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ERIC
Description: Index to education journals and digests.
Full Text: Limited number of full text journal articles, with text available for digests.
Coverage: 1986 to the present.
Updates: Daily.
Learning Express Library
Description: Prepare for academic, civil service, military and career tests by practicing
online with exams modelled on the actual tests. You must register for scoring and individualized feedback. Choose "new user"
your first time using the database to create a personal account. Please remember your username and password.
Coverage: Includes practice tests for AP,ASVAB, ACT, SAT, GED, GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, TOEFL, as well as
general civil service, firefighter, law enforcement and EMS, real estate, teaching, nursing, and
reading, writing, and math skills for elementary, middle school and high school students.
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Chapter 405 -- Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities
This website contains special education data from all school districts in New York State.
The Condition of Education
"This website is an integrated collection of the indicators and analyses published in The
Condition of Education 2000-2004."
Cool Safe Links For Kids Parents and Teachers
Education Resource Organizations Directory
Searchable directory of education related organizations.
Education Report Card: A State-by-State Report Card on Educational Effectiveness
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has assessed the educational system of each state for grades K-12.
Education World
Employment listings, special themes, world school directory, curriculum resources and
information for administrators.
Education Week on the Web
Full-text of the weekly newspaper. 1989 - present.
ERIC Database
Database coverage from 1966 to the present.
ERIC/AE Full-Text Internet Library
This site offers full-text books, reports, journal articles, and papers on the subject
of educational quality, learning theory, evaluation, educational measurements, professional standards
and research.
NACCE: Nassau Association for Continuing Community Education
The Suffolk Association for Continuing Education features an online listing of continuing education opportunities
in Nassau County, NY.
NYSTCE Preparation Guides
Preparation guides for the New York State Teacher Certification Exams (NYSTCE).
N.Y.S. Depart. of Education: License Verification
Check on your dentist, podiatrist, chiropractor, accountant, etc. to verify
they are licensed to practice in New York State.
Digest of Education Statistics
Current education statistics from the National Center for Education
Statistics
New York State School Report Cards for School Year 2003-04
Reports to inform the people of New York State about the recent performance of public schools.
Petersons Planner
A searchable site for choosing schools from kindergarten to graduate school.
Regents Test Prep Guides
Archived New York State Regents tests.
School Matters
Information and comparative study about public schools at the local, state, and national level.
Search For Private Schools
Allows viewers to find statistical information about private schools in the United States. The database includes schools whic responded to the 1999/2000 Private School Universe Survey- conducted by the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics.
SACCE: Suffolk Association for Continuing Community Education
The Suffolk Association for Continuing Education features an online listing of continuing education opportunities
in Suffolk County, NY.
This web site is divided into 3 sections: Educators, Families and Students. The Educator's section contains lesson plans in various subjects for grades K-12. The families section has information about the Smithsonian Institution. The Student section is geared towards kids and features several topics.
Test Prep Review
Free online practice tests for various exams.
The Children's Literature Web Guide
Digital Librarian: A Librarian's Choice of the Best of the Web
Flint and Stones(Museum of Antiquities)
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Braintrack University Index
Braintrack links viewers to the homepages of over 5,500 colleges and universities
throughout 161 countries. Viewers can search an alphabetical list of countries
or by continent.
Campus Tours.com
Website features pictures, maps, and video tours of the 800 U.S. campus featured. Plug- ins's required to view the video tours are either Shockwave Flash, Real Player or QuickTime.
Catholic Colleges Search
This site from the National Catholic College Admission Association provides information on member schools and a search engine for catholic schools.
College and Career Quest, formerly on CD
College and University Rankings
Comprehensive site linking web pages that rank colleges and universities.
Each site is annotated with its strengths and weaknesses. There are
rankings for undergraduate, graduate and research programs. Also ranked are
Business, Law and International Schools.
College is Possible
"Thinking about college? You probably have a lot of questions: How does the application process work? What sort of college is right for me?" These sort of questions and other
about the college process can be answered at this site.
College Results Online
This website looks at graduation statistics of a particular college or university and compares it
to the graduation rates of similar colleges.
Colleges, College Scholarships, and Financial Aid Page
Prospective students and their parents will find information about colleges and universities throughout the United States.
From this site, viewers can e-mail the admissions office and in some cases link to the financial aid office and the homepage
of a specific college or university. This site also features information about scholarships and
links to nine scholarship search databases.
Degree Search.com
A college search engine that lets you enter the major or program of study you are interested in, and then generate a list of schools which
match your criteria. You can limit your results by geographic location, degree type, or public/private colleges.
FAFSA on the Web
The United States government site which allows one to apply for federal aid online.
Higher Education Resource Hub
This site is created for anyone interested in higher education professionally or personally. It is divided into two sections: Higher Education as a field of study and Other Resources for Higher education. Subtopics include assesments in Higher Education, Job Resources, Online Degree Programs and Admissions and Financial Aid.
Search for Classes
"Features distance learning courses and campus based schools."
Study Abroad
Information on thousands of academic programs and language schools around the world. Viewers can search by country or
subject.
U.S. News.com: America's Best Colleges
This web site features rankings of the top universities, business programs, engineering programs and more.
Adelphi University
Briarcliff College
C.W. Post
Dowling College
Empire State College
Farmingdale-College of Technology
Hofstra University
Long Island University
Molloy College
Nassau Community College
New York Institute of Technology
Polytechnic University of New York
St. Joseph's College
Southampton College
Stony Brook University
Suffolk Community College
United States Merchant Marine Academy
This site was last updated on April 17, 2008.