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by Loomis Chaffee Head of School, Sheila Culbert, PhD., and originally appearing on the Loomis Chaffee Head's Blog: ------------------------------ Why Boarding School? February 7, 2019 A few weeks ago, along with several other heads of scho...

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    Emergency Management Resources

    • Office of Adolescent Health - US Dept. Health & Human Service
    • Adult sexual misconduct in schools: Prevention and management training
    • American Psy. Assoc. - School Tragedy / Mental Trauma
    • American Red Cross
    • Country Travel Advice & Advisories (Government of Canada)
    • Concussion Toolkit - American Psychological Assn.
    • DACA's Implementation and Impact on Education - re: immigrant students, Migration Policy Institute
    • Ebola: Advice for schools & students, Centers for Disease Control
    • Ebola Guidance, US Education Dept.
    • Ebola Virus Disease, Public Health Agency of Canada
    • Screening for Ebola, NAIS
    • Enterovirus D68, Centers for Disease Control
    • US DOJ Community-Oriented Policing Services -
      • Assigning Police Officers to Schools
      • Bomb Threats in Schools
      • Bullying in Schools
      • Traffic Congestion around Schools
    • US Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) - PrepareAthon!
    • Free Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) software
    • Guide for Developing High-quality School Emergency Operations Plans
    • Immunization policy (vaccinations)
    • Traveler Information Center (Centers for Disease Control)
    • Travel Notices for individual regions and countries (CDC)
    • US DOE Emergency Management (Readiness & Emergency Management for Schools - REMS) -   
      • Emergency Management Virtual Tool Kit 
      • Guide for developing emergency plans
      • Resources
      • US DOE Emergency Planning/Safe & Healthy Students
      • Hurricanes, Floods, & Mold Resources Recovery
    • Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)
    • Mental Health Resources for Disaster Recovery
    • National Assn. of School Psychologists' School Safety and Crisis Resources
    • Vaccinations & immunizations (Centers for Disease Control)
    • Zika Virus information and resources -  
      • American Medical Association Zika Virus Resource Center
      • Mosquito Bite Prevention
      • Zika Virus: Disease Q & A
      • Zika Virus: What You Need to Know
      • Zika-affected Areas
      • The Rise of Zika – Another Mosquito Virus in the Americas
      • From The White House – What You Need to Know

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    Associations of Boarding Schools

    • Catholic Boarding Schools Association 
    • Hartford Area Boarding Schools
    • Junior Boarding Schools Association
    • New York Boarding Schools
    • Southeastern Association of Boarding Schools
    • Ten Schools Admissions Association
    • Western Boarding School Association

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    North American Associations

    • Association of Independent School Admission Professional
    • Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the US
    • Canadian Accredited Independent Schools
    • Council for American Private Education
    • Independent Educational Consultants Association
    • Coalition for Residential Education
    • Jewish Education Service of North America
    • National Association of Episcopal Schools
    • National Association of Independent Schools
    • National Association of Private Special Education Centers
    • National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs
    • National Catholic Educational Association
    • The National Coalition of Girls' Schools
    • Network of Sacred Heart Schools
    • Small Boarding Schools Association

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    Regional Associations

    • Association of Independent Schools in New England
    • Independent Schools Association of the Central States
    • Independent Schools Association of Northern New England
    • Independent Schools Association of the Southwest
    • Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
    • New England Association of Schools and Colleges
    • N. Central Assoc. Comm. on Accred. & Improvement
    • Pacific Northwest Association of Independent Schools
    • Southern Association of Independent Schools
    • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
    • The Southwestern Association of Episcopal Schools
    • Western Association of Schools and Colleges

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    State & Provincial Associations

    • Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools
    • Association of Colorado Independent Schools
    • Association of Independent Maryland Schools
    • California Association of Independent Schools
    • Cleveland Council of Independent Schools
    • Conference of Independent Schools of Ontario
    • Connecticut Association of Independent Schools
    • Fédération des établissements d'enseignement privés de Québec (FEEP)
    • Florida Council of Independent Schools
    • Georgia Independent School Association
    • Hawaii Association of Independent Schools
    • New Jersey Association of Independent Schools
    • New York State Association of Independent Schools
    • Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools
    • Virginia Association of Independent Schools

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    International and Non-North American Associations

