Education

» College Foundation of North Carolina
   Provides information on state scholarships and educational funding opportunities.

   
   http://www.cfnc.org/

» Educational Leadership Beyond Excellence
   Consortium focused on after school initiatives to motivate at-risk youth to view themselves as learners. Serves the school systems in Alexander, Alleghany, and Caldwell Counties.

   
   http://www.ed-lbex.org/

» Extension Forestry Program
   NC Cooperative Extension program for forestry. Information on programs, forestry and conservation.

   
   http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/nreos/forest/

» NCASC Online
   North Carolina Association of Student Councils. Activities, districts, constitution, membership information, and history.

   
   http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Congress/7572/

» North Carolina Association of Independent Schools
   Board members, grants, member schools and calendar of events.

   
   http://www.ncais.org/

» North Carolina Center for Afterschool Programs
   An independent statewide center that works to expand high quality afterschool opportunities to help youth succeed and improve the quality of life for working families.

   
   http://www.nccap.net

» North Carolina Colleges, Universities and Scholarships
   Lists telephone numbers, email addresses, online applications, website links, scholarship and financial aid information for state and private colleges.

   
   http://www.college-scholarships.com/north_carolina.htm

» North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service
   Educational partnership offers numerous programs implemented by county field faculty and supported by university-based specialists.

   
   http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/

» North Carolina Education Alliance
   Dedicated to fundamental reform of the education system. Features research articles, news headlines, staff profiles, details on contributions.

   
   http://www.nceducationalliance.org/

» North Carolina Educational Technology Conference
   The NCETC program and exhibits showcase the best practices and products, the brightest ideas and the most innovative teaching tips and techniques in educational technology for every level and for all areas of learning.

   
   http://www.ncetc.org/

» North Carolina Parent
   Helping NC parents make informed decisions about software, books, and other educational materials by providing evaluations against the NC Standard Course of Study.

   
   http://ncparent.tripod.com/ncparent/

» North Carolina Prototype School Design
   The School Planning Section of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction assists North Carolina school districts, architects and designers in the planning and design of high quality school facilities.

   
   http://www.schoolclearinghouse.org/

» North Carolina Science Leadership Association
   Opportunities for science educators at all levels to exchange ideas and information.

   
   http://ncsla.net/

» North Carolina Science Teacher's Association
   Offers membership information, resources, science fair and conference information.

   
   http://ncsta.org/

» North Carolina Teacher Academy
   Professional development program for teachers. Founded by the North Carolina General Assembly.

   
   http://www.ga.unc.edu/NCTA/

» North Carolina Teaching Fellows
   An organization devoted to recruiting and training outstanding high school students toward becoming teachers for the North Carolina school system. Details about the program and the process of applying.

   
   http://www.teachingfellows.org/

» Teach4NC
   Dedicated to the recruitment of teaching professionals for public schools in the state. Features current job opportunities and routes into teaching from various professions.

   
   http://teach4nc.org/

» Textile Technology Center at Gaston College
   Part of the North Carolina Community College system dedicated to teaching textile technology.

   
   http://textilecenter.gaston.edu/