Education

Academic Search Premier 
Contains indexing for nearly 8,500 publications, with full text coverage in more than 4,600 of those titles. Subject areas covered are biology, chemistry, education, engineering, humanities, physics, psychology, religion and theology, sociology and more.
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Educator's Reference Complete
Covers multiple levels of education from preschool to college and includes every educational specialty, such as bilingual studies, health, technology and testing. Also included are resources on issues related to administration, funding and policy in education.
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ERIC
ERIC, the Education Resource Center, contains bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials. If available, links to full text are included.
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Learning Express Library
Provides a completely interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorials designed to help users succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. Get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results. Just some of the practice tests included: AP, Civil Service, EMS, GED, Nursing, Real Estate, TOEFL, U.S. Citizenship.
(Subscription paid by Washington County)

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts
Provides coverage on subjects such as librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. Indexes more than 600 periodicals plus books, research reports, and proceedings with coverage dating back to the mid-1960s.
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Professional Collection
Custom selection of more than 300 full-text journals for educators. Offers balanced coverage in the following areas: arts and humanities; child and adolescent psychology and development; drug and alcohol abuse; health/nutrition/fitness; learning disabilities; literature; school law; science and technology; social sciences; and sports/athletic training.
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Professional Development Collection
Comprehensive collection of full text education journals.
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AcademicInfo: Subject Guides & Online Degrees
Free, independent and accurate information and resources for prospective and current students and other researchers.

Elderhostel
Elderhostel offers short-term academic programs hosted by educational institutions around the world. Program offerings (catalogs) and registration available on-line.

FastWeb: Scholarships, Financial Aid, Student Loans and Colleges
Search for scholarships. Also contains advice on test preparation, navigating the admissions process, and transitioning to college.

ISEEK (Internet System for Education and Employment Knowledge)
Minnesota's official resource for career exploration, education and training, and employment information.

Minnesota Department of Education

Minnesota Homeschooling
A one-stop source for Minnesota Homeschooling information.

Minnesota Learning Commons
The pathway to quality online learning provided by Minnesota public education partners. Pulls together sometimes hard-to-find education resources and makes them available for students, teachers and parents at one site. A joint effort between the University of Minnesota, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) and the Minnesota Department of Education.
 

Rankings
Best high schools, best colleges, best graduate schools. From U.S. News & World Report.

Student Aid on the Web
Information from the U.S. Department of Education on preparing for and funding education beyond high school. Available in English and Spanish.

students.gov
Official U.S. government Web site designed for college students and their families with the mission of providing easy access to information and resources from all parts of the U.S. government.

Washington County School Districts
District 200 - Hastings
District 622 - North St. Paul/Maplewood/Oakdale
District 624 - White Bear Lake
District 831 - Forest Lake
District 832 - Mahtomedi
District 833 - South Washington County
District 834 - Stillwater
District 2144 - Chisago Lakes

*Funding for electronic references is provided by ELM (Electronic Library for Minnesota) with a state appropriation to the MINITEX Library Information Network, MELSA (Metropolitan Library Service Agency) with funding from state and federal revenues, and Washington County.