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 "Admission Requirements for Freshman Students." CSUMentor.  22 Jan 2004
http://www.csumentor.edu/Planning//

"After School Education and Safety Program." California Department of Education.  05 Aug 2003
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/ba/as/pgmdescription.asppgmdescription.asp/pgmdescription.asppgmdescription.asp/

"America's Teens." General Services Administration (US Gov't). 05 Aug 2003
http://www.afterschool.gov/

"Big Chalk Homework Help." ProQuest Information and Learning Company. 05 Aug 2003 http://www.proquestk12.com/

"Building Your Child's Future Together." American School Counselor Association. 22 Jan 2004

"California Community Colleges, Chancellor's Office." California Community Colleges, Chancellor's Office. 05 Aug 2003 
http://www.cccco.edu/

"Communicating With Your Child's School." Greatschools.net.  2002. GreatSchools Inc. 22 Jan 2004   
http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/showarticle/ca/64/improve

"CSU: California Academic Partnership Program." California State University. Office of the Chancellor. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.calstate.edu/CAPP/projects/culver.shtml

"Harvard Family Research Project - "Issues and Opportunities in Out-of-School Time Evaluation" series." Harvard Family Research Project. 05 Aug 2003 
http://www.hfrp.org/out-of-school-time/publications-resources

"How Do You Assess Teacher Quality?" Greatschools.net. 2002. GreatSchools Inc. 22 Jan 2004   
(link no longer available as of 1-22-04)

"Homework Spot." StartSpot Mediaworks, Inc. 05 Aug 2003 
http://www.homeworkspot.com/

"How Safe Is Your School?" Greatschools.net. GreatSchools Inc. 22 Jan 2004   
http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/showarticle/ca/20/improve

 "Is My Child On Track?" Greatschools.net. GreatSchools Inc. 22 Jan 2004   
http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/showarticle/ca/4/improve

"Macmillan/McGraw-Hill World." The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 05 Aug 2003 
https://www.mheonline.com/

"Middle School Course Work."  Think College Early. U.S. Department of Education. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.ed.gov/students/prep/college/thinkcollege/early/parents/edlite-mid-school2nd.html

"National Institute on Out-of-School Time Publications." National Institute on Out-of-School Time Publications. 05 Aug 2003 
http://www.niost.org/

"Parents Have Homework, Too." Caught in the Middle. SERC. 22 Jan 2004
(link no longer available as of 1-22-04)

"Preparation + Planning = Success." Think College Early. U.S. Department of Education. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.ed.gov/students/prep/college/thinkcollege/early/students/edlite-5th-floor.html

"Preparing for Middle School." American School Counselor Association. 22 Jan 2004

"Preparing for the California State University A Step-by-Step Checklist." CSUMentor.  22 Jan 2004
http://www.csumentor.edu/Planning/

"Promising Practices in After School." AED Center for Youth Development and Policy Research. 05 Aug 2003 
http://www.aed.org/Topics/Education/Tools_Publications-US.cfm

"Safety Nets for Struggling Students." Greatschools.net. GreatSchools Inc. 22 Jan 2004   
http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/showarticle/ca/19/improve

"Southern Regional Education Board: High Schools That Work - Improving the Middle Grades: Actions That Can Be Taken Now." Gene Bottoms, Sondra Cooney, and Kathleen Carpenter. 05 Aug 2003 
http://publications.sreb.org/2006/06V15-R08_MMGW_Brochure.pdf

"The API: 10 Things Parents Should Know." Greatschools.net. GreatSchools Inc. 22 Jan 2004   
http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/showarticle/ca/72/improve

"Why Go?" Think College Early. U.S. Department of Education. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.ed.gov/students/prep/college/thinkcollege/early/students/edlite-why-go.html

"Why Middle School Counselors?" American School Counselor Association. 22 Jan 2004

21st Century Community Learning Centers. Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.ed.gov/programs/21stcclc/index.html

ACLU. American Civil Liberties Union Civil Liberties in Schools. 22 Jan 2004  
http://www.aclu.org/index.html

ACT, Inc. ACT, Inc. 22 Jan 2004  
http://www.act.org

AICCU Mentor.org - Financial Aid.  XAP Corporation. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.aiccu.edu//FinAid/

AiCCUMentor.org: Career Center. XAP Corporation. 22 Jan 2004  
http://www.aiccu.edu//Career/CareerCenter/

