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.edu: Colleges and Careers Center
	This very informative site from U.S. News magazine features college selection, over 2000 rankings, financial aid info, etc.
Ainsworth Keyboard Trainer 4 with Disk
	Need to polish your typing and word processing skills? Ainsworth Keyboard Trainer is the program for you! It offers introductory lessons, plus speed and accuracy drills, and makes the practice fun. Adjusts to any skill level. Additionally, you can measure your progress with periodic reports. Use your own floppy disk to store your work. Library subscription. Only available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries.
Ainsworth Keyboard Trainer 4 without Disk
	Need to polish your typing and word processing skills? Ainsworth Keyboard Trainer is the program for you! It offers introductory lessons, plus speed and accuracy drills, and makes the practice fun. Adjusts to any skill level. Additionally, you can measure your progress with periodic reports. No floppy disc needed. Library subscription. Only available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries.
Awesome Library
	The Awesome Library organizes exploration of the World Wide Web with 33,000 carefully reviewed resources for parents, teachers, students, and librarians.
Back to College
	This is a great Web site providing resources for re-entry and nontraditional students on financial aid, scholarships, grants, admissions, colleges, universities, GED, online courses and degrees, graduate school, internships, and credit by examination and for life experience.
Basic Facts (Online Edition)
	From the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, this site contains links for financial as well as other data and information about Wisconsin's school districts. Among the data found here are the School Performance Reports for all Wisconsin School Districts, including Milwaukee, for the 1999-2000, 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 school years. Statistics include information on attendance, graduation, dropouts, ACT and much more. Arrangement is by school district and then school.
Beyond Black History Month
	The African-American Studies Teacher Toolkit for Grades K-12 includes recommended Web sites in various areas of African-American culture as well as links to other resources such as subscription databases, DVDs, reference material, professional development resources, posters, and books.
Brown v Board of Education 50th Anniverary
	The National Education Association Web site provides links to information about this historic case as well as links to classroom materials. A timeline of school integration is also provided.
CampusTours
	Choose a college, by using this site to take virtual tours, view maps, and link to the Web sites of many individual colleges.
College and University Home Pages
	This is a list of American Universities granting bachelor or advanced degrees. To find Web sites of international (foreign) universities, Canadian universities, or Community Colleges, click on the links on this page. The link College and University Home Pages - Geographical Listing also links to foreign university Web sites.
College Is Possible
	The Coalition of America's Colleges and Universities, a group of nearly 1,200 colleges, universities, and associations, created this site to help increase public understanding of the financing of higher education (tuition prices and financial aid), thus enabling more people to go to college.
College Resources Page
	This link brings you to the Milwaukee Public Library Web page that lists Local Universities and Colleges, Financial Aid, and (way down the page!) College Preparation and Directories information.
College Scholarships, Colleges, and Online Degrees
	Offers an online directory of college and university admissions offices, email addresses and telephone numbers, links to online applications, graduate schools, information on the GRE and GMAT examinations, MBA programs, the TOEFL, community colleges, historically African-American colleges, and campus life.
CollegeNET: The Internet Guide to Colleges and Universities
	This search engine helps you find the ideal college. Narrow searches by region, college sports, major, tuition, and other criteria. Also, check on scholarships, financial aid, and buy books. Links to over 1500 customized internet admissions applications and on-line college applications are also available.
CollegeSource
	CollegeSource Online features over 37,500 college catalogs and 31,500,000 course descriptions in complete cover-to-cover, original page format representing 2-year, 4-year, graduate, professional and international schools. It covers both U.S. and non-U.S. schools. Tables of contents and indexes are fully hyperlinked. Library subscription. Available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries and by remote access to City of Milwaukee library cardholders.
COMPASS Guide
	Guiding people toward education and career opportunities. A unique site designed for Milwaukee teens who are looking for post-secondary information, featuring access to four- and two-year colleges, technical schools, the trades, apprenticeships, and the city's first online searchable database of local scholarships.
