- Center for Law and Education
- Addresses public education reform issues, with emphasis on low-income students and communities. - Coalition of Essential Schools
- National network of schools using common principles to inform school change, school design, and school reform efforts. - Odysseus Group, The
- Nonprofit dedicated to presenting alternatives to the current school system. Offering The Underground History of American Education by John Taylor Gatto. - Center for Education Reform
- National advocacy group. Issues include: standards, accountability, governance, school choice, and charter schools. - Southeastern Regional Vision for Education (SERVE)
- Consortium of organizations which addresses critical educational issues in the Southeast and serves as a resource for groups striving for comprehensive school improvement. - Education Policy Institute
- Provides education research and policy analysis from a public choice and pro-market perspective. - Just for the Kids
- Motivates educators and the public to take action to improve schools by giving them a clear picture of a school's academic condition and identifying the effective practices found in high-performing schools. - Project Appleseed
- Working with schools, families, employers, and community organizations to develop local partnerships that support a safe school environment where students learn to challenging standards. - Annenberg Institute for School Reform
- Standards-based and practice-centred policy-research and technical-assistance organization with an emphasis on promoting quality education for disadvantaged children and communities. - Black Alliance for Educational Options
- Organization focused on ensuring access to school choice programs for black children. Organization for Quality Education
- A group of Canadian parents, teachers, trustees, ratepayers, and business people who are dedicated to reforming elementary and secondary education in the Province of Ontario.- KnowledgeWorks Foundation
- Empowering communities to improve education. KnowledgeWorks is focused on high school education policy and reform, adult education and training, and college access for all students. - National Association for the Advancement of Single-Sex Public Education (NAASSPE)
- Offers information regarding federal funding, research, history, and links to single-sex public schools in the U.S. - 21st Century Learning Initiative
- Transnational organization which researches human learning and exlores its implications for education, work and communities. - Project GRAD USA
- Seeks to promote an education reform initiative to increase academic achievement, and high school and college graduation rates for poor and disadvantaged inner-city and rural minority students attending public schools. - National Forum
- National education group promoting the academic performance of middle school students. Includes links to Southern Forum and Schools To Watch. - Small Schools Workshop:
- Resource for public schools and districts engaged in restructuring into smaller learning environments. Based at the University of Illinois at Chicago. - Designs for Change
- Multi-racial, educational research and reform organization. Seeking major improvements in public schools serving the 50 largest American cities, with a particular emphasis on Chicago. - Learning Exchange, The
- Not-for-profit corporation which develops and implements school reform models, educates educators, and provides innovative programs for kids. - Ohio Coalition of Essential Schools
- Working to improve student performance through teacher training and fundamental redesign of schools. - Give Kids Good Schools
- Give Kids Good Schools is a national campaign to guarantee a quality public education for every child in the nation. Through national activities and online resources, the campaign seeks to provide Americans with the information and tools they need to take action in their communities and improve their public schools. - Keep Kids Learning
- National advocacy campaign working to improve education and learning opportunities for struggling students. From the National Centre for Learning Disabilities. - Modern Red Schoolhouse Institute
- Nonprofit organization providing redesign plans for schools that seek to build on traditional American education, while still incorporating modern technology. - National High School Association
- Association of high school teachers and administrators that promotes constructive school reform through national and state conferences, publications and activities. - American Textbook Council
- Reviews history textbooks and other educational materials. Dedicated to improving the social studies curriculum and civic education in the nation's elementary and high schools. - StandardsWork
- Nonprofit education consultancy in Washington, D.C. Offers education reform news and resources as well as tools for judging and implementing academic standards. - AIM at Middle Grades Results
- Project of the Educational Development Centre seeking to create high performing middle grades schools. - A+ Education Foundation
- Coalition to promote better public education in Alabama. - Springboard Schools
- Working to transform a critical mass of schools in the San Francisco Bay Area into vital places of teaching and learning for every student and adult. - Education Reform 21
- Voluntary, nonprofit organisation to provide parents and educationalists with information on non-selective comprehensive education in Northern Ireland. - Massachusetts Coalition for Authentic Reform in Education
- MassCARE promotes fairness in testing and educational opportunities for all students. Involves parents, teachers, and students working for quality and equity in public education. - Parentica International
- An organization of business leaders, teachers, students, and parents committed to education reform. - National Partnership for Excellence and Accountability in Teaching (NPEAT)
- Dedicated to research-based action that results in teaching excellence to raise student performance. - National Center for Urban School Transformation
- The National Centre for Urban School Transformation is a research and support centre designed to help urban school districts improve learning results. - Education Enhancement Partnership
- TEEP fosters private sector efforts in education reform in Stark County, Ohio. - National Coalition for Equality in Learning
- Works to improve the learning of young people who are not benefiting from their school experiences. - Center for Teaching Quality
- Improves student learning through developing teacher leadership, conducting practical research, and engaging various communities. - Every Child Matters
- The Every Child Matters Education Fund is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-partisan organization working to make children, youth, and families a national political priority. - National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools, and Teaching
- Created to document, support, and sustain the education restructuring efforts occuring in the New York area and across the U.S. At the Teachers College of Columbia University. - National Commission on Teaching and America's Future
- Promoting policies and practices to put a well-qualified teacher in every classroom. - Partnership for 21st Century Skills
- Organization to build collaborative partnerships between educators, businesses, communities, and government leaders to help students compete in the 21st century's global economy. - Strong American Schools
- Strong American Schools is a nonpartisan public awareness and advocacy effort aimed at elevating discussion amongst America's leaders about the need for education reform. This campaign seeks to unite all Americans around the crucial mission of improving our public schools by elevating the discussion to a national stage. - Weaving Gender Equity into Math Reform
- Seeks to assist staff developers in expanding the equity content of their workshops, videos, and written materials for teachers.
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