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Unless otherwise noted, these resources are available at all Chicago Public Library locations and from home, school, or work with a Chicago Public Library card.

*Alt-Press Watch » teen pick
Find information on the state of local schools in publications such as Catalyst Chicago, the Chicago Reader, and others, as well as education-related news from alternative and independent newspapers and magazines from around the country.

*CQ Researcher plus Archive » teen pick
CQ Researcher offers authoritative background essays on the topics making today's headlines. In addition, older reports going back to 1923 offer users the ability to track how debates have changed over time. Recent reports on education include "Student Aid," "Science in America," "Racial Diversity in Public Schools," "Students under Stress," and "Fixing Urban Schools."

Career Information Center » teen pick
Find descriptions of over 700 careers, including salary information, employment outlook, education and training requirements, and more.

Chicago Sun-Times/SouthtownStar »
Get news about the local school scene from the Chicago Sun-Times and SouthtownStar.

College Blue Book » teen pick
This guide to occupational programs, two- and four-year colleges, and distance learning programs allows users to search for programs by subject area or location and also provides listings of educational scholarships, fellowships, grants, and loans by category.

Education Encyclopedia Collection »
Find overviews of topics in education from the Encyclopedia of Education and Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration.

*ERIC »
ERIC is a guide to research published in the field of education. Search more than one million short descriptions of journal articles and other education-related publications from 1966 to the present.

LearningExpressLibrary » kid friendly teen pick
LearningExpressLibrary offers online practice tests, review courses, and online books to help users improve their math or writing skills or prepare to take a placement or certification test. Some of the tests covered include the ACT, ASVAB, corrections officer, GED, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, nurses' aide, postal worker (473 battery), real estate broker/salesperson, SAT, TOEFL, and U.S. citizenship test. Spanish language instructions and explanations are available for many review courses.
When registering, use your library card number as your username.

*ProQuest Magazines & Journals »
ProQuest Magazines & Journals (Research Library) helps one find magazine and journal articles on a wide range of topics. It covers over 2,600 magazines and journals; the complete text of the articles is available for about 60 percent of these. Included are popular magazines, magazines for professionals of all types, and scholarly journals. The database includes both magazines written for children and those for adults. Magazines and journals covered include Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, The Education Digest, and Phi Delta Kappan.

*ProQuest Newspapers » teen pick
Follow news on educational matters in local, state, and national publications, including the Chicago Tribune, State Journal Register, and New York Times.

Scholarships, Fellowships, and Loans » teen pick
This listing of scholarships, fellowships, loans, internships, work study programs, and other education-related financial aid allows users to identify programs of interest by a wide-variety of criteria (field of study, place of residence, place of study, applicant characteristics, etc.).

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