Education

Featured Resources

http://www.askri.org

A tutoring service available to Rhode Island residents using online chat. Homework help is available to students in grades K-12, college-prep or GED students, and adult learners. Ask your questions between the hours of 2 p.m. and 10 p.m. daily. Tutors are waiting to help you.

ERIC

ERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center, contains more than 1,243,000 records and links to more than 224,000 full-text documents from ERIC.

Teacher Reference Center

Provides indexing and abstracts for more than 270 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators.

Selected Web Sites

RI Education

RI Department of Education

http://www.ridoe.net

State information and links for schools, regulations, reports and news

RI Higher Education Assistance Authority

http://www.riheaa.org

Financial assistance and information for college and continuing education

Warwick School Department

http://www.warwickschools.org/

Directories, links to schools, calendar, School Department documents

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Homeschooling

Homeschool World

http://www.home-school.com

Homepage of Practical Homeschooling Magazine

National Home Education Network

http://www.nhen.org

National organization provides information, networking and support to local homeschooling organizations

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RI Universities and Colleges

Brown University

http://www.brown.edu

Bryant College

http://www.bryant.edu/bryant/

Community College of Rhode Island

http://www.ccri.edu

Johnson and Wales University

http://www.jwu.edu

New England Institute of Technology

http://www.neit.edu

Providence College

http://www.providence.edu

Rhode Island College

http://www.ric.edu

Rhode Island School of Design

http://www.risd.edu

Roger Williams University

http://www.rwu.edu

Salve Regina University

http://www.salve.edu

University of Rhode Island

http://www.uri.edu/

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Trade Schools

Trade Schools, Colleges & Universities

http://www.trade-schools.net

Trade Schools, Colleges and Universities, an online education portal, helps you acquire information from education institutions across the United States & Canada.

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Going to College?

Collegeboard

http:// www.collegeboard.com/splash

Test preparation (SAT, CLEP, etc.) information, college and scholarship searches

Common Application

http:// www.commonapp.org

Recommended admission form of 255 colleges’ and universities’ undergraduate programs

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/FOTWWebApp/FSLookupServlet/

Application for federal loans and scholarships, required by most colleges and universities

Peterson's Educational Supersite

http://www.petersons.com

Test preparation (SAT, CLEP, etc.) information, college and scholarship searches

Title IV School Code List

http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/FOTWWebApp/FSLookupServlet

Federal school codes required for FAFSA form

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Financial Aid

College Planning Center of RI

http://www.collegeplanningcenter.org

Tips for searching, selecting, and applying to a college, as well as financing higher education

RI Higher Education Assistance Authority

http://www.riheaa.org

Financial assistance and information for college and continuing education

RI Scholarships.com

http://www.rischolarships.com

Free searchable collection of scholarships for RI students

U.S. Dept. of Education Financial Aid

http://www.ed.gov/finaid

Federal financial aid information