America Reads Challenge: Read "Write" Now! Activities for Reading and Writing Fun. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.ed.gov/Family/RWN/Activ97/title.html

American Federation of Teachers. American Federation of Teachers. 22 Jan 2004
http://cft.org/resources/leg/index.html

AVID Center.  AVID: Advancement Via Individual Determination. 22 Jan 2004  
http://www.avidonline.org

Beyond Books. Apex Learning Center, Inc. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.beyondbooks.com/

Building Community Partnerships for Learning. ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education for the U.S. Department of Education and the National Parent Information Network. 22 Jan 2004   
(link no longer available as of 1-22-04)

Cal State East Bay: Financial Aid Handbook. California State University, Hayward. 22 Jan 2004 .
http://www.csuhayward.edu/csuh_students/financial_aid_handbook/financial_aid_handbook.html

California Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. California Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. 22 Jan 2004  
http://www.casfaa.org

California Community Colleges - FAQ - Chancellor's Office. State of California. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.cccco.edu/faq_cccco.htm

California Department of Education. California Department of Education. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.cde.ca.gov

California Dept. of Education: Fact Book 2002. California Department of Education. 22 Jan 2004  
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ap/documents/factbook2009.pdf

California Federation of Teachers. California Federation of Teachers. 22 Jan 2004
http://cft.org/resources/leg/index.html

California Postsecondary Education Commission. California Postsecondary Education Commission. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.cpec.ca.gov

California State Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP). California State GEAR UP. 22 Jan 2004  
http://www.castategearup.org

The California State Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Legislation Program. California State PTA. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.capta.org/sections/advocacy/current-legislation.cfm

The California State Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Online. San Diego. 22 Jan 2004  
http://www.capta.org

The California State Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Online: Commissions & Committees. California State PTA. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.capta.org/sections/programs/parent-inv.cfm

California Student Aid Commission.  State of California - Gray Davis, Governor. 22 Jan 2004  
http://www.csac.ca.gov

California Student Aid Commission: California Student Opportunity and Access Program. State of California - Gray Davis, Governor.  22 Jan 2004
http://www.csac.ca.gov/

CaliforniaColleges.edu.  XAP Corporation. 22 Jan 2004  
http://www.californiacolleges.edu

Careers & Colleges.  Careers & College. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.careersandcolleges.com

The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. 22 Jan 2004  
http://www.cfda.gov

Caught in the Middle: Tips for parents of Middle School Students. Caught in the Middle. 22 Jan 2004
(link no longer available as of 1-22-04)

Center for What Works. Center for What Works. 22 Jan 2004  
http://www.whatworks.org/

Children Now. Children Now. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.childrennow.org/

College is Possible.  The Coalition of America's Colleges and Universities. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=CIP1

College is Possible: Choosing the Right College. The Coalition of America's Colleges and Universities. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=CIP1/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&ceid=13&meid=13

College is Possible: Preparing for College. The Coalition of America's Colleges and Universities. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=CIP1/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&ceid=10&meid=12

Collegeboard.com. Collegeboard.com. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.collegeboard.com

Committee for Education Funding. Committee for Education Funding. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.cef.org

Content Standards for California Public Schools. California Department of Education. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/

Council for Opportunity in Education. Council for Opportunity in Education. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.coenet.us//ecm/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home

CourtTv.com. Courtroom Television Network LLC. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.cnn.com/CRIME/

CSU: Financial Aid Programs. California State University, Office of the Chancellor. 22 Jan 2004  
http://www.calstate.edu/SAS/fa_programs.shtml

CSUMentor. XAP Corporation. 22 Jan 2004 .
http://www.csumentor.edu

Early Academic Outreach Program (EAOP). University of California EAOP. 22 Jan 2004 .
http://www.eaop.org

Edfund. Edfund. 22 Jan 2004  
http://www.edfund.org

EdSource Online. Ed Source. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.edsource.org/about_who_we_are.html

Educaid. Educaid. 22 Jan 2004  
https://www.wellsfargo.com/wachovia/student/

Education Data Partnership: Fiscal, Demographic, and Performance Data on California's K-12 Schools. Education Data Partnership.  22 Jan 2004  
http://www.ed-data.k12.ca.us

Educator's Guide to Evaluating the Use of Technology in Schools and Classrooms. 22 Jan 2004  
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/EdTechGuide

