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

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

"ProQuest K-12." ProQuest Information and Learning Company. 05 Aug 2003 http://www.proquestk12.com/

"California Community Colleges, Chancellor's Office." California Community Colleges, Chancellor's Office. 05 Aug 2007 
http://www.cccco.edu/

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

"CSU: California Academic Partnership Program." California State University. Office of the Chancellor. 12 Dec 2006
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. 29 Jan 2007 
http://www.homeworkspot.com/

"How Safe Is Your School?" Greatschools.net. GreatSchools Inc. Oct 2006   
http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/showarticle/ca/20/improve

 "Is My Child On Track?" Greatschools.net. GreatSchools Inc. 22 Jan 2006   
http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/showarticle/ca/4/improve

"Macmillan/McGraw-Hill World." The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 29 Jan 2007 
https://www.mheonline.com/

"Middle School Course Work."  Think College Early. U.S. Department of Education. 29 Jan 2007
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. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.ed.gov/students/prep/college/thinkcollege/early/students/edlite-5th-floor.html

"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. 29 Jan 2007
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. 29 Jan 2007 
http://publications.sreb.org/2006/06V15-R08_MMGW_Brochure.pdf

"The API: 10 Things Parents Should Know." Greatschools.net. GreatSchools Inc. Aug 2006
http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/showarticle/ca/72/improve

"Why Go?" Think College Early. U.S. Department of Education. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.ed.gov/students/prep/college/thinkcollege/early/students/edlite-why-go.html

21st Century Community Learning Centers. Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. 9 Jan 2007
http://www.ed.gov/programs/21stcclc/index.html

ACT, Inc. ACT, Inc. 29 Jan 2007  
http://www.act.org

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. 29 Jan 2007
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. 29 Jan 2007  
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://esweb.csueastbay.edu/Polaris/Default.aspx?tabid=102

California Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. California Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. 12 Jan 2007  
http://www.casfaa.org

California Community Colleges - FAQ - Chancellor's Office. State of California. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.cccco.edu/faq_cccco.htm

California Department of Education. California Department of Education. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.cde.ca.gov

California Federation of Teachers. California Federation of Teachers. 29 Jan 2007
http://cft.org/resources/leg/index.html

California Postsecondary Education Commission. California Postsecondary Education Commission. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.cpec.ca.gov

California State Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP). California State GEAR UP. 29 Jan 2007  
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. 29 Jan 2007  
http://www.capta.org

The California State Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Online: Commissions & Committees. California State PTA. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.capta.org/sections/programs/parent-inv.cfm

California Student Aid Commission.  State of California - Gray Davis, Governor. 29 Jan 2007  
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. 29 Jan 2007  
http://www.californiacolleges.edu

Careers & Colleges.  Careers & College. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.careersandcolleges.com

The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. 29 Jan 2007  
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. 29 Jan 2007  
http://www.whatworks.org/

Children Now. Children Now. 29 Jan 2007
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

Collegeboard.com. Collegeboard.com. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.collegeboard.com

Committee for Education Funding. Committee for Education Funding. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.cef.org

COSMOS: California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science. The Regents of the University of California. 22 Jan 2004
http://www.ucop.edu/cosmos/

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

CSU: Financial Aid Programs. California State University, Office of the Chancellor. 22 Aug 2002  
http://www.calstate.edu/SAS/fa_programs.shtml

CSUMentor. XAP Corporation. 29 Jan 2007 .
http://www.csumentor.edu

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

Edfund. Edfund. 29 Jan 2007  
http://www.edfund.org

EdSource Online. Ed Source. 29 Jan 2007
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. 29 Jan 2007  
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/EdTechGuide

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

FAFSA on the Web. U.S. Department of Education. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov

Familyeducation.com. Family Education Network, Inc. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.familyeducation.com

FastWeb. FastWeb, Inc. 29 Jan 2007  
http://www.fastweb.com

Federal Student Aid (FSA): Help Lines For Students. U.S. Department of Education. 29 Jan 2007
http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/contactus.jsp

FinAid.  FinAid Page, LLC. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.finaid.org

