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SAT study website.
Online TAKS Practice
Guide to College Web Sites
Career Voyages -This Web site tailored for teens and young adults "features detailed information about the fastest growing industries and occupations, the skills and education required to prepare for them, job openings by area, and wages, licensing requirements and growth rates for numerous occupations." Includes information about "on-the-job training, apprenticeship programs for skilled trades, and two-year professional degree programs at community colleges." From the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Education.
http://www.careervoyages.gov/

529 - Named after section 529 of the IRC, this state sponsored college savings program allows individuals to accumulate tax-advantaged funds to pay college expenses for a beneficiary. http://www.529s.com/
Historically Black Colleges: http://www.blackcollegesearch.com
The site provides detailed information on obtaining funding for school; tips on applying for colleges, as well as demographics and an overview of what each of the colleges have to offer potential students. Our goal is to provide a Black American resource replete with information that is pertinent to the interests of Black youth, and which promotes the rich heritage of our culture.
http://www.directoryofschools.com/high-schools/US.htm This high school directory is a free resource for high school students. They have college information, career tests, financial aid information articles, as well as topical information in their resource directory for research.
High School Hub - It is a gateway to academic resources for high school students. It features a Virtual Reference Desk and subject guides for English, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science.
https://www.prephq.com/?id=TXWaltrip Use this site to help find scholarships. It is part of the HISD College Connection.
The Texas Scholars website is where students can create an account and develop their own personalized "Road Map for Success" -- it's essentially an online personal "credit check" where students can keep track of grades, plan next year's courses, and record scores on standardized exams (TAKS, Stanford, SAT, ACT, ASVAB, etc.) http://www.texasscholars.org/ Students should click on the "myraodmapforsuccess.org" registration button (about half-way down the page).
QuestBridge is a non-profit program that links bright, motivated low-income students with educational and scholarship opportunities at some of the nation's best colleges. QuestBridge is the provider of the National College Match Program and the College Prep Scholarship. http://www.questbridge.org/

Search Engines & News

Yahoo - One of the best searchable sites for any topic. A search engine It is a good place to start your research.
HCI - Houston Chronicle Interactive - This is a good place for current local, state, national, and world news and sports information.
Lycos - A search engine. It is a good place to start your research
go.com - A search engine. It is a good place to start your research..
Google - A search engine. It is another good starting place for your research.
800go: This site contains twelve search engines in one.

CNN - Online version of CNN news
Click 2 Houston, KPRC Local TV in Houston with News
KHOU, Local TV News in Houston
KTRK Local TV News in Houston

Directories and Information

TechTutorials -This site provides a searchable directory of over 1,330 free information technology tutorials and other resources available on the Internet. Also available are white papers, tips and tricks, and a FAQ. The site also contains its own tutorials. User can e-mail URLs of sites with similar information for inclusion in the directory and sign up for the free newsletter.
Encyclopedia Britannica - Online access to one of the worlds best resources
NASA - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Dictionary of Occupational Titles Index
Monster.com: Career Resource Database
America's Job Bank
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Information on careers by subject.
Career Magazine

Design Museum - This London museum focuses on industrial design, architecture, design movements, and design-related technologies of the 20th and 21st centuries. The site features browsable information about significant designers, from Alvar Aalto through Michael Young. The "Digital Design Museum" provides a description of "what web designers choose as the most inspiring developments of design on the web."
http://www.designmuseum.org/
Teen Workers - http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/teenworkers
This site provides "teen worker safety and health information," as well as facts about teenager rights and responsibilities while working. Includes focus areas for restaurant and agriculture workers and sections for employers, parents, teenagers, and educators. Provides an overview of potential hazards and links to related resources, including materials in Spanish. From the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
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The Visual thesaurus: http://www.visualthesaurus.com

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