Consumer Resources

This page is intended to provide links to external sources for current market information and general information needed by the public to help prepare themselves for the process of buying/selling a home and all the tiny details that surround that endeavor. We have several links below to help you in the process of gathering this type of information from resources about moving, financial matters, government agencies and neighborhood school information. All links are external and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Grand Canyon Title Agency.

CONSUMER INFORMATION

• BizOpRefund.com – Offers members only access to assistance in getting money refunded without an attorney.
• Capital Recovery Group – Specializes in the identification and recovery of funds from property-related class action settlements for defective construction materials to compensate qualified residential property owners adversely affected by the defective products.
• ChoiceTrust – Consumers can access their personal credit report and insurance score. Also offers tools to find doctors, dentists or chiropractors, and research to verify professionals and businesses.
• Complaintbook.com – A consumer action and advocacy portal for addressing and articulating complaints.
• Complaintline.com.au – Gateway to complaints agencies and codes of practice.
• Consumer Advocate Tim Duffy – Consumer advocate offering advice on how to get the most for your money and pitfalls all consumers should be aware of.
• Consumer Line – Consumer advice and complaints information for consumers, contains a directory of consumer organisation contacts.
• Consumer Patrol 1 – Offers a complaint forum, news tips, and customer service and product ratings.
• Consumer Reports WebWatch – Consumers WebWatch, a project of Consumers Union, publishes research and journalism on credibility issues that matter to consumers, and recommends Web-wide guidelines to address widespread problems of credibility and trust.
• Consumer Voice – Consumer-oriented website designed by professionals with an expertise and special interest in protecting and educating the consumer.
• Consumers’ Association of Canada – An independent, non-profit volunteer organization, represents and informs consumers and advocates action on their behalf to improve the quality of life.
• Consumers International (CI) – Supports, links and represents consumer groups and agencies all over the world. It has a membership of over 250 organisations in over 100 countries. It strives to promote a fairer society through defending the rights of all consumers, especially the poor, marginalised and disadvantaged.
• ConsumerTips.com – Links to complaint sites, scam alerts, fraud complaint centers, advice columns, advocacy resources for products, automotive, real estates, taxes, financial including credit cards.
• Contractors From Hell – Information and resources on contracting for and hiring home remodeling contractors.
• Damn Companies Complaint Center – A consumer advocate company’s site where one can submit a complaint and they’ll actively try, on your behalf, to satisfy your complaint.
• DisciplinedDocs.com – Search State databases to see whether a medical doctor or physician has been fined, disciplined, lost his/her license to practice medicine, been suspended, or had license revoked.
• eCrooks – Discusses how to deal with ecrooks or Internet con-artists, who do not deliver merchandise.
• FairComment.com – FairComment.con is an organisation dedicated to championing the consumer’s rights for fair play for goods or services purchased from big businesses.
• Fight Back – Offers a public complaint board, special reports and advice.
• Find-It Consumer – Search engine for “one stop consumer help”. It provides a single stop for searching more than 100 consumer protection and public safety web sites.
• Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights – A nationally-recognized, California-based, non-profit consumer education and advocacy organization. Deals in insurance reform, healthcare reform, billing errors, and other issues.
• Fraud Bureau – Web Fraud and Web Scams Complaint Centre providing Information on internet scams and internet fraud prevention.
• Holiday TravelWatch – Consumer advice relating to holiday and travel complaints. Offers assistance to consumers who have suffered appalling holidays.
• HomeOwners for Better Building – Dedicated to helping homeowners resolve their construction defects, and exposing the use, abuse, and unfair tactics of binding arbitration in new home contracts.
• Independent Consumer Complaint Network – Allows users to log complaints on any company globally. Browse through the database and read all about complaints on various companies.
• Infomercial Watch – A critical view of the health infomercial marketplace.
• Insurance Consumer Advocate Network – Retired adjuster created site where consumers receive tips on buying auto and/or homeowner insurance as well as help in settling auto insurance claims, home insurance claims and personal injury claims.
• Justice Junction – Read consumer complaints or post your own.
• Massachusetts Housing Consumer Education Centers – One-stop Shopping for Housing Information and Referrals offered by the Massachusetts Nonprofit Housing Association’s statewide network of housing agencies. Tenants, landlords, prospective buyers and homeowners can access information, referrals, brief counseling or workshops on a wide range of housing issues.
• My Woes – A consumer complaint site. Post and read complaints from other consumers.
• National Consumer Protection Week – A week to highlight consumer protection and education efforts around the USA.
• NewBuyer Buying Guides – Buying portals of rated links in objective, easy to navigate buying guides to help buyers make confident buying decisions
• North East Mediation & Arbitration – North East Mediation & Arbitration Expediates Resolutions Through a cooperative and Supportive Environment.
• Oil Filter Wrench Complaints – Submit and view complaints from “backyard mechanics” and auto professionals frustrated with currently available oil filter wrenches. Complaints will be issued to tool manufacturers.
• Protecting Yourself from Consumer Fraud – Florida Citizen Safety Center. Short text articles on many potential fraud situations.
• Seal California Arrest Records On Line – Obtain free investigator search tools that allows you to operate like a private investigator and obtain information plus a section to seal court records on line.
• SMG Consulting – With over 30 years of experience S.M.G. Consulting provides services ranging from leak investigation and field testing to legal dispute resolution.
• So You Wanna.com: Refunds – Consumer information regarding refund requests, effective letter writing tips, enlisting outside sources, follow up and small claims court.
• Social Security Number FAQ – Other Information on SSNs and Privacy
• Tattletale Consumer Hotline – A consumer information web site providing consumer tips, alerts, health and fitness notes, and private sector and public sector information. Additonally, consumers may post complaints and get answers to questions.
• Texans for Builder Reform – Working to bring about reforms to the unregulated Texas home building industry to provide consumer protection for new home buyers and licensing of all Texas home builders.
• Theft Library – Offers free on-line electronic library of theft reports submitted by anyone who has had something stolen from them.
• Theme Park Accident Reports – A volunteer-run program to create a database of accidents involving injury at major amusement parks around the world. Includes safety tips for visitors and families.
• TheSqueakyWheel – Helps dissatisfied consumers get refunds and apologies.
• Ticket Scam Resource Center – Informs consumers about the different types of scams involving concert and sporting event tickets.
• Trading Standards Consumer Complaints – This website is a free online service, which allows you to make a consumer complaint to your local Trading Standards Service concerning consumer problems.
• The Troubleshooter Network – In conjunction with Tom Martino’s syndicated radio show, the site provides business referrals, consumer news, and a discussion board.
• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC ) – Official federal agency website, including recalls, reports, and alerts.