Cooking Schools
	This cooking and culinary school directory links to over 1500 schools worldwide. It includes information on financial aide as well as career and job information. Helps prospective culinary students quickly access cooking and culinary schools and programs based on their own unique criteria.
Discovery Channel School
	This Web site is sponsored by the Discovery Communications, Inc. It provides lesson plans, classroom activities, online expeditions, and curriculum support using the resources of Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel, Animal Planet, and the Travel Channel. Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators is featured prominently on the teacher page.
Education Research Complete
	Need to conduct research in the field of education? Try EBSCO's Education Research Complete. This product offers a large and complete collection of full text education journals covering scholarly research and information relating to many diverse areas of education. Topics covered include all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all specialties, such as multilingual education, health education, and testing. Education Research Complete also covers areas of curriculum instruction as well as administration, policy, funding, and related social issues. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 1,870 journals, as well as full text for more than 1,060 journals. In addition, full text for 133 books and monographs and full text for numerous education-related conference papers are included. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program. Library subscription. Available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries and by remote access to City of Milwaukee library cardholders.
Education Week (National)
	For people interested in education reform, schools, and the policies that guide them, Education Week - American Education's Online Newspaper of Record was created. This site also contains full-text of Teacher Magazine.
Education World
	This top site includes an invaluable database of links for teachers and home schoolers. There is a "Featured Topic of the Week" and a search engine for 50,000 sites on education topics.
Educational Administration Abstracts
	From EBSCO, Educational Administration Abstracts includes bibliographic records covering areas related to educational administration, including educational leadership, educational management, educational research, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. The index contains 60,000 records, which are carefully selected from the most important sources within the discipline, such as: Educational Administration Quarterly, Review of Higher Education, Journal of Educational Administration and more. EBSCO has digitized the full archive of this index, taking the coverage back to 1966. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program. Library subscription. Available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries and by remote access to City of Milwaukee library cardholders.
Educational Standards
	This site features an extensive, annotated list of Internet sites of K-12 educational standards and curriculum framework documents (national, state, local, and other).
Educational Testing Service Network (ETS)
	This is the Web site for ETS, the world's largest testing service. Some ETS tests are: SAT, AP, GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, PRAXIS, SLS, and the Higher Education Assessment. For information on the ACT Assessment Test, click here: ACT's ACT Assessment Test .
ERIC (Web via EBSCOhost)
	Search ERIC to find and retrieve 1) EJ (ERIC Journal)citations of articles from over 1,000 professional journals in education and related disciplines dating back to 1969, and 2) ED(ERIC Document) citations to a collection of documents such as research reports, curriculum guides, handbooks, conference papers, that are available on microfiche at some local college libraries dating back to 1966. (The Central Library of the Milwaukee Public Library owns some of the documents and journals cited in ERIC). [For further description on ERIC, click here: U.S. Department of Education ERIC site.] Clicking on the Milwaukee Public Library button will return you to the MPL Reference Resources page. Click here to view requirements and tips for remote access to library databases. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program. Library subscription. Available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries and by remote access to City of Milwaukee library cardholders.
FastWeb
	This free Web site helps in finding scholarships for college by matching each student's background, automatically, with eligibility requirements for scholarships from around the country and advise them about scholarship opportunities tailored to them. It includes an extensive college directory and advice on admissions, financial aid, management, career planning, jobs and life after college.
FinAid: The Financial Aid Information Page
	This page provides a free, comprehensive, independent, and objective guide to student financial aid.
Global SchoolNet Foundation
	This site is useful for information on using communications technologies to support learning by connecting with other classrooms around the world or participating in interesting global learning projects.
Homeschooling
	This About.com guide to homeschooling is maintained by Beverly Hernandez. It contains information on such topics as: Curriculum, FAQ's, Field Trips, Free Stuff, Getting Started, Homeschooling News, Magazines, National & International Organizations, and Support Groups.
