Education Nation: For Students

For Students

As a student, the most important thing you can do to help make a difference in this country is to provide yourself with a college education. Once you’re on your way to a college degree, there will be lots of opportunities to help other students on their path to higher learning.

Below, you’ll find some resources to assist you with choosing and applying to colleges, helping other students in your community, and if you’re considering becoming a teacher yourself one day, we’ve included some links to organizations which can help you learn more about a career in education.

“Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength for our nation.”
~ John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States of America

ACT

This nonprofit organization provides a broad array of assessment, research, and information in the areas of education and workforce development.
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City Year

City Year volunteers spend a year working to close the education gap through tutoring and mentoring at-risk youth in 20 communities across the U.S.
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College Board

College planning tools for students and research and tools for educators can be found at CollegeBoard.org.
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College Results Online

College Results Online provides information about graduation rates for colleges and universities across the country.
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DoSomething.org

DoSomething.org helps young people take action to support the causes they care about.
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Get Schooled

Students can find out how to take action and make a difference at GetSchooled.com.
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Khan Academy

This nonprofit is dedicated to providing free online education tools to students, teachers, principals, and interested adults.
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KnowHow2GO

KnowHow2Go is an initiative launched by the American Council on Education, Lumina Foundation, and the Ad Council to help guide students on the path to college.
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