CREDIT INFORMATION

• Equifax
• Experian
• Trans Union

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

HOME INSPECTIONS

• Inspection Depot – Offers tools, marketing, and training products for the home inspection industry.
• The Inspector’s Journal – Monthly interactive webzine for and about the home inspection industry. Features industry news, technical articles, calendar of events, and inspectors forum.

LEGAL RESOURCES

• Legal Information Institute 
  – Legal information organized by topic from Cornell Law School.

• American Bar Association – Consumers’ Guide to Legal Help – Instruction on obtaining legal information and services.
• ChooseLaw – Legal resources and articles, with an attorney directory.
• ExpertLaw – Articles on a variety of legal subjects.
• FindLaw – Legal guide providing cases, codes, forms, articles and links, law schools, bar associations, directories of service providers, and continuing legal education, with information for legal professionals, business, students, and the public.
• FreeAdvice.com – General legal information, organized topically for over 100 legal topics.
• GotTrouble.com – Providing basic legal information, and directories of professionals and service providers.
• Law Made Easy – An assortment of articles and forms on subject including estate planning and administration, business and finance, real estate, divorce, and religion.
• LawInfo – Offering legal faq’s, as well as directories of legal professionals and provision of paralegal services.
• Nolo – Online legal information, along with sales of self-help books and software.
• WORLDLawDirect – Offering concise articles for a wide assortment of legal matters, the opportunity to submit questions to attorneys, and an international attorney directory.

