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.

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.

The Colorado Department of Education aggregates and links to nutrition and physical activity resources for teachers who work with minority middle-school students.

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.

Free virtual campus tours of colleges and universities.

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.

Fastweb lists more than 600,000 scholarships for students to search for free.

Online database listing college scholarships by state, student profile, degree, etc.

Scholarships.com offers a Hispanic scholarship directory with information about each program and deadlines.