    • American Councils for International Education
    • Australian Boarding Schools Association
    • The Boarding Schools' Association (U.K.)
    • European Council of International Schools
    • Independent Schools Council Information Service, UK
    • International Boys' Schools Coalition
    • Independent Schools Council of Australia
    • Japan Student Services Organization's study abroad web site

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    For School Administrators & Counselors

    * multiple sources available

    • Aministrative & Legal issues
      • * American Psychological Foundation - schools/gifted programs
      • DACA's Implementation and Impact on Education - re: immigrant students, Migration Policy Institute
      • Equitable Services (access to free public services for private schools)
      • FERPA for Parents - US ED
      • FERPA for Students - US ED
      • FERPA|SHERPA - Education Privacy Resource Center
      • Departmentof Education, Office of Non-Public Education
      • National Center for Education Statistics
      • National Clearinghouse on Supportive School Discipline
      • Should students have to wear school uniforms? - ProCon.org

    • Curriculum resources, General & Comprehensive
      • Awesome Library
      • Create a Test (U.K.)
      • v:Can{Code} Free 1-hour computer programming courses
      • Cybrary Man's Educational Web sites - using Twitter in education
      • University Distance Education Programs - US News rankings
      • ERIC - Educator Resources
      • ERIC virtual lessons
      • Federal Registry on Educational Excellence - learning resources
      • edutopia's list of classroom resources
      • Kids' Zone - US National Center for Education Statistics
      • The Learning Scientists Blog
      • Learning Scientists downloadable materials
      • Library of Congress Online
      • netTrekker - Learning Resources
      • New Foundations - teaching materials, professional education library
      • Queen's U. School of Ed. - resources for teachers and parents
      • Stuff for Parents
      • Parliament of Canada - Classroom activities
      • Parliament of Canada - Teacher resources
      • Power Library - Pennsylvania's online library
      • ProQuest resources
      • Carrefour éducation
      • Scholastic for Kids
      • Scholastic for Teachers
      • The Smithsonian education section
      • Smithsonian Learning Lab
      • TCR Academic Coaches (help with history papers)
      • Teacher Express - instructional materials
      • Teachers Network
      • The Teaching & Learning Center
      • Visible Learning resources

    • Curriculum resources, Arts & Humanities
      • GoAnimate 4 Schools - animation platform
      • Arts visuels ecole
      • American Memory - Library of Congress
      • Expedition Pioneers virtual reality tours - Google
      • Colonial North America Project - Harvard Library
      • Exploring the U.S. Constitution
      • The Constitution at Work
      • EDSITEment - National Endowment for the Humanities
      • English Learner Toolkit - U.S. ED
      • The Electric Typewriter - 150 great articles and essays
      • The Electric Typewriter - 25 Amazing Essays about History
      • Math Art to love - a roundup of posts from #loveyourmath
      • National Archives teachers' resources
      • National Archives eBooks
      • National History Club
      • Wireless Philosophy - animated philosophy downloads from MIT and Yale
      • Ransom Center - free digitized literature
      • TeachingHistory.org - National History Education Clearinghouse
      • digitavaticana - Images from the Vatican Library collections

    • Curriculum resources, STEM
      • Consortium for Science-based Information on Children, Youth, & Families, InfoAboutKids
      • ChemNet - a science community for students, led by students
      • Teach yourself Computer Science
      • * Ecole branchée - Tendances et ressources numérique éducatives
      • Discovery Education Educator Network
      • Franklin Institute - Science learning
      • Green Schools Alliance
      • Green Schools Alliance Environmental Training Program
      • Inspiring your child to learn and love math - Ontario Directors of Education
      • La Journee des Maths - student contest (Mar.10)
      • Linear Algebra for Data Scientists - tutorial
      • Math Art to love - a roundup of posts from #loveyourmath
      • Middle School Math Institute

      • NASA materials & opportunities for educators
      • NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory - classroom activities
      • NetMaths - course materials en francais
      • US Coalition for World-Class Math
      • Mathematics resources: sorting algorithm animations ; graphical linear algebra ; calculus learning guide ; visual analogies ; 
      • When Nature Strikes, the science of natural hazards - NBC Learn
      • Seeing Theory - A visual introduction to probability and statistics
      • SIP Abacus, Mental Arithmetic Programme - for primary & middle school
      • US Census Bureau, Statistics in Schools program
      • American Statistical Assn. - Help promote the study of statistics

