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The final science fair of the academic year for students throughout California in grades 6-12. Provides information about the history and the rules governing the fair.
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California State Science Fair  Fair is the final science fair of the academic year for students throughout the State of California in grades 6 12, serving California's future scientists since 1952. It is hosted by the California Science Center (formerly, the California Museum of...
http://www.usc.edu/CSSF/

Staff and volunteer resources for 4-H Youth Development programs in California.
http://fourh.ucdavis.edu/

Information about college and other learning beyond high school.
http://www.cpec.ca.gov/

Organization promoting sober grad night parties.
http://www.gradnite.org/

Non-profit teacher recruiting and credentialing program supported by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
http://www.projectpipeline.org/

MDTP provides California math teachers (6-12) tests and scoring services free of charge. Materials include readiness test for algebra, geometry, second year algebra, mathematical analysis, and calculus readiness and written response notebooks.
http://mdtp.ucsd.edu/

Helping California's local educational agencies fulfill their financial and management responsibilities by providing fiscal advice, management assistance, training, and other related school business services.
http://www.fcmat.org/

API scores and rankings of top California public schools, particularly in the South Bay area (Silicon Valley).
http://business.fortunecity.com/newhouse/745/School%202000.htm

California's public education issues.
http://www.edsource.org/

Biennial, statewide assessment of seventh, ninth, and eleventh grade students' drug, alcohol, and tobacco use to improve the promotion of healthy behaviors.
http://www.safestate.org/index.cfm?navID=254

The impact of teacher union contracts on the quality of California schools. A policy study by the Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy, published in 2002.
http://www.pacificresearch.org/p...b/sab/educat/contractforfailure/

Aims to employ the advantages of open sourced content to turn K-12 curriculum and textbook construction from a cost into a revenue generator for the State.
http://www.opensourcetext.org/

Lists average SAT scores for public high schools and school districts.
http://greenes.com/sat.htm

A database of school district financial statements, demographic information, and results of past school bond and parcel tax elections.
http://www.ed-data.k12.ca.us/

Prepares mandated cost claims for school district and local agencies. Consultants also provide services such as LEA Medi-Cal billing, No Child Left Behind-compliant School Accountability Report Card preparation, and teacher notifications.
http://www.mcsed.com/

A nonprofit organization that operates and help open public charter high schools throughout California.
http://www.leadps.org

An unofficial site that has school comparisons for STAR (California Standardized Testing And Reporting) results and API rankings of all schools in California.
http://www.starscores.com

Rankings of the top California K-12 public schools based on API scores.
http://members.fortunecity.com/vincentliu

Description of public charter schools. Information about the program, schools, enrollment and jobs.
http://www.aspirepublicschools.org/

Lists all high schools in California along with address and phone number.
http://high-schools.com/california.shtml

Site lists all schools K-12 in California.
http://www.schoolbug.org/state-California.html

California Department of Education offering a variety of resources on high-risk students, gangs, and after school programs.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/ss/

Educational publications for teachers and parents Supplies information and curriculum resources from California for teachers, parents, and school administrators.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/pn/rc/

Lists the public law libraries in California and other legal resources for the general public. THe site is run as a public service of the Council of California County Law Librarians.
http://www.publiclawlibrary.com/

Providing financial aid to California students pursuing higher education.
http://www.csac.ca.gov/

Independent college counseling for Northern and Central CA; matches college with student.
http://www.college-for-you.com/

Reviews of professors by students. Schools include those of California's UC and CSU systems, plus Stanford and some 2-year colleges.
http://www.studentinfo.org/

Oversees the deployment of a intercampus communications infrastructure and supporting resources accessible to all institutions of higher education in California.
http://www.cenic.org/

Accreditation information, directory of schools, resources and listservs.
http://www.caisca.org/

A consortium of Montessori schools located in California, USA.
http://montessorica.com/

Consulting research firm specializing in finance, policy analysis, evaluation and management.
http://www.edconsultants.com/