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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 "Digital Education," "Student Debt" and "School Reform."
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.
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 1 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.
Little Pim » kid friendly
Young children (ages 3 through 6) can learn Spanish, Chinese, English and other languages through these interactive, online videos.
Mango Languages » teen pick
Learn a new language! Online lessons are available in 37 languages, including English.
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, national and international publications, including the Chicago Defender, Chicago Tribune, State Journal Register, Washington Post, Globe and Mail (Canada), The Times (London), The Times of India and Daily Yomiuri (Japan).