Internship Programs
	This site allows searching by company type or by state to find internships (paid on-the-job experiences) in fields such as advertising, architecture, and law. Contact information and pointers to internship program Web pages are included. Free registration is required.
Jon's Homeschool Resource Page
	Use this extensive homeschool site for linking with other homeschool pages or information sites.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
	This Web site is a categorized list of sites on the Internet found to be useful for enhancing curriculum and teacher professional growth. The site is updated daily.
Landmarks Citation Machine
	The Citation Machine is an interactive Web tool that translates your data into MLA or APA style. It does print as well as electronic resources.
LDOnline
	The leading Web site on learning disabilities for parents, teachers and other professionals.
Learning for All
	Learning for All is a new program designed to help students improve their reading comprehension, writing and study skills, and their self-esteem.
LearningExpress Library
	Be ready for school or career tests with the Learning Express Library. Some of the practice tests available are: ASVAB, AP, SAT 2005, ACT, GRE, civil service, GED, U.S. citizenship, firefighting and law enforcement. Many others are included, plus tests for sharpening basic skills. Free registration provides you with a personal account to monitor your progress. This database was formerly called Learn a Test. Library subscription. Available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries and by remote access to City of Milwaukee library cardholders.
Lutheran High Schools
	Here is a directory of Lutheran high schools in the United States and some foreign countries.
Mathline
	This PBS Web site features monthly themes to help connect math to everyday life. Each month there is new teacher content -- math concepts, teacher tips, career connections, or math challenges -- to make connections between the monthly theme and practical math resources.
Milwaukee Public Schools
	This is the official Web site of the Milwaukee Public Schools. School calendars are included here, along with other information for students, parents, and staff.
Milwaukee Public Schools Student Learning Community
	Student Learning Community is a student-focused online learning platform to extend, enhance and supplement MPS students' educational experience with 21st Century teaching and learning technologies. Students will be exposed to working in a virtual environment for supplemental course work, group projects and community collaboration.
Milwaukee Recreation guide
	The Milwaukee Public Schools Department of Recreation and Community Services publishes their seasonal classes and activities for all ages in this online Activity Guide.
National Center For Education Statistics
	The NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analysing data that are related to education in the United States and other nations. Their link Students' Classroom provides information on public and private elementary and high schools throught the United States. It also provides information on colleges by state.
National Institute for Literacy
	An online directory of literacy and tutoring programs. Enter your zip code or city and state to find programs that will help you with reading and writing, GED, English as a second language, and math.
Online Degrees
	This is an alphabetical list of links to colleges and universities offering online degrees, and the online degree programs offered by each. It also includes financial aid and scholarship information
Petersons.com
	This is the education and career center Web site of Peterson's, a major publisher of books and software. Peterson's publishes unbiased data and takes a strong anti-ranking stand.
Professional Development Collection
	Designed for professional educators, EBSCO's Professional Development Collection provides a highly specialized array of nearly 520 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports. In addition to full text, indexing and abstracts are provided for over 700 journals. Examples of titles included are: Curriculum Administrator, Educational Leadership, High School Journal, Journal of Educational Research, Journal of Learning Disabilities, Phi Delta Kappan, Reading Teacher, and many others. The majority of full text titles included in the database are available in native (searchable) PDF, or scanned-in-color. Full text information in the Professional Development Collection dates as far back as 1965. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program. Library subscription. Available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries and by remote access to City of Milwaukee library cardholders.
Research Starters - Education
	Education made easier! Research Starters - Education from EBSCO are introductory study and research guides designed specifically for advanced high school students, college students and selected graduate students. They consist of comprehensive, yet concise topic summary articles of about 3,000 words in length written by researchers, scholars and other subject matter experts. Topics include early childhood education, teaching reading, special education, the No Child Left Behind act and others. These articles are designed to be starting points for students, providing them with topic overviews, definitions of relevant terms and concepts, detailed bibliographies, and links to relevant articles from EBSCO databases. Research Starters supplements students' existing tools with current and focused topic overviews, helping them begin their assignments and research successfully. Library subscription. Available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries and by remote access to City of Milwaukee library cardholders.