MAPS AND DRIVING DIRECTIONS

• Google Maps
• Mapquest
• Yahoo! Maps

MONEY MANAGEMENT

• AARP – Money and Work – Discussion of money matters in considerable depth, especially those related to people who have retired or are planning to in the near future.
• About.com: Financial Planning – Information on personal financial planning, including budgeting, savings, investing, retirement, insurance, and taxes.
• The Actuarial Foundation – Seven Life-Defining Financial Decisions – 64-page PDF-format booklet. Covers “big decisions” that are made, consciously or unconsciously, that can affect one’s income and life’s goals.
• American Savings Education Council – A coalition of government and industry institutions to educate people on all aspects of personal finance and wealth development, including credit management, college savings, home purchase, and retirement planning.
• AOL Money & Finance – Personal Finance – Offers personal finance advice, credit report information and debt management tips.
• Bankrate.com – An online publication that provides consumers with financial data, research and editorial information on non-investment financial products.
• BusinessWeek Online: Personal Investing – Stories, statistics and tutorials about topics of financial interest.
• CBS.MarketWatch: Personal Finance – Tips and stories for managing your personal finances.
• CCH Financial Planning Toolkit – Information to manage one’s personal finances, including investments, insurance, risk and asset management strategies, and tax, retirement and estate planning.
• CNBC – Headline news, articles, reports, stocks and quotes, message boards, and a stock ticker.
• CNN/Money – Combines practical personal finance advice, calculators and investing tips with business news, stock quotes, and financial market coverage from the editors of CNN and Money Magazine.
• CNN/Money: Personal Finance – News and advice on money issues.
• Epinions: Finance – Consumer-generated reviews, buying tips and advice, ratings, price information, and searchable in a variety of ways from price to product type.
• Federal Reserve Board: Consumer Information – Centralized home for articles giving advice and warnings about financial topics, products, and scams.
• The Financial Pipeline – Information for the individual investor, including stocks, bonds, mutual funds, retirement planning, real estate, investment strategy, and general financial knowledge.
• FinPlan – Tool Menu – Links to various kinds of useful financial calculators.
• Forbes.com – Personal Finance – Financial information previously published in the print version of Forbes.
• Fundamentals of Financial Planning – Provided by FSU to educate consumers in the fundamentals of financial planning.
• H&R Block – Planning and Learning – Sections include Tax 101, life events and stages, budgets and saving, college, retirement, and calculators and tools.
• Inflation Calculator – Adjusts a given amount of money for inflation, according to the Consumer Price Index.
• Institute of Consumer Financial Education – Offers financial education for all age groups with a special section devoted to teaching children about money.
• International Foundation for Retirement Education (InFRE) – A not-for-profit educational foundation dedicated to empowering working Americans with the motivation and capability to save and plan for a successful retirement.
• Is Your Financial Security at Risk? – Provides information and a guide to developing a plan for managing financial risks.
• The JumpStart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy – Purpose is to evaluate the financial literacy of young adults; develop, disseminate, and encourage the use of guidelines for grades K-12; and promote the teaching of personal finance.
• Kiplinger Online – Investing, personal finance, calculators and financial advice.
• Money Instructor – Tools and information to help teach money and money management, business, the economy, and investing.
• The Motley Fool – Investing information and an enjoyably useful site. Updated hourly.
• MsFinancialSavvy.com – Offers personal financial topics geared towards women.
• MsMoney.com – Resource for women to learn about financial planning, personal finance and investing.
• Mymoney.gov – Financial Literacy Education Commission – Starting point for information intended by the US government to help improve the financial literacy and education of persons in the United States.
• MyPrimeTime Money – Offers stock market tips, investment guidance, retirement planning resources, tools and calculators.
• National Partners for Financial Empowerment – Coalition of groups dedicated to helping improve personal finance skills, including money management, saving, investing and credit in United States today.
• The New York Times – Your Money – Articles and features on investing, pensions and retirement plans, mortgage rates, mutual funds, the stock market, bonds and notes. Also has company research, earnings reports and market insight.
• The Salary Calculator – Compare the cost of living in hundreds of U.S. and international cities.
• Smartmoney.com: Personal Finance – Links to articles covering a range of topics where monetary planning is or should be involved.
• Wachovia Planning Guides – Educational material on retirement planning, financial issues for women, college planning, home buying and relocation planning, investing basics, money management basics, and tax planning.
• Women, Men and Money – Ruth Hayden teaches money management principles to women and couples.
• Yahoo! Finance – Personal finance, investing tips and news.
• Your Money Page – Online calculators for financial planning and personal finance.
• Your Money Your Life – A comprehensive public education initiative designed to help families and individuals learn the basics about personal finances and peace of mind. It is the result of a partnership between private sector groups and the Florida Department of Financial Services.

