Education
Links
Local Schools and
Colleges | College Guides
| Financial Aid | Resources for Educators and Parents
Local Schools and
Colleges
- Onondaga County School Districts:
Baldwinsville, East
Syracuse–Minoa, Fabius–Pompey,
Fayetteville–Manlius,
Jamesville–DeWitt,
Jordan–Elbridge,
LaFayette,
Liverpool,
Lyncourt,
Marcellus, North
Syracuse, Onondaga,Solvay,
Syracuse
City Schools, Tully,
West Genesee,
Westhill
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College Guides
- College
Board Online
Register for the SAT online and practice with actual
SAT test questions.
- CollegeNET
At this site, you can apply to over 500 colleges
online, search a scholarship database, and search
for colleges matching the criteria you select.
- Fishnet:
The College Guide
- GED Testing Schedule for Upstate New York (pdf)
- New York's
Private Colleges and Universities
Find out about college costs, deadlines, location,
and more than 500 academic programs.
- NYMentor
A service provided free of charge to help students
plan and prepare for college.
- Petersons.com:
The Education Supersite
Just about anything you need if you're heading to
college—undergrad, graduate, distance learning
programs, or studying abroad. Research colleges
and careers, apply online, find financial aid, or
practice taking exams.
- State University
of New York (SUNY)
Link to any of SUNY's 64 campuses.
- U.S.
News Online Education
U.S. News & World Report publishes an annual
Best Colleges issue with college rankings. This
site makes the same information available online.
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Financial
Aid
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Resources
for Educators and Parents
- AskA+
Locator
The AskA+ Locator is a database of high-quality
"AskA" services designed to link students,
teachers, parents and other K-12 community members
with experts on the Internet.
- The Educator's
Reference Desk
From the Information Institute of Syracuse. Includes
lesson plans, resource guides, and question archives.
- ERIC—Education
Resource Information Center
A digital library of education-related resources.
- Home Education Magazine
Resources for homeschoolers. Also includes blogs, discussion groups, a newletter and fee access to archived issues of the magazine.
- National Center
for Education Statistics
- National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
Mathematical interactive tutorials, K-12 emphasis
- Net-mom's
Internet Safe House
- New
York State Assessment
Information on State requirements and examinations,
including Regents exams.
- New York State
Education Department
Includes the New
York State School District Index.
- New
York State School Report Cards
Reports on public school performance, including
schools districts in Onondaga
County.
- PBS Teachers
A social website with resources for the classroom as well as professional development. Good for early childhood, pre-K and highschool educators.
- Reading Rockets "Launching Young Readers". By a producer of PBS television programs, this site gives parents and teachers resources to help kids read. Special attention given to children with learning disabilities or reading difficulties.
- Regents
Exam Prep Center
A nonprofit site to help high school students meet
the New York State Regents requirements in English,
Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. Past Regents
exams are available to view or download here
- Summer
Camps and Programs at Colleges in New York State
Information on sports, arts, and academic programs
for kids and teens.
- U.S. Department of
Education
Last updated
July 7, 2008