Eisenhower National Clearinghouse.22 Jan 2004
http://www.enc.org/

Embark. The Princeton Review, INC. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.embark.com

FAFSA on the Web. U.S. Department of Education. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov

Familyeducation.com. Family Education Network, Inc. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.familyeducation.com

FastWeb. FastWeb, Inc. 22 Jan 2004  
http://www.fastweb.com

Federal Student Aid (FSA): Help Lines For Students. U.S. Department of Education. 22 Jan 2004
http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/contactus.jsp

FinAid.  FinAid Page, LLC. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.finaid.org

Financial Aid Resource Center. Financial Aid Resource Center. 22 Jan 2004
http://theoldschool.org

FinancialAid.com. FinancialAid.com. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.financialaid.com

Freevibe. National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.abovetheinfluence.com/

FreSch! Free Scholarship Search. FreSch! Information Services, LLC. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.freschinfo.com

GEAR UP: Right Choices for Youth. Office of PostSecondary Education. 22 Jan 2004
http://www2.ed.gov/programs/gearup/index.html/

Get Involved! How Parents and Families Can Help Their Children Do Better in School. Family Involvement Partnership for Learning. 22 Jan 2004   
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/PFIE/families.html

Getting Online: A Friendly Guide for Teachers, Students, and Parents.
http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content4/getting.online.html

Getting Ready for College Early: A handbook for Parents of Students in the Middle and Junior High School Years. U.S. Department of Education. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/GettingReadyCollegeEarly/

Greatschools.net.  GreatSchools Inc. 22 Jan 2004   
http://www.greatschools.net

Hand in Hand. Institute for Educational Leadership. 22 Jan 2004  
(link no longer available as of 1-22-04)

Helping Your Child Succeed in School with activities for children aged 5 through 11. U.S. Department of Education - Office of Educational Research and Improvement. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/succeed/index.html?exp=0

Hobsons CollegeView. Hobsons. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.collegeview.com

Innovation Network. Innovation Network, Inc. 22 Jan 2004  
http://www.innonet.org/

Kids, Parents & Educators: What to look for when visiting your child's school. Wisconsin Education Association Council. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.greatschools.org/find-a-school/school-visit/the-school-visit-what-to-look-for-what-to-ask.gs?content=24

Lankard, Bettina A. "Strategies for Implementing the National Career Development Guidelines." Eric Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education.. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.ericdigests.org/1992-5/career.htm

Lewis, Anne C.  Reforming Middle Schools & School Systems: Breaking the Language Barrier.  22 Jan 2004  
http://www.middleweb.com/CSLB3eldstand.html

Liontos, Lynn. "How can I be involved in my child's education?" Educational Resources Information Center. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/how.involved.html

Mapping Your Future. Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.mapping-your-future.org

Mapping Your Future: Middle & h.s. students. Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation. 22 Jan 2004
http://mappingyourfuture.org/MiddleHighSchool/

Mathematics Diagnostic Testing Project.  Mathematics Diagnostic Testing Project. 22 Jan 2004
http://mdtp.ucsd.edu/test/test/

Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement. The Regents of the University of California. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.mesa.ucop.edu

Middle School Partnership. Middle School Partnership. 22 Jan 2004
(link no longer available as of 1-22-04)

Middle School Partnership: Student Behavior. Middle School Partnership. 22 Jan 2004
(link no longer available as of 1-22-04)

NASFAA.org. National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.nasfaa.org

National Association of Independent Schools. National Association of Independent Schools. 22 Jan 2004  
http://www.nais.org

National Center for Education Statistics. 22 Jan 2004 .
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/

National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education 22 Jan 2004
http://www.highereducation.org/

National Merit Scholarship Corporation. National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.nationalmerit.org


National Middle School Association. National Middle School Association. 22 Jan 2004  
http://www.nmsa.org

National Parent Teacher Association (PTA). National PTA. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.pta.org

The National Parenting Education Network. The National Parenting Education Network. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/fcs/index.html

National TRIO Clearinghouse. Council for Opportunity in Education. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.pellinstitute.org/clearinghouses_opp.html

National Youth Gang Center. Institute for Intergovernmental Research. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.nationalgangcenter.gov/

Occupational Outlook Handbook. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 22 Jan 2004  
http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm

Parent Institute for Quality Education. Parent Institute for Quality Education. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.piqe.org/

