Other Reources

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Educational

College and Adult

• Education Assistance Corporation
  EAC is a guaranty agency for the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) which consists of the Subsidized Stafford, Unsubsidized Stafford, and Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students (PLUS).

• Libraries Automation Service WWW Server
  A collection of useful information about financial aid for undergraduate and graduate education. The Financial Aid FAQ is compiled by Mark Kantrowitz, maintainer of the Financial Aid Information WWW page and author of the "Prentice Hall Guide to Scholarships and Fellowships for Math and Science Students".

• Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation
  Adventures in Education sponsored by the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation (TGSLC). Here you'll find information on careers, colleges, and financial aid to help you plan for your future.

• Student Market Book Exchange
  The central location for college students nationwide looking to buy or sell their textbooks. Say Goodbye to those notecards or flyers littered around campus and say Hello to the easier way... Student Market.

Secondary

• Choices and Decisions
  Presented by VISA International, Choices & Decisions is a program designed to help you get your financial act together. Download your personal copy of the Choices & Decisions software.

Elementary

• Al Bodzin's Home Page
  Al's web page serves as a resource for K-12 educators, especially science educators. He is currently a recipient of a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship in Instructional Technology for Science Education at North Carolina State University. Al learned to incorporate technology into his biology teaching while a high school teacher in South Carolina.

• Index of Resources for Historians
  A HUGE hotlist (about 1700 links, file size about 185K) which takes time to load but is well worth the wait. Links are listed in alphabetical order by subject area, with history as an organizing theme but with lots of interesting links only loosely related to history.

• Berit's Best Sites for Children
  Berit, Cochran Interactive's Online Librarian, presents an excellent, extensive list of links to sites oriented toward elementary-school children. Each site has been carefully selected, reviewed and given a rating out of 5.

• Web66
  Just as U.S. Highway Route 66 was a catalyst for Americana, the World Wide Web can become a catalyst that will integrate the Internet into K12 school curricula. The Web66 project is designed to facilitate the introduction of this technology into K12 schools.

• Armadillo's World Wide Web Server
  Providing resources and a view of the future to the K-12 educational community.

• Family.com
  Sponsored by Disney Online, this site uses a magazine format, with articles on subjects related to parenting and familes. It focuses on common issues faced by parents and child but doesn't specialize in one subject area. It's like reading a parenting magazine.

• EdLinks
  An excellent resource of educational related links. The primary purpose of this Web Page is to serve as a starting point for educators who are interested in researching educational topics on the Internet.

• I Am Your Child
  The National I Am Your Child Campaign site contains a large amount of information about early child development, examples of what some communities are doing to improve child health and safety, and lots of resources for use by parents and community organizations.

• National ParentingCenter
  This site focuses on medical and behavioral issues and also provides advice on child development issues for children of all ages. It has topic-oriented chat rooms as well. New articles are added every day.

Education - General

• CCCS Internet Lesson Plan Resources
  A list of educational web sites to be used as resources for the Internet Lesson Plan, a unique project sponsored by CCCS of the Gulf Coast Area, Inc

• TENET
  The purpose of the Texas Education Network, TENET, is to advance and promote education in Texas by providing a transparent communications infrastructure which can be used to foster innovation and educational excellence in Texas.

• Texas Education Agency
  This service provides access to information released by the TEA. The goal of this server to provide timely useful information to the Texas education community.

• National Institute For Consumer Education
  Presented by College of Education, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI.

Financial

Consumer Resources

• NRL Federal Credit Union
  NRLFCU opened its doors in 1946 as a financial cooperative designed to serve the Naval Research Laboratory Community. Their website has many many resources for members and non-members alike.

• The Fair Debt Collection Act
  The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) prepared by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

• U.S. Consumer Gateway
  A "one-stop" link to a broad range of federal information resources including articles on "your money", fraudulent, and deceptive trade practices. Each category has subcategories to direct you to areas within individual federal web sites containing related information.

• American Savings Education Council
  The American Savings Education Council is a coalition of private and public sector institutions that undertakes initiatives to raise public awareness about what is needed to ensure long-term personal financial independence.

• National Foundation for Consumer Credit
  The National Foundation for Consumer Credit (NFCC) is a network of 1,300 local non-profit organizations that provide consumer credit education, confidential budget and debt counseling, and debt repayment programs to families and individuals.

• Federal Trade Commission
  The Federal Trade Commission enforces a variety of federal antitrust and consumer protection laws.

• Consumer Credit Commission
  Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner, Leslie L. Pettijohn.

• AAFCS
  Founded in 1909, The American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences' purpose is to improve the quality and standards of individual and family life.

• International Credit Associates
  ICA is a member-based professional organization, headquartered in St. Louis. With members throughout North America and a number overseas, ICA represents all segments of the credit industry.

  Making Lemonade - The Single Parent Network
  A single parent community for evolved single moms and dads of all kinds.

• Debtors' Anonymous
  Information on the Debtors' Anonymous program in Houston, Texas, and a schedule of meetings and locations.

• First Educators Credit Union
  Putting your needs first is more than just talk to First Educators Credit Union. Each month they bring you tips that can help you make better financial decisions about investing, about planning for and making major purchases, about budgeting and about teaching your kids how to plan for their financial independence.

• Benefits of Consumer Education
  A Survey Report by John P. Knapp. National Institute for Consumer Education. Definition and Focus. The Survey. Benefits to Individuals. Benefits to Society. Benefits to Business.

