Teachers who work with English as a Second Language learners will find ESL/ESOL/ELL/EFL reading/writing skill-building children's books, stories, activities, ideas, strategies to help PreK-3, 4-8, and 9-12 students learn to read.
Minority Student Resources
Online database listing college scholarships by state, student profile, degree, etc.
The Common Application provides an admission application — online and in print — that students may submit to any of their 346 members. The process can allow students to spend less time on applying for admission.
Free virtual campus tours of colleges and universities.
Fastweb lists more than 600,000 scholarships for students to search for free.
Institute for Urban and Minority Education
Funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Education Research and Improvement, this page offers manuals, brief articles, annotated bibliographies, reviews and summaries of outstanding publications, and announcements of conferences in urban education. Many of the resources deal with language minority students.
Nutrition and Physical Activity Resources for Minority Populations
The Colorado Department of Education aggregates and links to nutrition and physical activity resources for teachers who work with minority middle-school students.
PBS: Ten Steps to College with the Greens
A PBS documentary that follows the Greens as they prepare for college. Each segment describes the step and has a video clip to accompany the information.
This website offers a scholarship directory that Hispanic students can browse. Results can be sorted by field of study, deadline, state, type of scholarship, and citizenship status.
Texas Middle School Program for AP* Spanish
The Texas Middle School Program for AP Spanish engages native Spanish-speaking students in early preparation for college success. Its Web site shares program wisdom and resources so that other educators can design their own programs.
UCLA Institute for Democracy, Education, and Access
IDEA is a network of UCLA scholars and students, professionals in schools and public agencies, advocates, community activists, and urban youth. IDEA's mission is to make high quality public schooling and successful college participation routine occurrence in low income neighborhoods of color. Research and advocacy are the tools IDEA uses to empower individuals, build relationships, and create knowledge for civic participation and social change.
University of California Linguistic Minority Research Institute
UC LMRI disseminates research findings on educational issues affecting linguistic minorities, as well as racial and ethnic minorities, and immigrants.