Parent Partners: Workshops to Foster School/Home/Family Partnerships. Jacqueline Barber, Lynn Barakos, and Lincoln Bergman. LHS Gems. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/gems/

Parent Power. The Center for Education Reform. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.edreform.com/ParentPower/

Parents As Teachers National Center. Parents As Teachers National Center. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.patnc.org

Parents ask about Parent Involvement Policies. RMC Research Corporation. 22 Jan 2004
Website

Parents ask about School Profiles. RMC Research Corporation. 22 Jan 2004
Website

Parents Ask About Standards. RMC Research Corporation. 22 Jan 2004
Website

Parents for Public Schools. Parents for Public Schools. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.parents4publicschools.com

Parents' Page. The National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.cse.ucla.edu/products/parents.htmlproducts/parents.html

Partnership for Family Involvement in Education. Partnership for Family Involvement in Education. U.S. Department of Education. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.ncpie.org/

Partnership for Learning, November 2001.
http://partnership4learning.org.

Partnership for Learning. Making Standards Work: For Every Student in Every School.
Paul, Richard and Linda Elder. A Miniature Guide For Students On How to Study & Learn. Foundation for Critical Thinking, 2001.
http://www.criticalthinking.org

Peterson's - College and University Information Channel. Peterson's. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.collegequest.com

Preparing Your Child for College - What can my child do to prepare academically for college? U.S. Department of Education. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/Prepare/pt2.html

Preparing Your Child for College. U.S. Department of Education. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/Prepare/pt1.html

Professional Development Center. San Diego County Office of Education. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.sdcoe.net/lret2/?loc=prof_development&m=4

Project Motivational Math, Mental Math, Getting Students Excited About Math
http://www.projectmath2k.com

Promising Practices: New Ways to Improve Teacher Quality.
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/PromPractice/index.html

Promoting Cultural Understanding in the Classroom & Community. The National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and Language Instruction Educational Programs. 22 Jan 2004  
http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/

Puente. Puente Project. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.puente.net

SallieMae NewsLink. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.salliemae.com/

San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools. San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.sbcss.k12.ca.us

San Mateo County Office of Education. San Mateo County Office of Education. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.smcoe.k12.ca.us/

Score. Study Skills for Student Success.
http://www.score-ed.com

Score. Study Skills Teachers Guide.
http://www.score-ed.com

Standards and Curriculum Overview. Ed Source. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.edsource.org/edu_sta.cfm

Starting Out Right: A Guide to Promoting Children's Reading Success.
http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/sor.

Table 8. Income in 1999 by Educational Attainment for People 18 years Old and Over, by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin. U.S. Census Bureau. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/education/data/cps/2009/tables.html

Teens: Alcohol and other drugs. All Family Resources. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.familymanagement.com/facts/english/teen.alcohol.drugs.html

Think College Early: Parents Area. United States Department of Education. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.ed.gov/students/prep/college/thinkcollege/early/parents/edlite-parents.html

Think College. United States Department of Education. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.ed.gov/students/prep/college/thinkcollege/edlite-index.html

UCOP: Application & Eligibility. Regents of the University of California. 22 Jan 2004  
http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/how-to-apply/index.html

UCOP: Financial Aid Fact Sheet.  Regents of the University of California. 22 Jan 2004   <
http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/paying-for-uc/index.html

UCOP: The A-G Requirements: a-f Requirements. The Regents of the University of California. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/freshman/california-residents/statewide-path/subject-requirement/index.html

United States Department of Education. The Student Guide. 22 Jan 2004
http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/student_guide/index.html

The United States Department of Education. The United States Department of Education. 22 Jan 2004  
http://www.ed.gov

United Way of America. United Way of America.  22 Jan 2004  
http://www.unitedway.org/

University of California Office of the President. The Regents of the University of California. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.ucop.edu

University-Community Links. Regents of the University of California. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.uclinks.org/

What's Working: Parents & Education. Benton Foundation. 22 Jan 2004  
(link no longer available as of 1-22-04)

www.uscharterschools.org. WestEd and the United States Department of Education. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.uscharterschools.org

XAP. Xap Corporation. 22 Jan 2004  
http://www.xap.com

Young Children and Racism. Parent News. 22 Jan 2004
http://library.adoption.com/Cultural-Diversity-and-Racism/Young-Children-and-Racism/article/3207/1.html



 

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