SchoolMatch
	SchoolMatch is a school research and database service firm specializing in rating schools (K-12) using auditable data. All the public school systems in the United States are located here. The directory may be searched by the metropolitan area of interest, zip code, name of the individual school and the name of the school system.
SEAchange Online
	This weekly electronic newsletter of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction replaces Education Forum. It provides timely information about education and education-related issues.
Smithsonian Education
	This is the central education Web site of the Smithsonian. It has information for educators (lesson plans using museum artifacts online), families (planning your trip to the Smithsonian) and students (some interesting exhibits at the museum).
Study Abroad (NRCSA)
	This Web site from the National Registration Center for Study Abroad (NRCSA) provides information about intercultural study programs.
The Gateway
	The Gateway provides the key to one-stop, any-stop access to high quality Internet lesson plans, curriculum units and other education resources. This Web site allows searching by full-text, subject, keyword, or title, limited to a grade or education level. The retrieved records will link directly to the Internet resources they describe.
U.S. Dept.of Education
	This site provides links for information on: Financial Aid, direct loans, the FAFSA (Student Aid Application), Title IV School Codes, Project EASI, NCES (Education Statistics), and publications for parents.
United Negro College Fund
	UNCF is the nation's oldest African American higher education assistance organization. It is a consortium of 39 private, accredited four-year historically black colleges and universities.
University of Wisconsin System
	This University of Wisconsin System site includes information for students, campus visitors, faculty and staff listings, and links to individual campus Web sites.
UnivSource
	This site features links and resources for both domestic and international students interested in attending college in the United States of America(USA) or Canada. You can also browse through a listing by name, program, and state of US colleges, community colleges, and universities, and by name and province of Canadian universities
US Charter Schools
	This Web site provides a wide range of information and links to resources to guide charter schools in every phase of their development from start-up, to expansion, to renewal. State profile pages provide links to lists of charter schools, statewide support organizations, news releases and a legislative summary.
UWM - Employment and Training Insitute
	The Institute focuses on the employment and education needs of low-income and unemployed workers in Wisconsin and works with local and state governments, community organizations and national agencies.
WISCareers
	The WISCareers Web site is a fun and easy tool to help you explore your career development and post secondary school options. Through WISCareers (formerly Career Visions), you can investigate more than 700 occupations and 4,000 schools and colleges of interest through taking on-line assessments and inventories, find financial aid, scholarship, and budgeting information, or research potential employers or apprenticeships throughout Wisconsin and the U.S. Over 8,000 external links are featured, including America's Job Bank. To assist the job seeker, a sample job application and cover letter can be found on the site. Library subscription. Available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries and by remote access to City of Milwaukee library cardholders.
Wisconsin Academic Standards
	The Wisconsin Model Academic Standards from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction are found at this site.
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
	This Web site contains links to several internal and external Web sites, with emphasis on libraries and PK-12 schools. Included is a listing of: Job Openings by Schools (JOBS) for Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Technical College System
	This Web site features a "clickable" map linking to information about the 16 regional college districts, 46 campuses, and numerous outreach centers of the Wisconsin Technical College System.
Wisconsin's Information Network for Successful Schools (WINSS)
	Wisconsin's Governor's Office and Department of Public Instruction partnered with the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory to develop this online resource. Anyone interested in educating children can refer to this guide for key information regarding success in education.
Wisconsin's Private Colleges and Universities
	This Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities Web site provides a convenient access site for linking to the Web sites of 21 private colleges and universities in Wisconsin.
Yahoo! - Education
	Click here to link to the Education subject category from the Yahoo search engine.