Financial Aid Resource Center. Financial Aid Resource Center. 29 Jan 2007
http://theoldschool.org

FinancialAid.com. FinancialAid.com. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.financialaid.com

Freevibe. National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.abovetheinfluence.com/

FreSch! Free Scholarship Search. FreSch! Information Services, LLC. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.freschinfo.com

GEAR UP: Right Choices for Youth. Office of PostSecondary Education. 29 Jan 2007
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. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/PFIE/families.html

Getting Online: A Friendly Guide for Teachers, Students, and Parents. 29 Jan 2007
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. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/GettingReadyCollegeEarly/

Greatschools.net.  GreatSchools Inc. 29 Jan 2007   
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. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/succeed/index.html?exp=0

Hobsons CollegeView. Hobsons. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.collegeview.com

Independent Sector: Measuring Impact. Independent Sector. 29 Jan 2007
http://independentsector.org/charting_impact

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. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.greatschools.org/find-a-school/school-visit/the-school-visit-what-to-look-for-what-to-ask.gs?content=24

Lewis, Anne C.  Reforming Middle Schools & School Systems: Breaking the Language Barrier. 29 Jan 2007
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. 29 Jan 2007
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. 29 Jan 2007
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. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.nasfaa.org

National Association of Independent Schools. National Association of Independent Schools. 29 Jan 2007  
http://www.nais.org

National Center for Education Statistics. 29 Jan 2007
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/

National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.highereducation.org/

National Merit Scholarship Corporation. National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.nationalmerit.org


National Middle School Association. National Middle School Association. 29 Jan 2007  
http://www.nmsa.org

National Parent Teacher Association (PTA). National PTA. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.pta.org

The National Parenting Education Network. The National Parenting Education Network. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/fcs/index.html

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

Occupational Outlook Handbook. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 29 Jan 2007  
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. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/gems/

Parent Power. The Center for Education Reform. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.edreform.com/ParentPower/

Parents As Teachers National Center. Parents As Teachers National Center. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.patnc.org

Parents for Public Schools. Parents for Public Schools. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.parents4publicschools.com

Parents' Page. The National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing. 29 Jan 2007
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. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.ncpie.org/

Partnership for Learning, 29 Jan 2007 .
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. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.collegequest.com

Preparing Your Child for College - What can my child do to prepare academically for college? U.S. Department of Education. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/Prepare/pt2.html

Preparing Your Child for College. U.S. Department of Education. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/Prepare/pt1.html

Project Motivational Math, Mental Math, Getting Students Excited About Math. 29 Jan 2007
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. 29 Jan 2007  
http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/

Puente. Puente Project. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.puente.net

San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools. San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.sbcss.k12.ca.us

San Mateo County Office of Education. San Mateo County Office of Education. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.smcoe.k12.ca.us/homex.asp?Q=Homepage

Score. Study Skills for Student Success. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.score-ed.com/materials/curriculum.htm#SSW

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

Standards and Curriculum Overview. Ed Source. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.edsource.org/edu_sta.cfm

Starting Out Right: A Guide to Promoting Children's Reading Success. 29 Jan 2007
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. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/education/data/cps/2009/tables.html

Teens: Alcohol and other drugs. All Family Resources. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.familymanagement.com/facts/english/teen.alcohol.drugs.html

Think College Early: Parents Area. United States Department of Education. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.ed.gov/students/prep/college/thinkcollege/early/parents/edlite-parents.html

Think College. United States Department of Education. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.ed.gov/students/prep/college/thinkcollege/edlite-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. 29 Jan 2007
http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/student_guide/index.html

The United States Department of Education. The United States Department of Education. 29 Jan 2007  
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. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.ucop.edu

University-Community Links. Regents of the University of California. 29 Jan 2007
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. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.uscharterschools.org

XAP. Xap Corporation. 29 Jan 2007
http://www.xap.com

Young Children and Racism. Parent News. 29 Jan 2007
http://library.adoption.com/Cultural-Diversity-and-Racism/Young-Children-and-Racism/article/3207/1.html




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