    • Curriculum resources, Social Studies
      • APA Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools Resource Page
      • Le FinÉcoLab : une simulation d’éducation économique
      • Economist Education (lessons on emerging markets)
      • Geography - compare the sizes of continents
      • Parliament of Canada - School Tours
      • ProCon.org
      • Wharton School Introduction to Business [email protected]

    • Health and well-being
      • Addiction Prevention
      • Addiction Prevention Lesson Plans
      • Office of Adolescent Health - US Dept. Health & Human Service
      • Autism Society, Educating Student on the Spectrum
      • Autism Research, A Guide for Transition to Adulthood
      • Autism Speaks, School-Community Tool Kit
      • Centre for Autism (UK), Life Skills
      • Georgia Dept. of Education (US), Austism Preparation Kit for Teachers
      • Children and Adults with ADHD
      • Concussion Toolkit - American Psychological Assn.
      • Attention Deficit Disorder Association
      • Adolescent & School Health
      • Adolescent Wellness, Inc.
      • Alternative Treatments for Addiction
      • American Psychological Assn's infoaboutkids.org
      • GAO Report: Youth with Autism: Roundtable views of services needed during the transition to adulthood
      • Teen Depression, A Guide for Parents
      • Drug Prevention for Teens - DEA
      • Six ways to reduce middle-schoolers' stress - Emotional Intelligence Guides
      • Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network
      • Healthy Air at Schools - American Lung Assn
      • Immunization Policy (vaccinations)
      • CDC, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health
      • Quit Smoking for Good
      • Preventing Suicide: A Toolkit for High Schools
      • Should any vaccines be required for children? - ProCon.org
      • State-by-State Vaccinnation Exemptions: Medical, Religious, and Philosophical
      • Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide
      • Suicide Prevention Resource Center
      • APA Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People

    • Information Technology
      • Open source software for schools
      • Global Edu-Library - Dean Fusto's curated collection of apps and web-based education tools
      • Should tablets replace textbooks in schools? - ProCon.org

    • International Programs
      • US State Dept. Exchange Programs (for non-US citizens)
      • US State Dept. Exchange Programs (for US citizens)
      • English Learner Toolkit - U.S. ED
      • Library of Congress international resources

    • Resources for Those with Disabilities
      • Learning Disabilities Association of America
      • Learning Disabilities Online
      • National Clearinghouse on Disabitlity and Exchange

    • Resources for Counselors & Advisors
      • College Affordability & Transparency Center, College Scorecard
      • High-school-to-college transition resources 
      • Is college education worth it? (ProCon.org)
      • National Association of School Psychologists
      • Parent-Teacher Conference Guides - NBC Learn
      • Are Standardized Tests Improving Education? (ProCon.org)
      • 21 Blogs Kids Can Use to Prepare for Standardized Tests
      • Salary Surfer (compare salaries of recents college graduates)
      • Sallie Mae K-12 Family Education Loan
      • National Assn. of School Psychologists' ResourcesUnivision's Clave al Exito (Keys to Success) - parent engagement education resources
      • Teaching Tolerance -Tolerance.org
      • Teaching Tolerance from the Southern Poverty Law Center

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    Funding Sources, Grant & Award Competitions

    * multiple sources available

    • AFS Canada - high schools/intercultural programs 
    • AIAA Foundation - classroom aerospace projects/STEM (Mar.31)
    • American Legion Child Welfare Foundation - dissemination of information (Jul15)
    • The Awesome Foundation - open (rolling)
    • MLB Baseball Tomorrow Fund - youth baseball programs (Jul1)
    • US DOE Blue Ribbon Schools - schools/all subjects
    • e-rate program (U.S.) - schools/discounted telecommunications
    • Dream UP! - career exploration/middle school students (Feb.5)
    • USED Equitable Services Plan - schools/ESEA, IDEA services
    • * edutopia's Big List of Educational Grants
    • * Federal Programs outside the Education Department
    • Financially Literate Youth - schools/financial ed programs (Sept.26)
    • FormSwift Quarterly Startup Business Plan contest - graduating seniors
    • Edward E. Ford Foundation - US independent schools/projects
    • * Fundsnet Services - listing of Canadian funding sources
    • Innovation Education Awards - teams of middle-school students (Feb.2)
    • Jacob Javits Gifted & Talented Program - school-university partnerships (June 24)
    • Leavey Awards in Private Enterprise Education - educators, students, schools/entrepreneurship (Nov. 1)
    • LEGO grants for collaborative programs - schools/creative learning programs
    • McCarthy Dressman Academic Enrichment Grants - schools, teachers (Apr.15)
    • McDonald's McTeacher's Night - proceeds go to individual school
    • NAIS Challenge 20/20 Program - schools/intl collaboration (Aug)
    • National Book Foundation Innovations in Reading - schools, teachers (Feb. 19)
    • Academy of Nutrition - schools/health, eating, exercise programs (Mar.15)
    • Open Meadows Foundation - women & girls (Feb15, Aug15)
    • Pets in the Classroom - (Aug.1)
    • Ribbons of Hope - Grants to benefit women and girls (May31)
    • Target Field Trip Grants - teachers, schools/field trips (Oct.1)

