Updated May 17, 2001 Feature Articles Jumpstart Charges Kids Up for Learning! After Aaron Lieberman spent a summer break as a camp counselor, he returned to his studies at Yale University with a desire to provide individual attention for at-risk preschool students. With the help of others, he founded Jumpstart, an organization that matches college students and youngsters in one-to-one sessions that help the kids charge up for learning. The Jumpstart mission is "to engage young people in service to work toward the day every child in America enters school prepared to succeed." Since its inception, Jumpstart has served more than 8,000 children. 05/17/01 From the Principal Files: Principals Offer Advice to Job Seekers Have a plan, a portfolio, and a good attitude! That's just some of the advice Education World's Principal Files principals have for soon-to-be college grads looking for their first teaching positions. Any educator who is involved in a job search will benefit from this advice from the people who are doing the hiring! 04/26/01

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Related Links	The World Higher Education Database (WHED) This resource from UNESCO and the International Association of Universities (IAU) includes information available on the higher education systems of some 180 countries and territories worldwide. USNews.com - .edu Home Page Superb site for finding the right college, graduate school, financial aid, parents guide, school rankings, jobs, internships, self tests and more. College and Character A National Initiative of the John Templeton Foundation seeks to foster widespread conversations within the higher education community about character development and to inform college-bound students, parents, policy makers, and the general public about how colleges and universities, individually and collectively, are responding to this challenge. Counseling U This site includes information and links on various issues that people may encounter during the process of choosing a college and being successful once there.