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EDUCATION
Adult Education
Boston Center for Adult Education
Brookline Adult & Community Education
Cambridge Center for Adult Education
Literacy Volunteers of Massachusetts - Quincy
Massachusetts Adult Basic Education Directory
Online Learning
Electronic Campus: Find online courses offered by colleges and universities in the southern U.S.
U.S. Distance Learning Association: Links to distance learning institutions offering degrees, certificates and courses in distance education and training.
World Lecture Hall: A guide to free online course materials from around the world.
Colleges & Universities
CollegeBoard.com
CollegeNET:
A starting place for schools, financial aid, scholarships, etc.
Petersons.com: The Education and Career Center:
Information about schools & applications you can download.
TERI College Planning: At TERI College Planning Centers, located in Boston, Brockton, and Chelsea, Massachusetts, education advisors provide FREE, one-on-one guidance and resources to make planning and paying for college as simple as possible. Our advisors are fluent in a number of foreign languages.
Web U.S. Universities, by State:
A list of university websites.
Financial Aid
FastWeb: One of the leading websites for information about scholarships.
Federal Student Aid: Financial Aid from the U.S. Department of Education
FinAid: The SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid: Information on loans and other sources of aid from the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority:
A step-by-step guide to applying for college aid, including everything from
federal application forms to the information needed to process student
loans. MEFA is a self-financing, not-for-profit state authority dedicated to
assisting students, parents, colleges and universities in meeting the
challenges of financing higher education.
Yahoo!
Education / Financial Aid
Private Schools
Association of Boarding Schools
National Association of Independent Schools
Public Schools
Massachusetts Department of Education
Massachusetts School District Profiles
SchoolMatters: a place for parents, educators and leaders to research information about public schools.
Curriculum
Libraries and Frameworks:
Leads to information that supports Mass. Curriculum Frameworks
Massachusetts Curriculum
Frameworks
MCAS
See Tests & Testing
Special Education
Massachusetts Association of Special Education Parent Advisory Councils (MASSPAC)
Massachusetts Department
of Education Special Education page
Vocational/Technical Schools
Directory of Massachusetts Vocational/Technical Schools
Resources for Educators
Educator's Reference Center
From the Library
From Home
More than 450 full-text academic journals, hundreds of full-text reports, and many premier reference sources. Included content focuses on educational principles, child development and psychology, and best practices in education. Most of the full-text titles included are also found in the ERIC database. Access funded by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and the six Regional Massachusetts Library Systems.
The Educator's Reference Desk: Provides education information to teachers, administrators, counselors and anyone interested in education in the United States.
Tests & Testing
Boston.com MCAS page
CollegeBoard.com:
Taking the Tests
LearningExpressLibrary
From Anywhere
To register as a new user, use your Quincy library card number as your user name and pick a password you'll remember. This free service provides interactive online practice tests and tutorial courses that help adult learners and students from elementary to college age succeed on academic or licensing tests. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results. Test and review materials include:
- History and Civics Review for U.S. Citizenship
- Elementary, Middle and High School Skills Improvement (MCAS Preparation)
- Practice for ASVAB, GED, ACT, TOEFL, and more!
MCAS Practice Tests
Mass. Dept. of Education MCAS page
Study Guide Zone (free study guides on a variety of standardized admissions, licensing, vocational, and educational assessment tests)
Test Prep Review
Contains practice questions for the TEAS® Exam
TOEFL Online
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