    • Awards/Competitions for School Administrators
      • American Management Assn. - non-profit leaders/training
      • I Love My Librarian Award - masters degreed school librarians (Sept.12)
      • The LLCF Library Grant Program - (June 16)
      • Lois Lenski Covey Foundation Grants for Libraries - school PreK-8 (May29)
      • Libri Foundation: Books for Children - rural public libraries/free books
      • Principal Ambassador Fellowships - US ED (Jan.23)

    • Awards/Competitions for Students
      • ACE Scholarships - for low-income students to attend private schools
      • Alert Magazine Essay Contest - senior students/scholarships
      • Ayn Rand Essay Contests - 8-12 grade students
      • Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes - young leaders ages 8 to 18/must be nominated (Apr. 18)
      • Children's Scholarship Fund - elementary students 
      • Close Up Foundation - students/Washington, DC visits
      • Hasbro Community Action Hero - youth aged 5-18/community service (Feb.25)
      • The Concord Review - students/historical writing
      • Doodle4Google - students/art (Mar.20)
      • duPont Challenge - students/science essay (Jan.31)
      • Earth Day Photo Contest - students, grades 5-8 (May 16)
      • Earth Island Institute, Brower Awards - students/environmental
      • FIRE Free Speech Essay Contest - senior students/scholarship
      • Raytheon FIRST Robotics Scholarship - students (May 31)
      • Georgia Properties American Dream Essay Contest - US HS juniors or seniors/volunteering for home ownership charity
      • Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program
      • Grace Hopper Academy - Immersive coding  education for women, no upfront tuition
      • * Foreign Service Youth Foundation - students
      • IGES Art Contest - students, grades 3-4/environment
      • Kennedy Center VSA Playright Discovery - middle/high students (Apr.28)
      • La Journée des Maths - student contest (Mar.10)
      • Math-O-Vision - HS students/produce film about math in everyday life
      • Who Wants to be a Mathematician? - HS students/national contest
      • Microsoft DigiGirlz High Tech Camp - females students/STEM
      • * NASSP Advisory List of Student Contests and Activities
      • NSSAR George & Stella Knight Essay Contest - HS students/US history (Dec.31)
      • Sarah Mook Poetry Prize - students (Mar.31)
      • Scholastic Art & Writing Awards - students/art & writing
      • Siemans Advanced Placement Award - students/STEM
      • SIP International Prodigy Competition - mental arithmetic, for primary & middle schoolers
      • SODEXHO Foundation STOP Hunger Scholarship - students/hunger relief (Dec.5)
      • Spokeo Connections Scholarship - recent high school graduates/essay (Jul.1,Dec.1)
      • Team America Rocketry Challenge - students/STEM (Dec.12)
      • Thacher Environmental Research Contest - high school students (May 5)
      • Toyota Dream Car Art Contest - age 4-15 (Feb.1)
      • Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision - students/STEM (Jan.30)
      • Yamaha Young Performing Artists - ages 18-22 / music  (Mar.31)
      • University Tutor Monthly Essay Contest - ages 16+

