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• Philadelphia High School Directory 2010
  Lists neighborhood, charter, and special admissions schools. Also includes information about academic, specialty, and athletic programs, a sample high school application, and tips for parents, guardians, and students on getting through high school. See also, The Notebook's Fall Guide.
• Transferring from one school to another in Philadelphia
  Students inside and outside the District can obtain information about transferring to a different school in the city.

• Step Up to College
  Provided by Philadelphia Futures, this guide helps students prepare for college and plan professional careers. Includes information on financial aid and the college application and admissions process. Philadelphia Futures prepares students from low-income families to enter and succeed in college by providing mentoring, academic enrichment, college guidance, and financial incentives.
• White-Williams Scholars
  Supports high achieving Philadelphia public high school students of limited financial means to fulfill their potential by providing stipends and academic assistance.
• College.gov
  A portal for students and parents to obtain information about the pathways to college.
• Finding the Right College
  Conduct a nationwide search for the college or university that is right for you. Search based on location, programs, tuition, distance learning, evening courses and more.

• ACLU Student Rights Manual
  Provides information on student rights in areas including expression, religion, and privacy. You can download a copy of the manual.

• Philadelphia Student Union
  Promotes equality in education in the public school system. A youth-led organization, it maintains chapters at six schools.
• Youth United for Change
  Develops young leaders and helps improve their quality of education. Organizes members through chapters in neighborhood public schools.
• Philadelphia Education Fund
  Works to improve the quality of education for underserved youth in Philadelphia.
• Education Law Center
  Advocates for poor children, children of color, children with disabilities, English language learners, kids in foster homes and institutions, and others.
• Research for Action
  Through research and evaluation seeks to improve the education opportunities and outcomes of urban youth by enriching the civic and community dialogue about public education.
• Public Citizens for Children and Youth
  Works to improve the lives of all children, including those who are homeless and abused, receiving inadequate health care, and whose parents are being taken off welfare.
• Good Schools Pennsylvania
  Informs citizens and public officials about the educational needs of Pennsylvania's children, the components of effective education (including accountability), and the consequences of an inadequate education.
• Project U-turn
  A citywide campaign that focuses on Philadelphia’s solving the city’s dropout crisis through targeted strategies and investments.
• Philadelphia Youth Network
  A catalyst for collective action that brings individuals, organizations, and systems together to improve the quality of life for the city’s youth.
• FairTest: National Center for Fair and Open Testing
  Advances quality education and equal opportunity by promoting fair, open, valid and educationally beneficial evaluations of students, teachers and schools. Also works to end the misuse and flaws of testing practices that impede those goals.
• U.S. Department of Education
  This extensive site includes resources and data on student achievement and on federal efforts to ensure equal access to high-quality education.

• Code of Student Conduct
  Outlines the School District of Philadelphia’s policies for creating and maintaining a safe learning environment for its students. Addresses the acceptable behavioral standards for all students.
• Suspension and Expulsion Policy
  Outlines the rules by which Philadelphia public school students can be suspended or expelled from school.
• ACLU Student Rights Manual
  Provides information on student rights in areas including expression, religion, and privacy. You can download a copy of the manual.

• Government Jobs for Students
  A one-stop portal for high school students to view federal government jobs.
• How to Obtain Working Papers
  Instructions on how to secure working papers, if needed. You can download the forms.
• Greater Philadelphia Cares
  Strengthens communities through volunteer service. Learn how to volunteer your time, talents, and resources.
• Other Volunteer Opportunities
  Learn about ways to volunteer at home and around the world.

• Federal Student Aid
  The nation’s largest source of student aid, federal dollars in the form of grants, loans, and work-study programs are available to all eligible students pursuing post-secondary education.
• Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency
  One of the largest full-service financial aid organizations in the nation. Includes the Keystone family of student loan programs. The Keystone loans offer lower loan fees.
• Philadelphia Scholars Program
  Promotes college access and success through the awarding of “Last Dollar Scholarships” to graduates of 22 public neighborhood high schools across Philadelphia.
• United Negro College Fund
  Administers more than 300 scholarship, fellowship, and institutional grants that support students at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels.
• National Merit Scholarship Program
  An academic competition open to all students who take the PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, a test which serves as an initial screen of approximately 1.5 million entrants each year
• National Achievement Scholarship Program
  Recognizes outstanding achievement by African American high school students.
• Gates Millennium Scholarships
  Initially funded by a $1 billion grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
• UNCF Program Services Scholarships
  A list of scholarship programs throughout the country.
• College Scholarships.com
  A list of scholarships of varying amounts and for various degrees of study.
• Coca Cola Scholars Foundation
  Awards two year- and four-year scholarships to high school seniors.
• Discover Scholarship Program
  Awards open to high school juniors to be used toward any type of post-high school education or training, certification, licensing, two- or four-year trade and technical education, or four-year college degree.
• Tips on Winning Scholarships
  Find out what makes a highly successful scholarship winner.
• Sallie Mae
  Nation’s leading provider of student loans and administrator of college savings plans. Find information on planning and preparing for college, how to pay for it, and managing your loans after graduation.

• HBCU Empower Me Tour
  Actor and best-selling author Hill Harper travels the country to talk to minority middle school, high school, and college students about education, mentoring, and volunteerism as tools for achieving life goals.
• Free Library of Philadelphia
  Exercise your freedom to be informed and check out activities and programs of interest to you.
• Study Skills
  Pick up useful study methods to ace exams and boost your grades.
• Philadelphia Department of Recreation
  Learn about programs at neighborhood recreation centers that foster learning and physical growth.
• The New York Times Learning Network
  A mix of activities for students, parents, and teachers that promote learning. Read news stories about the latest kid book craze, view the “Word of the Day,” or take a daily news quiz.