MORTGAGE AND LOAN INFO

• American Credit Union Mortgage Association (ACUMA) – Offers professional development, networking, and support for its members. Includes organization profile and benefits, conferences, membership information.
• Canadian Institute of Mortgage Brokers and Lenders (CIMBL) – National organization representing the industry. Features events, news, directory of members, information for consumers, code of ethics.
• Commercial Mortgage Securities Association (CMSA) – International trade organization for the commercial real estate capital markets. Includes industry standards, committees, research, membership information.
• Mortgage Insurance Companies of America – Trade association representing the private mortgage insurance (PMI) industry. Provides information on related legislative and regulatory issues.
• National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB) – Represents the mortgage broker industry in the United States. Presents the mission and staff, board of directors, member resources, education and certification, publications.
• National Association of Professional Mortgage Women – Women and men in the mortgage lending industry. Features services, education, online member directory, membership information.
• National Home Equity Mortgage Association (NHEMA) – Trade organization representing the non-prime mortgage lending industry. Features mission, press releases, events, membership benefits and fees.
• National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) – Trade association for firms that originate, service, and invest in reverse mortgages. Features educational resources, events, publications, board of directors and committees.
• The Upfront Mortgage Brokers Association (UMBA) – National organization promoting consumer advocacy. Features the group’s history and officers, membership details and directory of members.

MOVING RESOURCES

• AOL Real Estate – Moving – Find tips and advice.
• HomeScape – Comprehensive source to meet all of your moving needs. Find information on buying, renting, selling, financing and moving.
• HomeServices – Includes information to coach consumers through all stages of a move. Features helpful planners, calculators, tips and suggestions.
• Homestore: Moving – Includes moving and salary calculators, school and community reports and tools and planners.
• MonsterMoving – Relocation resource offers information on moving, apartments, real estate, mortgages, and city guides.
• Moveline, Inc. – Family of companies that offers relocation customer service.
• Moves4U.com – Offers a one-stop relocation solution. Features a directory of moving companies, guides and calculators.
• Moving Local – Offers help with every type of relocation and moving service: residential, commercial, long distance, or overseas.
• Relocate America – Resource for relocating buyers and sellers. Offers community relocation guides for cities throughout the United States and Canada.
• Relocation Index – Non-profit independent hive for moving and relocation companies. Offers an alternative for companies, executives and individuals wishing to compare moving and relocation companies from an independent source.
• RPS Relocation – Offers assistance for corporate and individual moves including rental, buying and selling a home, and moving assistance. Includes forums, check lists, community comparisons, and forms available for download.
• The Ultimate Move – Provides tips and information on all aspects of moving and relocating.

REAL ESTATE RESOURCES

• Appraisers National Association (ANA) – Nonprofit professional group dedicated to personal property appraisals; includes details on membership, educational opportunities, events, and links.

• Broker-Agent Magazine – Trade publication for residential real estate professionals.
• Broker’s Insider – Newsletters, books, and resources to help owners and managers of residential agencies. Including information on recruiting and hiring agents, compensation, marketing, technology and regulations.
• The Builders Business News – News service for the architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) and real estate industries in the Pacific Northwest.
• CloseNow.com Real Estate News – Real estate news and real estate technology news for professionals, agents, brokers and executives.
• Commercial Real Estate Direct – Provides daily news articles covering commercial real estate finance. Special focus on CMBS, REITs and high value property sales.
• DeadlineNews.Com – Links to industry news, editorial content and consulting services.
• DEC International – Prospecting and research information on real estate, construction and business in Georgia.
• GhostDigest – Articles, news and views about property conveyancing in South Africa. Covering developments in property law, electronic conveyancing, legislation, comparative international property law and legal software.
• GlobeSt – Commercial real estate news and property resource.
• Inman News Features – Provides real estate news and an e-mail newsletter with links to their latest articles
• Institutional Real Estate, Inc. – Publishers of The Letter, Newsline, European Quarterly, Global Quarterly, High Return Quarterly and Surreal Estate. Includes profile, publication, and subscription and sponsor information.
• Jurock Real Estate Insider – Real estate investment news and analysis of the Canadian real estate market by Ozzie Jurock and guests.
• Lukes E-News – Links to real estate related news sites.
• Midwest Real Estate News – The Midwest’s commercial real estate source.
• Multi-Housing News – Source for multi-housing investment, development, financing, leasing and management news.
• National Real Estate Investor – Commercial real estate trends focusing on a cross-section of disciplines including brokerage, construction, development, finance/investment, property management, corporate real estate, and real estate services.
• Net Lease News – News on sale leaseback transactions, lease financings, and the sale of single tenant net leased investments. Weblog editor: Patrick R. Mickey.
• NoiNews – Digital newsletter offering support in the areas of apartment marketing, management, training and leasing. Downloadable and customizable letters, tools, forms,checklists, and Power Point presentations.
• Online Real Estate Perspectives – Syndicated e-zine of the movements and practices of marketing, selling, and buying real estate online.
• PropertyDay – Provides an overview of property news headlines published by numerous sources worldwide.
• PropertyMaven – About real estate. A discussion of best practices, marketing, customer acquisition, licensing, negotiation, training, structures and affiliations, software, online, lead generations, hot markets, trends, interest rates.
• Real Estate Forum – Online version of the print publication; includes news, articles, and resources related to commercial property and related transactions.
• Real Estate Profiles – Profiles top agents to gain business methods and selling tips and techniques. Includes current news plus columnists and interviews.
• Realty Times – Daily articles covering topics of interest to buyers, sellers, and real estate professionals.
• REM – Online version of the monthly publication for the Canadian real estate industry.
• Rentv.com, Inc – News and articles related to commercial property transactions and trends in California.
• Retail Traffic – Retail real estate news, articles, market profiles and research. Includes subscription information, magazine archives and buyers’ guide. Formerly Shopping Center World.
• RISMedia – Real estate industry news, profiles, and articles. National print magazine available.
• Topix: Real Estate – News on the industry drawn from thousands of sources around the net.
• Web Page Condominium News – A global condominium, strata, unit title, resource and news center for the benefit of: homeowners, managers, politicians, regulatory agencies, government, departments, developers, real estate agents, researchers and the general public.
• Who’s Who In Luxury Real Estate – Publication of international brokers dealing in luxury properties; search for listings or agents, take a virtual tour, or find previous sales.

SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION

• AllSchools – A searchable school directory that lists the name, address, phone, fax, email and web address for more than 4,000 schools.
• Annenberg Media – Offers free teacher professional development, resources, and activities.
• A+TeacherPlace – Links to 1500 curriculum, professional development, and educational technology resources on the Internet.
• Awesome Library – Directory of select online resources relating to education. Separate entry pages for teachers, kids, teens, parents, and librarians. Includes a search engine.
• 4 Career Training – Links to a wide range of vocational training courses and degrees. Categories include fashion design, culinary schools, and interior design.
• The Copernicus Education Gateway – Online directory of websites offering educational resources.
• Dr. Brain’s Laboratory – Directory of educational websites and programs with brief reviews.
• Early Childhood Links – Links in early childhood for childcare providers, homeschoolers, Montessorians, parents, and teachers.
• EducateNJ – Information and research pertaining to education.
• The Education Center – K-12 education resources for students and teachers.
• Education Planet – Helps teachers, students and parents find a wide variety of the educational resources available on the web.
• Education World – A comprehensive resource which includes a search engine for thousands of educational resources.
• Educational CyberPlayGround – Directory of educational resources and links related to curriculum, arts, technology, and teachers.
• Educational resource for teachers, directory and links. – Educational resources to support classroom and projects.
• Educational Web Portal – Contains listings of websites for teachers at every level and discipline.
• The Educator’s Reference Desk – Access AskERIC’s 2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links to online education information, and 200+ question archive responses.
• ed-u.com – A portal covering education, news, careers, and school issues. Searchable directory of 20 million educational webpages.
• EduHound Schools on the Web – Listings of US schools, districts, private and public K-12 schools online featuring listings by state, city or town and grade level.
• Edulinks – Provides links to major British educational and governmental web sites. For teachers, parents, and students.
• Eduseek – Searchable database of educational websites ranked by appropriate age.
• eLearners.com – Dozens of distance learning courses and resources, organized by subject.
• English Help for High School Students – Aims to help high school English students with their work.
• The Exploratorium’s Ten Cool Sites – Rates science, art, and education sites on the web.
• Federal Resources for Educational Excellence – Thirty federal agencies providing educational resources including lesson plans for all subjects and research support for homework assignments. Link to specific units of study or access the user friendly search engine.
• Floyd Ingram’s Resources Center – Links to K-12, higher education and including distance learning sites.
• Free Worksheets and Educational Resources – Index to free worksheets and educational resources on the Internet; articles on accelerated learning, free reading system, website building guide; and projects helping disadvantaged children across the world.
• FreeSeminars – Provides seminar listings, continuing education courses, and web based training.
• Gigglepotz – Provides information and directory of free resources for teachers, students, and parents.
• The Global Schoolhouse – Links kids, teachers and parents around the world. It has an impressive registry of international projects as well as teacher resources.
• Harcourt – Offers online access to lesson plans and teacher resources for educators teaching grades K-12. Parents can use the educational resources to provide help with homework for their children.
• Im4kidz – Provides links to resources for use in the classroom and at home, including lesson plans, freebies, and projects.
• International Education Media – A directory of universities, colleges, and schools worldwide.
• Internet Schoolhouse – A collection of educational resources on the Internet.
• JewishLink.net – Directory with web sites about education emphasizing a Jewish-Israel perspective.
• Knowledge Hound – Directory of how-to links, from cooking to programming to sports.
• Learning in Motion – A list of ten interesting education web sites. Archives available, sorted by subject and grade level.
• The Library in the Sky – A database of interesting and useful educational Web sites for those involved in education.
• The Lighthouse for Education – Education information for schools, teachers, pupils with links to educational web sites.
• LiqwidMindz.com Student Resources – Links to notes and solved problems for a wide range of academic subjects for college and high school students.
• Mailing Lists for Teachers – Over 100,000 lists covering the full spectum of education topics.
• MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching) – A free and open resource designed primarily for faculty and students of higher education. Links to online learning materials are collected here along with annotations such as peer reviews and assignments.
• Mrs. Mitchell’s Virtual School – Categorized Internet resources for kids’, teachers’, and classroom use. Sites listed by subject and grade. Also articles on computer technology in the classroom and summer reading lists.
• National Center for Education Statistics: Kids’ Classroom – Directories of schools, colleges, and libraries. Games, tools, multimedia, and a kids magazine.
• National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities – Information resources for people who plan, design, build, and maintain K-12 schools. Provided by the U.S. Department of Education.
• New Horizons for Learning – Presents articles and information on special issues in education, from restructuring schools to technology and adult education.
• New South Wales Higher School Certificate Online – An information network that serves the Higher School Certificate (K12) needs of students, teachers, schools and subject associations.
• Nicholas Johnson – Former FCC Commissioner and law professor provides documents and links on K-12 education and legal education.
• Pacific Bell Knowledge Network Explorer – Supports education by helping schools, libraries, and colleges acquire and effectively use Internet and videoconferencing technology.
• Pune Education – One stop resource of educational institutes, colleges, schools, organisations and classes in Pune.
• Quickdirections – Resources of colleges and universities for students, learning center.
• Reach Every Child – Resources for teachers and students.
• Revisiontime – Free-to-use education portal for students, parents and teachers.
• SchoolAtlas.com – Hundreds of categorized links to subject-material and professional educators’ resources.
• Schoolmaster – Elementary and secondary schools, universities and colleges can now have free email, chat areas and discussion forums added to their full free website
• SCORE – Web-based classroom resources in history, math, language arts, and social studies from Schools of California including literature guides for many K-12 titles.
• Searcs Web Guide to Irish Studies – Online Irish resources-choose your topic.
• Sites For Teachers – Numerous links to educational Web site. Ratings are recalculated every hour.
• Spartacus Guide – A collection of reviews of good educational websites under subject headings: English, Geography, History, Science and Media Studies.
• Stephen Carr’s Education and Fun Index – Large index of education resources: math, science, fun, and educational; woman in math, jobs that use math, jokes, Internet bumper stickers.
• Student Internet Resources – Online resources for students including financial aid, loans, computers, telecommunications, scholarships.
• Students.gov – A U.S. government interagency portal that provides students with a single point of access to useful services, resources, and information, both government and non-government, available online to college students and their families.
• StudyWeb – A comprehensive Web research resource, summarizing thousands of sites useful to both educators and students of all grade levels, in an easy-to-use, organized directory.
• Surfaquarium – Educational resources for teachers, students and parents provided by a veteran educator.
• Teach & Learn – Provides links for teachers and students.
• Teach the Children Well – Directory of sites for educators based on the curriculum for kindergarten through fourth grade.
• Teacher TidBytes – Internet resources based upon classroom curriculum, kids pages, student-teacher tutorials, web-integrated lesson plans
• Teachers Links – Large listing of teacher resources organized by subject.
• Teachers@work – Reviewed websites for teachers, school policies, critical thinking skills and network architecture.
• Teaching and Learning on the Web – A large, dyanmic, searchable collection of web sites that are used for learning. Provided by Maricopa Community Colleges.
• TeachNet.com – Daily tips and creative ideas for busy teachers. Website includes lesson plans, teacher-to-teacher resources and education mailing lists.
• TEAMS Distance Learning – Provides elementary and middle school teachers support in the areas of content mastery, skill enhancement, and instructional modeling for K12 Educators.
• Topmarks Education – Educational search engine aimed at teachers, pupils and parents.
• TrackStar – Helps instructors organize and annotate Web sites for use in lessons.
• The Vincent/Curtis Educational Register – Guide to private independent boarding schools, summer study programs and camps providing information for students in primary and secondary school.
• The Virtual Schoolhouse – Resources for teachers and administrators.
• WannaLearn – Collection of free online tutorials, guides and instructionally oriented sites.
• Wellington Academy – Links to homework help sites, encyclopedias, and reference sites.
• WorldInfoZone – Original content on over 60 areas of the world with thousands of checked links covering every area of the school curriculum.
• WorldWide Classroom – Intercultural and educational programs around the world including university study, adult enrichment, language immersion, teen camps, volunteerism, internships, cultural, craft and heritage programs. Searchable by country, interest, and in six languages.