    • Awards/Competitions for Teachers
      • Albert Einstein Educator Fellowship - STEM teachers (Nov.20)
      • APA teaching excellence award - teachers/psychology (Jan.11)
      • ASIS&T/Thomson Reuters Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award - teachers/STEM (Aug.1)
      • Bauder Endowment for Physics Teaching - AAPT members
      • Bonnie Plants - 3rd-grade teachers/free cabbage plants
      • Butler-Cooley Excellence in Teaching Awards download - teachers
      • Best Civil War Lesson Plans - teachers/history
      • Congress in the Classroom - social studies teachers
      • Council for Economic Education Excellence in Teaching Awards - (July15)
      • Dominion K-12 Educational Parnership (Mid-Atlantic states) - teachers/curriculum development/STEM-energy, environment
      • Dow Jones Journalism Teacher of the Year - (Jul9)
      • English-Speaking Union - teachers/British Universities Summer School
      • Leadership in Foreign Language Education - teachers (May 28)
      • Distinguished Fulbright Awards in Teaching - teacher exchange (Nov.5)
      • Fund for Teachers - teachers/all subjects (Jan.29)
      • GRAMMY Music Educator Award - high school/school music teachers (Mar.31)
      • Humane Society Kind Teacher award - teachers (Feb.15)
      • Inspirational Teacher award - teachers/all subjects [note: only former students can nominate] (Dec.15)
      • US-Japan Foundation Elgin Heinz Outstanding Teacher Awards - in humanities & Japanese language (Feb.5)
      • Journalism Teacher of the Year - teachers,schools/secondary schools (July)
      • Kids in Need Foundation - teachers/innovative projects (Sept)
      • Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Awards - graduates (over 18 yrs old) can nominate former teachers (Dec.15)
      • KSTF Teaching Fellowships - HS teachers/STEM (Oct.29)
      • Melinda Gray Ardia Environmental Foundation - teachers/environment
      • NEH Summer Institutes - teachers/humanities (Mar.4)
      • National Gallery of Art Teacher Institute - teachers (all subjects)
      • National Geographic Grosvernor Teacher Fellowship - geography 
      • NSTA New Science Teacher Academy - teachers
      • * NSTA Awards & Recognitions - science teachers, students (various deadlines)
      • Parliament of Canada - Teachers Institute
      • Future Physics Teachers - ed students (Dec.1)
      • Popular Science Science Contest - teachers, schoools/science
      • Presidential Awards in Math & Science Teaching - K-6 teachers (Apr.1)
      • Raytheon Math Hero Awards - teachers (Apr.9)
      • Teaching Ambassador Fellowships - US ED (Jan.23)
      • Teach Earth - Earthwatch
      • Teach to Lead - US Education Department Teacher Leadership Summit
      • Teaching Travelling
      • * Teachers Count - teachers/subjects
      • PolarTREC, Teachers & Researchers Exploring & Collaborating
      • Teachers for Global Classrooms - IREX
      • Teachers at Sea - NOAA
      • Thank America's Teachers, Farmers' Insurance - K-12 US teachers (Jun.30)
      • Thank a Million Teachers - teachers/all subjects (Oct.30)
      • Toshiba America Foundation grants - K-5 teachers/STEM (Oct.1)
      • * 8 Travel Grants & Fellowships for Educators, Edutopia
      • * Travel Beyond Excuse
      • * Travel the World with Grants for Teachers, NEA
      • Vernier/NSTA Technology Awards - science teachers/data collection (Nov.30)
      • Vernier STEM awards - teachers (Jan.15)
      • Woodrow Wilson Center HistoryQuest Fellowships - teachers (Mar.31)
      • National Weather Assn. Grants - teachers/meteorology

    • Resources for school arts and music projects
      • Art Works (National Endowment Arts) - schools/arts programs
      • Travelers - arts ed, diversity, community programs - schools
      • Arts & Humanities Youth Program - after- or out-of-school programs (Feb.2)
      • Crayola Creative Leadership Grants - elementary schools (June23)
      • C-SPAN StudentCam - students/faculty advisor (Jan.20)
      • Fender Music Foundation - free instruments - schools/music
      • American Geological Institute - photography (Oct.14)
      • Mockingbird Foundation - schools/music education
      • Target Arts, Culture & Design Grants - schools/arts (Apr.30)
      • Touching Lives through Theatre - schools/theatre programs

