Where Can I Get More Information on College? (continued)

1. 10 Real SATs. The College Board, 1997.

2. Official Guide to the ACT Assessment: Getting Into the ACT, Second Edition. Harcourt Brace & Company, 1997.

3. Barron's Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test: How to Prepare for the PSAT/NMSQT, Ninth Edition, Samuel Brownstein, Mitchel Weiner, and Sharon Weiner Green. Barron's Educational Series, 1997.

4. Barron's How to Prepare for the SAT I, 20th Edition, Sharon Weiner Green and Ira K. Wolf. Barron's Educational Series, 1998.

5. Barron's How to Prepare for the ACT, 11th Edition, George Ehrenhaft, Robert Lehrman, Fred Obrecht, and Allan Mundsack. Barron's Educational Series, 1998.

6. ARCO Preparation for the SAT and PSAT, 17th Edition, Edward Deptula (ed.). Arco Publishers, 1996.

7. Cracking the SAT and PSAT, 1999, Adam Robinson and John Katzman. Princeton Review, 1998.

8. Cracking the ACT, 1999-2000, Geoff Martz, Kim Magloire, and Theodore Silver. Princeton Review, 1999.

9. Word Smart: Building an Educated Vocabulary, 2nd edition, Adam Robinson. Princeton Review, 1993.

Books About Financing Your Child's Education

1. The Parents' Guide to Paying for College, Gerald Krefetz. The College Board, 1998.

2. College Financial Aid, Fifth Edition. College Research Group of Concord, Massachusetts. Macmillan General Reference, 1993.

3. College Costs and Financial Aid Handbook, 1999, 19th Edition. The College Board, 1998.

4. Peterson's Paying Less for College, 1996, Thirteenth Edition. Peterson's Guides, 1995.

5. Barron's Best Buys in College Education, 5th Edition, Lucia Solorzano. Barron's Educational Series, 1998.

6. College Scholarships & Financial Aid, 7th Edition, John Schwartz (ed.). Arco Publishers, 1997.

7. Don't Miss Out: The Ambitious Student's Guide to Financial Aid, 23rd Edition, Anna Leider and Robert Leider. Octameron Associates, 1998.

Information About U.S. Savings Bonds

Write to:

Bureau of the Public Debt
U.S. Savings Bonds Division
P.O. Box 1328
Parkersburg, WV 26106-1328
Phone: 304-480-6112
http://www.treasurydirect.gov/indiv/products/products.htm

Information About Federal Student Financial Aid

Request The Student Guide by writing to:

Federal Student Aid Information Center
P.O. Box 84
Washington, DC 20044

Call the Federal Student Financial Aid Information Center toll-free at

1-800-4FED-AID

Books About Private Sources of Financial Aid

1. Foundation Grants to Individuals, 11th Edition, L. Victoria Hall (ed.). The Foundation Center, 1999.

2. The A's and B's of Academic Scholarships, 20th Edition, Anne Schimke (ed.) and Anna Leider. Octameron Associates, 1998.

3. The Scholarship Book, 1998/1999 Edition, Daniel Cassidy and Tom Powea. Prentice Hall, Inc., 1998.

4. The Complete Grants Sourcebook for Higher Education, Third Edition, David Bauer and David Bower. Oryx Press, 1996.

Information About Educational Standards

You can contact your child's school, the school district, or the State department of education to find out about the setting of educational standards in your community and State. The following are other sources of information:

1. Council of Chief State School Officers
   1 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
   Suite 700
   Washington, DC 20001-1431
   Phone: 202-408-5505
   Fax: 202-408-8072
   www.ccsso.org

2. Council for Basic Education
   1319 F Street NW, Suite 900
   Washington, DC 20004
   Phone: 202-347-4171
   Fax: 202-347-5047
   www.c-b-e.org

The following associations and organizations are coordinating the development of voluntary standards: