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• 1996 Youth Indicators (September 1996)
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities 1976-1994 (September 1996)
• U.S. Department of Education World Wide Web Serve Standards & Guidelines (August 1996)
• 1996 Condition of Education (August 1996)
• America Goes Back to School (August 1996)
• Technology Futures (July 1996)

LookSmart International (December 1996)

• ...received Editor's Choice award for editorial standards, "...conveys the highest standard for providing a useful and high-quality web site."

Starting Point (December 1996)

• ...selected as Starting Point Choice site. "...provides visitors with exceptional presentation, depth of content and value."

Excite Tours (December 1996)

• Gifted Children
  "...several research studies on the [gifted children] topic are waiting for you at the U.S. Department of Education and the ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education."
• Special Education
  "...the leading U.S. Web space on [special education] is the Office of Special Education Programs of the U.S. Department of Education: OSEP-sponsored Web sites, such as the the Council for Exceptional Children's ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education."
• Fighting Illiteracy
  "...a leader in the fight against illiteracy is the U.S. Department of Education, which funds such first-rate programs as the National Center on Adult Literacy and the National Center for the Study of Writing and Literacy."

Discovery Channel School (October 1996)

• Family Involvement in Education..."offers practical activities for parents interested in working with their children at home."

• The National Plan for Educational Technology..."outlines the vision for the future, the four pillars for implementing technology effectively in schools, and a plan of action."

• National Institute on the Education of At-Risk Students..."supports a range of research and development activities designed to improve the education of students at risk of educational failure because of limited English proficiency, poverty, race, geographic location, or economic disadvantage."

• Safe, Disciplined, and Drug-free Schools..."specifically focused on promoting school safety through various programs and regional centers, which offer newsletters, audio and video cassettes, brochures, posters, manuals and other publications."

Iway Magazine (September 1996)

• ..."U.S. Department of Education's Web page delivers a tremendous amount of information."

Discovery Channel School (September 1996)

• ...selected as a curriculum resource for information related to the Discovery Channel's Parental Involvement and Goals 2000: Back to School -- Getting the Community Involved programming -- Family Involvement in Education

Discovery Channel School (August 1996)

• ..."the Department of Education site relates well to our Goals 2000: Preventing Truancy and Dropouts programming and has substantial educational value" -- Prisoners Of Time: Schools and Programs and Improving Possibilities for Students Placed At Risk

Pacific Bell Knowledge Network Explorer (July 1996)

• ...The Future of Networking Technologies for Learning named Blue Web'n Hot Site of the Week! Rated among "...the best instructional lessons, activities, projects, resources, references, and tools on the Web."

Point Communications (June 1996)

• ...voted Top 5% of all web sites: Student Guide to Financial Aid

Yahoo! Internet Life (May/June 1996)

• ...Student Guide to Financial Aid received 4-star rating as one of the best student financial aid web sites. "...single most authoritative source of financial aid information...a glowing example of U.S. tax dollars being put to good use."

Cyberhound (May 1996)

• ...received 4-star rating for outstanding content, design, technical merit, and entertainment.

American Fidelity's Education World (May 1996)

• ...received "A+" overall rating for excellence in providing educational material on the World Wide Web. "...a well-organized site...straight-forward hierarchy [text links as well as an image map]...every site should be this clear!"

C|Net (April 1996)

• ...selected among "Top Picks" for best education search engine. "...one of the best search tools available!"

Pacific Bell Knowledge Network Explorer (March 1996)

• ...selected among "Top 10 Web Sites for Educators." Awarded "5-Star" rating for overall site, Family Involvement and Publications for Parents.

Iway Magazine (February 1996)

• ...rated among the "500 Best Sites on the Web" in the following categories:

  • Best Government/Political Site (rated 6th of 25 winners)

    "...an excellent job of explaining the Department of Education's goals. It is also a great resource for teachers and school administrators."

  • Best Education Site (rated 14th of 25 winners)

  • Best Financial Site (rated 25th of 25 winners): Student Guide to Financial Aid

PC Computing Magazine (December 1995)

• ...one of 11 Federal sites in "1,001 Best Web Sites"

Syllabus Magazine (November-December 1995)

• ...selected among "Top 20 Education Sites"

Government Executive (November 1995)

• "...Federal officials who want a lesson in how to set up an attractive, comprehensive and user-friendly World Wide Web site should point their browsers in the direction of the Department of Education's home page."

• "...among the classiest -- and most useful -- of all Federal sites."

Point Communications (September 1995)

• ...voted Top 5% of all Web sites

PC Week (August 1995)

• "...a great place to start for information on educational technology."

Internet World (January 1995)

• ...one of the 15 most useful education resources on the Internet

AskERIC

[ http://www.askeric.org/ ]

American Fidelity's Education World (May 1996)

• ...received "A+" overall rating for excellence in providing educational material on the World Wide Web

C|Net Magazine (March 1996)

• ...selected "Top Picks" as best education search engine for ERIC Database (rated 3rd of 5 winners)

Classroom Connect (March 1996)

• ...received "A+ Award" for best educational Web site (one of 29 winners)

Pacific Bell Knowledge Network Explorer (March 1996)

• ...rated among "Top 10 Web Sites for Educators"

Iway Magazine (February 1996)

• "Best Education Site" (5th among 25 winners)

The McKinley Group (January 1996)

• Magellan "4-Star" Site

PC Computing Magazine (December 1995)

• ...selected among "Top 1,001 Picks on the Web"

Global Network Navigator (November 1995)

• ...rated "Best of the Net"

Point Communications (October 1995)

• ...voted Top 5% of all Web sites

Wave of the Day (June 25, 1995)

• ...chosen as "Wave of the Day"

Internet World (January 1995)

• ...one of 15 most useful education resources on the Internet

Computerworld Smithsonian Award

• ...1994 Finalist

Pathways to School Improvement

(North Central Regional Educational Laboratory)
[ http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/ ]

Pacific Bell Knowledge Network Explorer (March 1996)

• ...awarded "5-Star" rating

Classroom Connect (March 1996)

• ...received "A+ Award" for best educational Web site (one of 29 winners)

Point Communications (October 1995)

• ...voted among Top 5% of all Web sites

ERIC Clearinghouse on
Reading, English, and Communication

[ http://www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec/ ]

American Fidelity's Education World (July 1996)

• ...named best Education Search Engine

The McKinley Group (January 1996)

• ...Magellan "4-Star" Site

• ..."4-Star" rating

Eisenhower National Clearinghouse
for Math/Science Education

[ http://www.enc.org/ ]

Classroom Connect (March 1996)

• ...received "A+ Award" for best educational Web site (one of 29 winners)

Syllabus Magazine (November-December 1995)

• ...rated among "Top 20 Education Sites"

Other Ed-Funded Sites

Point Communications (November 1995)

...voted top 5% of all web sites:

• National Parent Information Network (NPIN)
• ERIC Urban Education Clearinghouse
• National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Service (NEC*TAS)
• National Institute for Literacy

Pacific Bell Knowledge Network Explorer (July 1996)

...received 5-Star rating:

• ERIC Clearinghouse for Community Colleges
• National Center to Improve Practice
• Regional Education Laboratories

American Fidelity's Education World (May 1996)

• A+ rating: Alphabet Super Highway
• A rating: National Center for Bilingual Education

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