    • Resources for school environmental projects
      • Captain Planet Foundation Grants - schools/environmental
      • USDA Farm-to-School Grant Program - schools/food & nutrition
      • National Gardening Assn. Youth Garden Grants - schools (Dec.5)
      • Jamba Juice Garden Grants - school (Oct.1)
      • * Kids Gardening - list of grants and funding
      • American Geological Institute - photography (Oct.14)
      • Go Bananas! Challenge - classroom groups/wildlife
      • Green CommUnity, WWF-Canada - schools/environment
      • Green Cup Challenge - schools/energy conservation
      • Green Cup Recycling Challenge - schools/environmental
      • US DOE Green Ribbon Schools - schools/environmental
      • Green School Alliance Fellows - students, teachers/environmental
      • Green Thumb Challenge - schools/community gardening (Sept)
      • * Institute for Global Environmental Strategies - students & schools
      • Jamba Juice Foundation - fruit trees for schools (Mar.6)
      • * KidsGardening, Mantis Tiller Award - schools (Mar.14)
      • Rachel Carson Sense of Wonder Contest - 2 from different generations/arts
      • Seeds for Education Grants - schools/gardening, landscaping (Oct.15)
      • Shade Structure Grant Program - schools/health & safety
      • Waste Management Think Green Grants - KAB affiliates/environmental
      • Zayed Global High School Prize - school/energy, sustainability (Jul14)

    • Resources for school community service projects
      • Travelers - arts ed, diversity, community programs - schools
      • Arts & Humanities Youth Program - after- or out-of-school programs (Feb.2)
      • * Do Something Seed Grants - students/community action projects
      • Dollar General Literacy Foundation - schools/literacy programs
      • USDA Farm-to-School Grant Program - schools/food & nutrition
      • USGA/Alliance - schools/golf for students with disabilities
      • Met Life/NASSP Breakthrough Schools Award - schools that serve large numbers of children living in poverty (May 2)
      • MItsubishi Foundation - including students with disabilities (Jun.1)
      • No Kid Hungry Grants - school/summer meal programs for poor children
      • Smart from the Start - preschool nutrition & health (Feb.27)
      • * State Farm/YAB - schools, service, learning (May2)
      • * State Farm/YSA Good Neighbor Grants - schools/community service (Oct.31)
      • Target Early Reading Grants - schools/reading (Apr.30)
      • Travelers Insurance - helping disadvantaged youth - schools
      • Wish you Well Grants for Literacy - for literacy projects/rolling

    • Resources for school STEM projects
      • Amateur Radio grants - schools (Nov.1)
      • AT&T Aspire Accelerator - schools/ed tech (Feb.20)
      • Cognizant Making the Future - school programs/STEM (Nov.15)
      • National Data Science Bowl - (Mar.15)
      • Discovery/3M Young Scientist Challenge - students/STEM
      • Entomological Society - schools/entomology (i.e., bugs)
      • ESA Foundation - schools/technology in education (May28)
      • ExploraVision Science Comp. - teachers & students/STEM
      • FIRST LEGO League - grades 4-8 student groups, mentors
      • FIRST Robotics Competition - grades 9-12 student groups, mentors
      • FIRST Tech Challenge - grades 7-12 student groups, mentors
      • American Geological Institute - photography (Oct.14)
      • Google RISE awards- computer science programs (Sept.30)
      • Joint Science & Technology Institute - students, teachers/STEM (June 9)
      • Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams - student groups/technology (Feb.28)
      • * American Mathematics Society Programs for HS students & teachers
      • * NABT - teachers, students/biology (Mar.31)
      • Rachel Carson Sense of Wonder Contest - 2 from different generations/arts
      • US Army eCYBERMISSION - student teams (grades 6-9) + advisor
      • We-Can-Change-The-World - school & students/STEM

    • Student elementary-secondary scholarship and preparation programs
      • A Better Chance - scholarships for students of color in private schools
      • Bezos Scholars-Aspen Institute - HS juniors (Feb.17) 
      • Black Parents Forum & Admissions Fairs
      • Black Student Fund - financial support for student of color in private schools (video)
      • Black & Latino Student Funds school fair - financial support for student of color
      • Catholic Education Foundation scholarships administered by archdiocese: e.g., Cleveland; Los Angeles; Kansas City, KS
      • * CelebrAsian Conference - students/list of scholarships
      • CEO America - scholarships for students in Pennsylvania
      • Children's Scholarship Fund - need-based scholarships, grades K-8
      • Jack Kent Cook Talent Development Award - schools/K-8
      • Kohl's Cares Scholarship - youth 6-18 / community service (Mar. 14)
      • * National Society of High School Scholars - for high school, college, & specialized programs
      • Network for Educational Opportunity - New Hampshire scholarship and tax credit info
      • Prep for Prep (NYC)
      • Raise.me microscholarships for high school students
      • Taiwan Language Enrichment Program - students/gap year scholarship
      • Yes for Prep (Detroit area)
      • 107.3 JAMZ and McDonald's Future History Makers Scholarships - students/high school (Mar.27)

