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.

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