Education

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College Information

English as a Second Language

Financial Aid

Homeschooling & Classroom Resources

Schools

Research Databases

College Information

ACT Assessment Home Page

Registration & test dates, score reports, college codes, as well as sample questions.

AcademicInfo

Information about online degrees, distance education, financial aid, and accreditation. Also includes subject reference guides.

Back to College

Information about internships, online degrees, life experience credit and financial aid. Students will find tips on studying, book reviews , links to forms, financial aid calculators and specific school information.

Campustours.com

From maps and photos to campus webcams, this site lets you be your own tour guide at hundreds of U.S. schools.

collegeboard.com

CollegeNET

Search for colleges, find out about scholarships & financial aid, web admission & application forms, as well as virtual tours of campuses.

CollegeSource Online

Links to over 9700 college catalogs.

CollegeZone 

Information on college selection, financial aid sources, and financing options in Illinois.

College and University Rankings

This resource is maintained by librarians at University of Illinois. Annotated guide to online college ranking services.

CollegeView

A free online search service for colleges, universities, scholarships, financial aid. Has virtual tours of schools, electronic college applications, and career planning tools.

GradSchools.com

A directory of over 49,000 graduate school programs, searchable by subject.

GRE

Go to Fast Facts for schedules, fees, online registration and details about the Graduate Record Examination.

IPEDS College Opportunities On-Line

Site maintained by the National Center for Education Statistics.

Number2.com 

Free test preparation for the ACT, GRE, and SAT.

Peterson's Education Center

Peterson's guide to colleges and universities This web site contains information taken from the print guide, a financial aid Q & A section, and most valuably, a section on how to write college application essays.

ThinkCollege.net

Students with intellectual disabilities and their families will find this site helpful while planning their college careers.

WorldWideLearn

Directory of online courses, accredited online degrees, continuing education, online training, and online education.

English as a Second Language

Activities for ESL Students

EnglishLearner.com

ESLgold.com

Free English teaching and learning resources.

Harper College: English as a Second Language

English language instruction for students whose native language is not English.

The Internet Picture Dictionary

Browse and learn English language words. Test yourself with interactive learning activities.

Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab

This free ESL Web site is specifically designed to help English learners improve their listening comprehension .

Roosevelt University: English Language Program

Offers academic ESL classes that prepare non-native speakers of English for study at the graduate or undergraduate level.

TOEFL

Information on the Test of English as a Foreign Language.

UsingEnglish.com

A collection of tools and resources for ESL students and teachers, including glossaries, tests, forums, and articles.

Financial Aid

College Board Online

Web site of the College Entrance Examination Board. Contains listings of scholarships, fellowships, loans, internships, and other types of financial aid programs from 3300 national, state, public, and private sources

College Illinois!

Find out about the Illinois Prepaid Tuition Program here.

College Is Possible

This site is about financial aid programs and paying for college.

Colleges, College Scholarships and Financial Aid Page

Provides easy access to information on colleges and universities , scholarship and financial aid information, and SAT/ACT test preparation tips.

FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student Aid

FastWeb

Free scholarship search and application site.

FinAid

Great starting point for the range of free information on financial aid.

llinoisMentor

Homeschooling & Classroom Resources

A to Z Home's Cool:  Homeschooling Web Site 

An award winning site that links to information about materials, laws, support groups, and special needs children.

abcteach 

Fun ideas and activities for kids, parents, student teachers, and teachers.

Crosswalk.com

Help for home schooling families.

Discovery Education Classroom Resources

Lesson plans, quizzes and a puzzlemaker. From The Discovery Channel.

Educator's Reference Desk 

Access to lesson plans and online education information.  Also provides a link to search the ERIC Database.

Homeschool World

A resource for homeschooling parents.

Home Education Magazine

A great source for articles, resources, and networking groups.

Illinois Home Oriented Unique Schooling Experience (H.O.U.S.E.)

TeachersFirst 

A Collection of lessons and web resources for K-12.

Schools

AllTheTests.com 

Online test engine to career, intellectual and aptitude tests on the internet.  Includes IQ and tests for children.

Chicago Area Independent Schools 

Community Consolidated School District 15

Cook County Suburban Regional Office of Education 

Teacher & Administrators' vacancies are listed.

District 15 Reading Lists

District 211

District 211 Continuing Education Home Page

Emergency Closing Center 

ECC quickly provides the status of schools, businesses, daycare centers & organizations.  Enter the name and location of the facility you are interested in and ECC will find the status of that facility.

Harper College

Illinois State Board of Education

Illinois Learning Standards

From the Illinois State board of Education, these standards define what all students in all Illinois public schools should know and be able to do in the seven core areas as a result of their elementary and secondary schooling. 

Illinois Public School Salaries

Illinois School Report Cards

From the Illinois State Board of Education.

Illinois Standards Achievement Test

Get information on student achievement tests.

Measures of Academic Progress (MAP)

Information and sample questions from MAP tests. 

Measuring Up

State-by-State report card for higher education.

National Center for Educational Accountability: Just for the Kids

School rankings and performance information from the NCEA.

Northwest Suburban Daycare

A directory of daycare centers and preschool in the area.

Palatine High School

Palatine High School Media Center

Private Business and Vocational Schools Directory of Approved Programs to Operate in Illinois

From the Illinois State Board of Education.

Private School Review

Provides free, detailed profiles of private schools and their surrounding communities, including parochial schools.

Public School Review

Provides free, detailed profiles of public schools and their surrounding communities.

Roosevelt University-Institute for Continued Learning

SchoolMatters: A Service of Standard and Poor's

Information about public schools including performance, spending, and demographics. Reports available for individual schools, districts, and states.

William Fremd High School

William Fremd High School Media Center

Research Databases

Palatine Public Library subscribes to a number of Web-based services (databases) which are available to users of the Library. Some are available from home and some are for use in the Library only. Resources available from home will require Palatine Public Library cardholders to type in their Library bar code number.

Available from home for Palatine Library Cardholders.

Available to use inside the library.

Curriculum Resource Center

Covers core subject areas, including history, science, and geography for the middle school, high school and junior college curriculum.

From Facts on File.

FirstSearch

Authorization number:100107379
Password:gxft#very
Online access to many databases including ABI/Inform, ERIC, MEDLINE, and WorldCat.
From OCLC FirstSearch.

LearningExpress Library

Features more than 300 practice tests including ACT, SAT, GED, ASVAB, Firefighter, Police Officer, Paramedic, EMT Basic, U.S.Citizenship, Postal Worker, Cosmetology, and Real Estate Sales Agent & Broker exams.

Mango Languages

An on-line language learning system that offers courses in Spanish, Russian, French, Mandarin, ESL, and more. 

MasterFILE Premier

Full text magazine article dating as far back as 1975 to the present.  Coverage includes general reference, business, health, education, general science, and multicultural issues. From Ebsco Research Databases.

Student Resource Center Gold

Covering the major subject areas, including history, literature, science, social studies and more, Student Resource Center provides a selection of reference, thousands of full-text periodicals and newspapers, primary documents, creative works, and multimedia, including video and audio clips and podcasts.

from Gale / Cengage Learning