    • Student higher education scholarship and preparation programs
      • AXA Foundation - students/achievement scholarships
      • Coca-Cola Scholars - senior students/achievement scholarships
      • Cognizant Making the Future - college scholarships/STEM (Mar.31)
      • MasterCard Foundation Scholars - African student scholarships
      • P. Buckley Moss Scholarships - high school seniors/special needs
      • * National Society of High School Scholars - for high school, college, & specialized programs

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    International Credentials

    • American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO)
    • AEGIS, the Association for the Education and Guardianship of International Students (UK)
    • Council for Standards in International Educational Travel (CSIET) - standards for student exchange programs
    • Int. Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS) - Alberta
    • Institute of International Education (IIE)
    • National Association of Foreign Student Advisors (NAFSA)
    • International Education Research Foundation (IERF)
    • World Education Services 
    • World Education Services - Canada

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    Admission Testing

    • ACT
    • ACT online test prep
    • Are Standardized Tests Improving Education? (ProCon.org)
    • International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
    • Independent School Entrance Examination (ISEE)
    • Kaplan test prep for ACT
    • Khan Academy test prep course for SAT
    • SAT
    • SAT online test prep
    • TOEFL Junior 
    • Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT)
    • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
    • 21 Blogs Kids Can Use to Prepare for Standardized Tests

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    News & Publications

    • American Association of School Administrators
    • Le Devoir Actualité éducation
    • CAPE Outlook (Council for American Private Education)
    • Clearninghouse Today (National Student Clearinghouse)
    • Economist (education issues)
    • Educause
    • Education Daily (requires subscription)
    • Education magazines (list)
    • Education Nation - NBC News
    • Education News
    • Education publications of US government
    • ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) ("new" ERIC)
    • Ericae.net (Clearinghouse on Assessment & Evaluation)
    • Education Week (requires subscription)
    • Education World
    • The Electric Typewriter - 150 great articles and essays
    • The Electric Typewriter - 25 Amazing Essays about History
    • Toronto Globe & Mail - Education
    • Hechinger Report
    • Huffington Post - Education
    • ICEF Monitor
    • Imaginary: Open Mathematics
    • Independent School magazine
    • Learning Network, New York Times
    • Macleans.ca On Campus
    • National Public Radio - Education
    • New Educational Foundations
    • New York Times - Education
    • Nonpartisan Education Review
    • SourceOECD - Online Library of Statistical Data
    • Our Kids Media
    • PIE News (Professionals in International Education)
    • Principal Magazine
    • ProCon.org
    • SearchERIC (includes the "old" ERIC library)
    • Study Travel Magazine
    • Teach Magazine/Le Prof
    • Teacher Magazine
    • TIME for Kids
    • USNews & World Report - Education
    • World Education Services Newsletter
    • Yes! for Teachers

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    Tuition Tax Credits, Vouchers, Etc.

    • IRS on Coverdell Education Savings Accounts
    • ABCs of School Choice - Friedman Foundation
    • American Federation for Children
    • AFC Private School Choice Program Rankings
    • The Basics: Your Private School Primer (Canada)
    • Center for Ed Reform ranking of state tax credit programs
    • Center for Ed Reform: Voucher laws across the states
    • Education Commission of the States - Education Savings Accounts, Dual Enrollment, Public Online Education Programs, Vouchers, Tuition Tax Credits, State Aid to Nonpublic Schools
    • Education Savings Accounts
    • Funding education savings accounts through tax credits - Cato Institute
    • National Conference of State Legislators
      state-by-state status of tuition-tax credit legislation
    • National Conference of State Legislators 
    • state-by-state status of school voucher programs
    • HSLDA's Education Tax Credits resources page
    • School Choice in your state - Friedman Foundation
    • School Starter Checklist, private education regulations by state - Friedman Foundation
    • Society for Quality Education (Canada)
    • State Regulation of Private Schools (USED)
    • Texas Private Schools Assn. Director explains tax credit scholarships [video]

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