying for and funding higher education, including information for adult and military students.

Federal School Code
Search for the Federal School Code that is required in order to file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form.

FinAid: Financial Aid Information Page
Guide to student financial aid sponsored by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Provides eligibility information, an electronic filing application form, and follow up services for applying for federal student aid for post secondary education.

SRN Express
Contains a database of over 8,000 programs with a distribution level of over 150,000 awards for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Student Aid on the Web
The official home page for the federal student aid programs administered by the US Department of Education.

Texas Tomorrow Funds
The Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan locks in the cost of tomorrow’s college tuition and required fees at today’s prices.

GED & ESL

Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy & Learning
Information from the state literacy resource center for Texas located at Texas A&M University in College Station.

Texas GED Home Page
Determine eligibility, request records, search for a certificate, find GED testing centers, test preparation and links to practice tests.

Test Preparation

Kaplan Test Preparation & Admission
Provides live test preparation classes and college admissions consulting in most major US cities.

NumberZ.com
Provides free online SAT and ACT test preparation materials in English and Spanish to Texas middle and high school students, and adults preparing to enroll college for the first time.

Peterson's Test Preparation
Learn test taking tips and strategies or view a small selection of sample questions. Registration and a fee are required for online practice tests.

TAKS Information Booklets
Sample informational booklets that provide more information on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) test.

Test Prep Review
A source for free online practice tests.

Texas Assessment Program Released TAKS Tests
Includes Texas Assessment of Knowledge Skills (TAKS) tests from previous years including answer keys and scoring guides.

Texas Assessment Program Released Tests
Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS), Reading Proficiency Tests in English (RPTE), and end-of-course exams from previous years. Also has interactive online versions of TAAS and end-of-course tests.

Texas Department of Public Safety: Driver License Division
Contains handbooks for driver license, commercial driver license, and motorcycle operator's manual.

THEA (Formerly TASP)
Learn more about the Texas Higher Education Assessment (THEA) formerly known as the Texas Academic Skills Program (TASP®), order study guides, or take a practice test online. Information on registration and test dates is also available.