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Educators can inspire and encourage. Educators can help students and families find answers to seemingly impossible questions, like:

"How do you pay for college?"

Many feel that education after high school is simply out of reach financially. Students don't think they can go because their parents can't afford it. You can change their minds.

Here are some web resources from the Department of Education that might help you:

The U.S. Department of Education's Federal Student Aid office student portal web site provides a wealth of resources.

On-line publications from the U.S. Department of Education: Funding Your Education, The Student Guide to Financial Aid, Looking for Student Aid

Community Resources

FinAid is an electronic encyclopedia for financial aid questions. There's something for everyone.

fastWEB is a free Internet scholarship search. Scholarships are "free" money. Well, here is a place students can look for that money! There are many scholarship resources on the Web that will cost money. This one won't!

Cash for College: A Guide to Student Aid Programs and Application Procedures from the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA).

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