Education Resources

Access Washington, Education and Learning - Provides education and learning resources such as schools, alternative programs, libraries, education and assistance programs, and assessment tests.

American Bar Association, Legal Center for Foster Care & Education - Has information that supports direct education advocacy efforts for children in foster care. The site promotes federal, state and local laws and policies that address the education needs of foster youth.

ILP Seattle, Independent Living Project, Education - Provides education resources for youth transitioning from foster care.

Digital Learning Commons - Gives access to educational opportunities and learning resources by providing educational materials, online courses, and technology tools for Washington's students, teachers, and parents.

Homework Help

Access Washington, Homework Help - Provides homework resources for students.

AOL @ School - Provides educator-reviewed classroom resources for K-12 students and teachers in math, science, language arts, social studies and more.

ChatterBee's Homework Help Center - Provides free homework resources to middle school, high school, and early years college students.

High School/Graduation Information

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Graduation Requirements - Provides Washington State high school graduation requirements.

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Questions and Answers About Graduation Requirements - Questions and answers that come from high school students or come from discussions with high school students.

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, School Districts - Provides local school district maps, links to school district Web sites and contact information.

Student 2 Student - Helps ninth grade students understand what they need to do in order to graduate from high school and to help them connect these graduation requirements to their own lives.

Scholarships & Finances

BrokeScholar - Offers a free scholarship search engine, featuring undergraduate, graduate, and professional scholarship awards.

Careers and Colleges - Provides a scholarship and college search engine for students and parents.

Club Scholarship - Provides students and parents with an opportunity to search for scholarships on-line, free of charge.

College Answer - Provides information on the entire "Going-to-College" process from preparation to getting loans. The site also has interactive tools that enable you to analyze the affordability of schools, compare financial aid award letters, and search for scholarships.

College Board - Connects students to services in college admissions, guidance, assessment, financial aid, enrollment, and teaching and learning.

College Planning Network - Provides information on college selection, admissions, financial aid and scholarships. Also includes an excellent scholarship guide and an alphabetical list of college Web pages from around the world.

College Connection Scholarships - Provides scholarship information including details to apply, eligibility requirements, deadlines, amounts, contact name, address, phone number and website of the scholarship sponsor.

College Scholarships, Colleges, and Online Degrees - Provides information on college scholarships and financial aid searches, test preparation tips, colleges and universities, and online degrees and distance education.

College Success Foundation - Provides scholarships and mentoring to low-income, high-potential students in Washington State.

EdFund - Click on the "Students & Parents" tab for financial aid information.

FastWeb - Provides a collection of local scholarships, national scholarships, and college-specific scholarships.

FinAid - Offers a collection of information about student financial aid.

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) - The fundamental qualifying form used for all federal and government-guaranteed commercial lenders’ programs—as well as for many state, regional and private student aid programs.

Funding Education Beyond High School: The Guide to Federal Student Aid - Provides information about federal programs and how to apply for them.

GoCollege - Allows college bound students to match their test results and desired majors, geographic location, and tuition dollars available to the appropriate schools. Also offers help in finding sources of financial aid.

Mapping Your Future - This is a "one-stop" site for financial aid, college planning, career options, financial strategies.

National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators - Provides information and advice about finding and applying for financial aid.

NELA, Center for Student Success - Provides information and assistance on college admissions, financial aid and scholarship search resources. Residents of the Puget Sound area can visit the Washington center in Seattle and use free tools, resources and materials to explore career interests and options.

Peterson's - Connects individuals to information about colleges and universities, career schools, graduate programs, distance learning, executive training, private secondary schools, summer opportunities, study abroad, financial aid, test preparation, and career exploration.

US Department of Education - Provides resources for preparing for college, applying for financial aid, finding colleges and technical schools, and homework aids.

Washington Financial Aid Association (WFAA) - Click on "Students," and you will find information about starting college, financial aid, the application process, deadlines and other resources.

Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board - Administers the state's student financial aid programs and provides planning, coordination, monitoring and policy analysis for higher education in Washington.

Students with Disabilities

To find more Internet sites choose a search engine, such as www.google.com, and type in "+scholarships+financial aid+students+disabilities."

Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Resource for listening, learning, talking and living independently with hearing loss. They offer financial aid and scholarship awards to people who meet the specific criteria.

DisabilityInfo.gov, Financial Aid - US Government Web site providing resources for Americans with disabilities.

Do-It, University of Washington - College Funding Strategies for Students with Disabilities.

FinAid - Financial aid for students with disabilities.

International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet, Education - Collects educational Web sites with disability resources and information.

Resource Guide for Persons with Disabilities - Provides scholarship and financial aid resources for persons with disabilities.

National Clearinghouse on Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Disabilities - Provides information about educational support services, policies, procedures, adaptations, and opportunities at American campuses, vocational-technical schools, and other postsecondary training entities for individuals with disabilities.

National Educational Association of Disabled Students, Financial Aid Directory - Provides financial assistance information for disabled students at colleges and universities across Canada to help them make decisions about post-secondary education.

University/Education Disability Resources - Provides financial aid, education, and university disability resources.

Colleges

National Center for Education Statistics - Provides information and statistics on the condition of American education. You can compare profiles of nearly 7,000 colleges and universities across the nation.

Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges - Lists Washington community and technical colleges by area.

Independence For Foster Youth