• The Consumer Law Page
  An extensive collection of consumer law resources.

• Experian
  Experian is the new name for TRW Information Systems & Services, the group of information businesses formerly owned by TRW Inc. Experian operates and markets one of the nation's largest computerized consumer credit reporting services, maintaining credit information on more than 190 million credit-active consumers in the United States.

• Chicago Mercantile Exchange
  The world's busiest futures exchange and the innovative leader in exchange-traded financial futures and options.

• Stock Market Data
  This page provides recent stock market information, including previous day's closing prices and one-year graphs of historical prices. It is updated automatically, usually between 7:00 p.m. EDT and 9:00 p.m. EDT.

• Net Profits
  Provides free tracking for up to 10 stock market symbols. Resources on stock market publications.

• The Negative Impact Of Employee Poor Personal Financial Behaviors
  This article demonstrates that there are substantial costs to employers caused by the stresses associated with poor personal financial behaviors of employees.

• Consumer’s Resource Handbook
  An easy-to-read guide offering pre-purchase information and ways to resolve marketplace problems. There are thousands of names, addresses, telephone numbers and electronic addresses of corporations, trade groups, state and local consumer protection offices and federal agencies.

• Consumer Services Information Systems Project
  Focuses on regulated public utilities, consumer behavior, complaining and education, low income utility consumer issues. The home page provides access to summaries of research results, consumer education brochures.

• Online Herbal Consulting
  Help for consumers in deciphering the thousands of herbal products on the market.

• KnowledgeLinks
  A human services network with medical updates, legislative updates, conference information and CEUs for the professionals.

• Funeral and Memorial Societies of America
  FAMSA is dedicated to a consumers right to choose a meaningful, dignified, affordable funeral. Information on funeral pricing and legislation.

• HomeSafe Environmental
  Offers a Lead Profile to help you evaluate lead hazards in your home or apartment and shows you inexpensive, common sense ways to protect yourself.

• Bureau of Labor Statistics
  Consumer Price Index, Producer Price Index, and other government figures.

• Homefair
  Cost of living and salary calculator.

• Regional Economic Information System (1969-1994)
  Example: per capita income.

• Equifax
  Equifax is a consumer credit information provider in the United States, and a provider of consumer and business credit information in the United Kingdom and Canada.

• Trans Union Corporation
  Trans Union is a consumer information company. They maintain more than 300 offices throughout the United States, and are international in scope, serving markets on five continents.

• American Association of Retired Persons
  AARP is the nation's leading organization for people 50 and older.

• Social Security Online
  The official Web Site of the Social Security Administration

Credit and Credit Cards

• VISA Home Page
  Financial Tips for Consumers. Visa/PLUS International ATM Locator Guide. Lost Card Information.

• Financial Services Cybermall Directory
  A centralized source of information and ideas related to the financial services industry.

• RAM Research Group
  Information and direct link to credit card offers, tracking bank credit cards, the U.S. Payment Card Daily for card executives, the business network of the payment card industry, and an overview of the payment card industry.

• CreditMart
  Provides the latest information on credit cards, lines of credit and personal loans. Choice of offers by category, personal preference, personal situation, themes of interest, etc.

• CardTrak
  The latest bank credit card surveys including low rate cards, no-fee cards, gold cards, secured cards, rebate cards, affinity cards, credit union cards, and other charge cards. The nation’s only consumer credit card newsletter, published monthly, and used by the news media.

• GetSmart
  An independent referral service for charge cards and credit cards. They have gathered a database from across the country and can assist in finding the best product to match the consumer’s needs.

• Consumer News Systems, Ltd.
  An information and news media company offering information on local mortgage rates, local consumer interest rates, national interest rates and mutual funds, consumer advice and information.

Home Ownership

• Brother Bob’s Fixit Shop
  Information on appliances, electronics, gardening, heating and air conditioning, household repair, plumbing, roofing, woodworking, and warranties.

• Home Valuation Institute
  Information on home valuations with an online quiz.

• Mortgage Bankers Association
  Mortgage Bankers Association of America is an association representing the real estate finance industry.

• Consumer Information Center
  Find full text versions of hundreds of the best federal consumer publications available. All are FREE!

• ABA
  Official Web Site of the American Bankers Association

Insurance

• Insurance Shopping Network
  Insurance News Network with factual and unbiased information about auto, home and life insurance, including insurance company ratings from Standard & Poor’s.

• Insurance News Network
  A guide to auto, home and life insurance.

• Insurance Information Institute Consumer Web Site
  A non-profit, educational and communications organization sponsored by the auto, home, and business insurance industry. III is dedicated to educating consumers about what insurance is and how it works.

Automobiles

• Autoshop Online
  Experts online to answer difficult car repair problems.

• Autoplaza
  Offers information on auto manufacturers, dealers, used cars, and FAQ.

Postal Services

• United States Postal Office Consumer Information
  Includes FAQs, guides to services, products and publications.

Taxes

• Taxweb
  The internet’s first consumer-oriented source for federal, state and local tax-related developments.

Business

• U.S. Small Business Association
  Resource site for small business owners and entrepreneurs wanting to do business with the government.

• Dun & Bradstreet
  A credit research and analysis company and publisher of financial info.

Jobs

• HoustonJobs.com
  Providing job information for the Houston community.