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Helpful Resources

Here you'll find dozens of informative books on schools, test preparation, and the Bay Area. Many of the parents visiting our site have found these books helpful. Titles are organized by the following topics:
bulletPRIVATE SCHOOLS
bulletBOARDING SCHOOLS
bulletPUBLIC SCHOOLS
bulletK - 12 EDUCATION
bulletENTRANCE EXAMS
bulletRELOCATION GUIDE

PRIVATE SCHOOLS                      

GENERAL GUIDES:
bulletThe Best Private High Schools and How to Get in by Frank C. Leana
bulletFree Money for Private Schools by Laurie Blum
bulletHow to Pick a Perfect Private School by Harlow G. Unger
bulletI'm Going to High School - A Guide to the Private High School Admissions Process by Alice Dickerson
bulletThe Parents' Guide to Alternatives in Education by Ronald E. Kotzsch
bullet Peterson's Private Secondary Schools 2008
bullet Peterson's Game Plan for Getting into Private Schools by Lila Lohr
bullet Private Independent Schools 2007 by Bunting and Lyon
bullet The Handbook of Private Schools 2007
 
REGIONAL GUIDES:
bullet Finding a Preschool for Your Child in San Francisco and Marin by Vera R. Obermeyer et al.
bullet Private High Schools of the San Francisco Bay Area by Betsy Little
bullet Private K-8 Schools in San Francisco and Marin by Betsy Little and Paula Molligan
bullet Private Schools of the San Francisco Peninsula/Silicon Valley by Ellen Lussier

BOARDING SCHOOLS

bulletBoarding School Guide by Thomas E. Keegan
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The Boarding School Guide by Carla S. Rogg

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

bulletGetting the Public School You Want: San Francisco by Susan Jacobson
bullet Parent's Guide to School Selection in San Mateo-Santa Clara County by Nancy Gill
bulletSan Francisco Bay Area School Ratings by Mark Mastracci

K - 12 EDUCATION

bullet All Else Equal: Are Public and Private Schools Different? by Luis Benveniste et al.
bullet Basic Tools for Choosing a School: A Picky Parent Guide Quick Kit by Bryan and Emily Hassel
bullet Choosing the Right School for Your Child by Brandi Roth & Fay Van Der Kar-Levinson
bulletGetting the Best Education for Your Child: A Parent's Checklist by James E. Keogh
bullet How California Schools Work (McCormack's Guide) by Don McCormack
bullet The Educated Child: A Parent's Guide from Preschool through 8th Grade by William J Bennett et al.
bullet The Kindergarten Survival Handbook: The Before School Checklist and A Guide for Parents by Allana Evolson
bulletWhat Every Parent Needs to Know About 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Grades: An Essential Guide to Your Child's Education by Toni S. Bickart et al.
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10 Traits of Highly Successful Schools: How You Can Know if Your School is a Good One by Elaine K. McEwan

ENTRANCE EXAMS

SSAT/ISEE:
bullet Arco Master the SSAT and ISEE 2007 by Steinberg
bullet Barron's How to Prepare for the SSAT/ISEE: High School Entrance Examinations by Kathleen Elliott et al.
bullet Cracking the SSAT/ISEE 2007 by Princeton Review
bullet Kaplan SSAT/ISEE, 2008 Edition by Kaplan
bullet Peterson's SSAT/ISEE Success 2008 by Peterson's
 
CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM:
bullet Ace's COOP/HSPT CD Software Exambusters Study Cards (CD-ROM) by Ace's Academics Inc.
bullet CliffsTestPrepTM Catholic High School Entrance Exams by Fred N. Grayson
bullet Cracking the COOP/HSPT (Princeton Review Series) by Jeff Rubenstein
bullet Kaplan COOP & HSPT 2007 by Kaplan
bullet Master the Catholic High School Entrance Examinations 2008 by Peterson's

RELOCATION GUIDE

bullet McCormack's Guides Alameda 2006
bullet McCormack's Guides Contra Costa and Solano 2006
bullet McCormack's Guides Marin, Napa and Sonoma 2005
bullet McCormack's Guides San Francisco and San Mateo 2006
bullet McCormack's Guides Santa Clara Silicon Valley 2005
bullet McCormack's Guides How California Schools Work
bullet Newcomer's Handbook for Moving to San Francisco and the Bay Area by Michael Bower
bulletNewcomer's Handbook for San Francisco by Michael Bower
bulletRelocating to the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley by Cristina Gold and Cristina Guinot
 

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