Kindergarten through High School
Colleges and Universities
Community Resources and Adult Education
Educational Resources, Certification, etc.
Kindergarten through High School
Boston Public Schools Home Page
Massachusetts school profiles (search by town/city or type of school)
Boston Magazine reports on best public and private high schools (The Library also has paper copies of Boston Magazine.
Search directory for Public and Private Schools and Colleges -- National Center for Education Statistics' database for elementary, middle and high schools and colleges in the United States.
Camps for Children, listings from the
American Camping Association.
Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks and MCAS
Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks
MCAS (Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System) Information.
MCAS practice tests
MCAS test items, what is covered in the tests.
866-622-7220 (or 866-MCAS220) is a toll-free information number staffed by Department of Education employees during normal business hours. People can ask questions about education reform, or the test.
Colleges and Universities
College catalogs and contact and general information
CollegeSource ONLINE Subscription database funded by the Boston Public Library.
Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts
Higher Education Information Center (scholarship, grant, application, etc. information)
Boston Public Library's Teen Lounge College Advice
Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education
Massachusetts Mentor connection to independent colleges and universities in Massachusetts.
Search directory for Public and Private Schools and Colleges -- National Center for Education Statistics' database for schools and colleges in the United States.
College financial assistance
Student gateway to the U.S. government
Information on preparing and paying for college.
FAFSA - Free application for Financial Student Aid
Federal school code - search for codes.
College rankings
College and University Rankings - Education and Social Science Library - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education
Groups institutions according to degree-granting activity.
U.S. News college rankings.
U.S. News graduate school rankings.
Community Resources and Adult Education
Educational Opportunities of Greater Boston for Adults
Literacy:
Boston Public Library literacy services
Adult Literacy Programs in Greater Boston
Educational Resources, Teacher Certification, etc.
Teacher certification Massachusetts.
Tests for Educator Licensure
- overview of the tests, not actual study
Teacher resources and educational materials, Massachusetts site.
Gateway to educational materials. U.S. Department of Education site.
To search for educational research reports and periodicals, search The
Educator's Reference Desk Eric Database. It is the world's largest
source of education information, with more than 1 million abstracts
of documents and journal articles on education research and practice.
References found in the ERIC Database that have an ED number are ERIC documents--typically research reports, conference papers, issue papers, or monographs. These documents are on microfiche and can be found in the Library's Microtext Department.
References found in the ERIC Database
that have an EJ number are ERIC journals--articles, reviews, reports
etc. that have appeared in a journal publication. To find out if
the Library subscribes to these journals, check the Library
catalog or call 617-536-5400.
The Library also provides reference over the telephone 617-536-5400 and electronically.
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