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Education Planning Tools for Parents
- High School action plans (W060)
- Questions for a school guidance counselor (W062)
- NCAA guide for college bound student athletes (W070)
- Career/technical school locator (W075)
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- Evaluate career/technical schools (W085)
- State apprentice training offices (W091)
- State apprentice information (W093)
- College majors "matching" career choice (W101)
- Typical courses and student characteristics for each college major (W102)
- Education Planning Worksheet: Career-Track (E203)
- Education Planning Worksheet: College-Bound (E203)
- College graduation rates (W105)
- College crime statistics (W107)
- College search (user criteria) (W115)
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- College rankings (W120)
- College Admissions Do’s/Don’ts (W129)
- Free SAT practice tests (W138)
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- SAT results by state (Table)
- Federal Financial Aid Guide (W145)
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- Federal student financial aid eligibility (W145)
- Scholarship search (W155)
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- 529 college savings plans (W157)
- Financial Aid Estimator (W160)
Career Planning Tools for Parents
- Follow your dreams, but have a back-up plan (C003)
- Career & education planning instructions (C004)
- Careers "matching" your student's favorite school subject (W221)
- Interest to occupation converter (W225)
- Free interest/skills assessments (W225-W253)
- Careers – TV fantasy vs. reality (C102)
- College graduate job market (C106)
- Fastest growing jobs (C108)
- Jobs with the most openings (C108)
- Highest paying jobs (C108)
- 10-Year job outlook for hundreds of occupations (C118)
- Jobs with good pay & many openings (C120)
- Job outlook without a bachelors degree (C122)
- Interest, skills & values assessment (W280)
- Career search (user criteria) (W280)
- Career summaries including outlook, working conditions, earnings and more for related careers in each career cluster. (C200-C216)
- Career evaluation worksheet (C303)
- Replacement “openings” by occupation (C316)
- Factors affecting the demand for each occupation (C321)
- For any occupation: nature of work, working conditions, training requirements, employment, job outlook, earnings, etc.(W330)
- For any occupation: earnings, growth, # openings, education required, skills needed, tasks performed and work environment. (W332)
- Several hundred career videos (W346)
- Technical career information (W353)
- Federal Government student internships (W428)
- Federal Government Student jobs (W430)
- U.S. Armed Forces Job opportunities (W434)
- Industry/company selection. (C602)
- Industry Outlook (C612)
- Questions your student can ask a person about their occupation. (C801)
- Summer jobs for teens (C803-C808)
- Work abroad internships (C812)
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- Internship search tools (W480-W484)
- Student Guide: Internships and Summer Jobs (W491)
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Life Planning Tools for Parents
- Tutorials: resume writing, job interviewing and salary negotiation (Table)
- Student credit card debt (W583)
- Personal finance lesson plans (W587-W621)
Teachers & Parents Resources
- Questions parents can use to motivate students to engage in career planning. (T201)
- Parent guides for career exploration in middle school (T362-T363)
- Parent guides to financial aid (T367)
- K-12: Information & parent ratings for any U.S. school (W740)
- Search for high performance elementary and middle schools (W781)
- College drinking: What Parents Need to Know (W784)
- College Reports: Alcohol & Drug Use (W784)
- National Digest of Education Statistics for parents (W791)
- State PTA (Parent Teacher Association) Offices (W796)
Make Informed Education & Career Choices!
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