TAX INFO AND RESOURCES

• Allexperts Tax Q&A – Professionals with backgrounds in accounting answering individual tax questions.

• AOL Money & Finance – Taxes – Provides information on how to file taxes.
• Bankrate.com: News and Advice – Information on all phases of tax planning and preparation.
• Epinions: Taxes – Consumer reviews of conventional and online tax preparers, plus buying advice for tax services.
• File Manager For Publications – IRS – Forms and Publications
• Fun With Taxes – Offering IRS tax change information and law updates.
• H&R Block – First Filers – Plain-talk tax tips to help working teens handle taxes.
• Individual Federal Income Tax Calculator & Adviser – Provides advice and computes limits, regular tax and the alternative minimum tax.
• IRS.gov – Understanding Taxes – Offers both print and online materials to help learn more about the history, theory, and application of taxes in the United States.
• Tax and Accounting Sites Directory – A comprehensive index of tax and accounting resources on the Internet.
• Tax Planning: US – Information on extensions, capital gains, and withholding.
• Tax Professional’s Corner – IRS website for tax pros.
• Taxopedia.com – Information resource for taxes and tax planning. Includes a large dictionary of tax terms and tips.
• TaxWorld – Includes a history of taxation, statistics, terms in different languages and a directory.
• Timber Taxes – Comprehensive explanation of the tax treatment of timber. Including qualifying for capital gains, casualty losses, income, expenses, and reforestation.
• Wedding Bells and the Marriage Penalty – Discover how the marriage penalty causes married couples to pay more taxes than their single counterparts. Learn who it hurts, why it is so costly, and how to avoid it.

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