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"Preparing for college takes planning and organization. Paying for college takes financial aid. FAFSA4caster will help you get an early start on the financial aid process by: * Providing you with an early estimate of your eligibility for federal student aid. * Giving you an experience similar to FAFSA on the Web * Allowing you to transfer all of your FAFSA4caster data to FAFSA on the Web once you are ready to apply for aid. * Providing you the option to apply for your Federal Student Aid PIN. * Increasing your knowledge of the financial aid process, and providing information about other sources of aid. LightbulbAnother featur"

"Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938 contains more than 2,300 first-person accounts of slavery and 500 black-and-white photographs of former slaves. These narratives were collected in the 1930s as part of the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and assembled and microfilmed in 1941 as the seventeen-volume Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves. This online collection is a joint presentation of the Manuscript and Prints and Photographs Divisions of the Library of Congress and includes more than 200 photographs from the Prints and Photographs Division that are now made available to the public for the first time. Born in Slavery was made possible by a major gift from the Citigroup Foundation. "

"2010 ConstitutionFacts.com is pleased to provide a series of free educational resources and Internet links to help educators comply with the new federal regulation requiring the development of student programming to celebrate U.S. Constitution Day on September 17th of each year. Click here to read the Federal Register announcement of the U.S. Constitution Day Mandate. Please join us as we celebrate U.S. Constitution Day 2010, the 223rd anniversary of our nation's founding document. "

The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), a 501(c)(3) organization, is a unique federation of voluntary health organizations dedicated to helping people with rare "orphan" diseases and assisting the organizations that serve them. NORD is committed to the identification, treatment, and cure of rare disorders through programs of education, advocacy, research, and service. What is A Rare Disorder?: Any disease affecting fewer than 200,000 Americans is considered rare. There are nearly 7,000 such diseases affecting nearly 30 million Americans. NORD is here to represent all patients and families in the U.S. affected by rare diseases.

"MyMoney.gov is the U.S. government's website dedicated to teaching all Americans the basics about financial education. Whether you are buying a home, balancing your checkbook, or investing in your 401(k), the resources on MyMoney.gov can help you maximize your financial decisions. Throughout the site, you will find important information from 20 Federal agencies and Bureaus designed to help you make smart financial choices. "

"Education Links - Elementary and Secondary Education Adult Education Alternative Education Early Childhood Elementary and Secondary Financial Aid Fun Stuff Organization and Associations Post Secondary Special Needs Student Resources Study Abroad Resources Government Resources Department of Education - This award-winning site is designed to help pursue the President's initiatives, including No Child Left Behind, and advance our mission as a Department-to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence for all Americans. Education News Parents Can Use - To help parents understand the No Child Left Behind Act and all the important changes it will bring, the U.S. Department of Education launched a new monthly television series entitled Education News Parents Can Use. What is different about Education News is its focus on information and resources of value to parents and families. The program features brief segments, including one-on-one interviews, "how-to" demonstrations, more video and graphics, and brief conversations with parents, educators, community, business and religious leaders, and education experts. Estuaries.gov - The primary function of this Web site is to educate the public on the importance of estuaries and the need to protect them. FCIC's Educator Page - Here are four activities to help you teach young citizens how to be proactive consumers and learn about the government. National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) - Part of the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences, this is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education. NOAA Education Website - This site has been designed to help students, teachers, librarians and the general public access the many educational activities, publications, and booklets that have been produced. Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) - OESE promotes academic excellence, enhances educational opportunities a

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" To provide better service in alerting the American people to unsafe, hazardous or defective products, six federal agencies with vastly different jurisdictions have joined together to create www.recalls.gov -- a "one stop shop" for U.S. Government recalls. Follow the tabs above to obtain the latest recall information, to report a dangerous product, or to learn important safety tips."

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