Helping Children Learn

• MCPS Middle School Math Curriculum

• Parents Count from Maryland Business Round Table. Monthly fact sheets available online covering a variety of parent-oriented information. The Maryland Business Roundtable has initiated a campaign to inform parents about how to help their children succeed in school. For more information, visit www.mbrt.org or call 410-727-0448.

• Special Education

• Science Fair Resources

• K-5 Science Curriculum Resources

College and Career Information

• CollegeIsPossible.org offers a guide for parents and students to information and advice on higher education, especially with regard to financial matters. Created by Coalition of America's Colleges.
• TheAdmissionsOffice is a small but useful metasite of a number of resources assisting in the college application process.
• COOL: College Opportunities On-Line is a research tool that allows access to information on more than 9000 trade schools, colleges and universities in the US.
• The Student Guide 2005-2006 is aimed at prospective and current college students and their parents, from US Dept of Education. Provides information on the Department's major aid programs, including Pell Grants, Stafford Loans, PLUS Loans and borrower rights and responsibilities.
• Funding Education Beyond High School: The Guide to Federal Student Aid 2006-07
• SAT Preparation. Free sample SAT test from Princeton Review.
  http://www.princetonreview.com/testprep/
• About the SAT
  http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/prep_one/prep_one.html
  http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/about.html