Education in Utah |
State of Utah- Office of Education
250 East 500 South
P O Box 144200
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4200
www.usoe.k12.ut.us/
(801) 538-7500
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Provides information on career and technical education, curriculum and instruction, educator licensing, charter schools, No Child Left Behind, special education, schools for deaf and blind, and Office of Rehabilitation. |
Utah Education Network
(801) 581-2999 or 1-800-666-5852
www.uen.org
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Provides Utah students and educators access to a statewide electronic network that offers information such as curriculum lessons, learning search to find educational web sites, activities and television programs, to distance learning, Utah electronic high school, Utah Electronic college and much more.
Click here to find a school. |
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Provides information about Adult Education programs in Utah and a list of site locations where adult education services is offered. |
Utah GED (General Education Development)
State GED Testing Administrator
Utah State Office of Education
250 East 500 South
P.O. Box 144200
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4200
(801) 538-7870
www.utahged.info
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Provides information about taking the GED test in Utah. The GED is a test that consists of questions in five subject areas: social studies, language arts/writing, language arts/reading, science, and mathematics. |
Student Aid - Savings, Grants, Loans. |
Utah Educational Savings Plan (UESP)
(801) 321-7188 or 1-800-418-2551 www.uesp.org/ |
UESP is the official and only 529 Plan sponsored by the State of Utah. Individuals may open a UESP college savings account only through UESP. UESP is a “direct-sold” 529 Plan, which means that an account can be set up and contributions can be made by contracting directly with UESP. |
FinAid!
The Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid
www.finaid.org/ |
Provides information on student loans, scholarships, savings and military aid. |
U.S. Department of Education's
Federal Student Aid Information Center
1-800-4-FED-AID or
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1-800-433-3243)
www.studentaid.ed.gov
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Federal Student Aid for College or Career School - The U.S. Department of Education provides grants, loans, and work-study opportunities to eligible students attending participating colleges or career schools. |
Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority
Board of Regents Building, The Gateway
60 South 400 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84101-1284
(801) 321-7294 or 1-877-336-7378
www.uheaa.org/ |
Provides Utah information on student loans, grants, financial aid , teacher loan forgiveness program, child care provider loan forgiveness program, and economic hardship deferment forms, etc. |
Scholarship Search Resources |
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Serves as an on-line resource for Utah high school students in career and college planning: career center , college exam test prep, college applications, financial aid, and more.
Click here to search for scholarships.
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Click here to view scholarships, emerging leaders program, fellowships, and internships. |
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
911 2nd Street NE
Washington, DC 20002
1-800-EXCEL-DC
www.chci.org
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CHCI has on-line education center for high school students, college students and parents.
Click here to search scholarships, internships and fellowships. |
Other |
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Kids On The Move is a non-profit organization based in Orem
that provides support and services to children and families in Utah County. Serves families
with children birth to age three, including families of children with special needs and also
low-income families. Provides services and support to children and families through
four main programs: Early Intervention, Early Head Start, the Early Education Center, and Resource Library. |
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Salt Lake CAP Head Start is a comprehensive early childhood development
program serving low-income children from age three to five and their families.Children who
attend Head Start participate in a variety of educational activities including literacy,
language, science, social-emotional, and much more. They also receive medical and dental
services, have healthy meals and snacks, and enjoy playing safely indoors and outdoors.
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