Daniel Scott's School, Visalia, Tulare County

http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/5views/5views2h34.htm

Rating: 3, Medium.

Description: For 15 years after its admission to the union as a free state, California barred Black children from its public educational system. In 1873 Visalia California was the first to provide public education for Black and Mexican children. Standard 4.4.8

Comments: This site is part of the National Park Service's book and website Five Views of California.

Resource Type: Secondary Text.

Graphics content: Low.

Resource ID: 885

Dorothea Lange: A Few Quotes

http://www.masters-of-photography.com/L/lange/lange_resources.html

Rating: 3, Medium.

Description: This site contains a selection of well known Dorothea Lange photos and some quotes about photography. Standard 4.4.9

Comments: This site is valuable for the images, look elsewhere for biographical information.

Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 988

Fifty-first Street School, Los Angeles

http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/5views/5views2h46.htm

Rating: 3, Medium.

Description: When the public elementary school opened in 1910, it was the first such institution in the Los Angeles school system built in a Black community to accommodate neighborhood students. Four White teachers and a White principal were assigned to the school when it opened. The first Afro-American teacher, Mrs. Bessie Burington Burke, was hired in 1911. Standard 4.4.8

Comments: This site is part of the National Park Service's book and website Five Views of California.

Resource Type: Secondary Text.

Graphics content: Low.

Resource ID: 1217

High School Graduation and College Admission Requirements

http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/pn/fb/yr04hsgcar.asp

Rating: 3, Medium.

Description: This California Department of Education site describes the requirements for high school graduation, including state course requirements. Also included are the admission requirements for the University of California and California State University. There is no information on the California Community College system. Standard 4.4.8

Comments: This site will help students plan their education pathway to college.

Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics.

Graphics content: Low.

Resource ID: 1540

John Steinbeck's World

http://www.steinbeck.org/Home.html

Rating: 3, Medium.

Description: This is a good, concise site about John Steinbeck. It contains information about his life, works, and the world he lived in. Standard 4.4.9

Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics.

Graphics content: Low.

Resource ID: 1841