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  • ALSC: Association for Library Service to Children
    Network of children's and youth librarians, children's literature experts, and publishers.
    www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/index.cfm
  • Amazing Kids
    A nonprofit educational organization dedicated to inspiring and recognizing excellence in children.
    www.amazing-kids.org
  • America Scores
    Youth development program that fosters healthy minds and bodies through literacy and sports.
    www.americascores.org
  • American Forum For Global Education
    www.globaled.org
  • American School Health Association
    Uniting many professionals working in schools who are committed to safeguarding the health of school-aged children.
    www.ashaweb.org
  • Association for Compensatory Educators of Texas
    Dedicated to helping educationally disadvantaged children through professional activities and scholarships.
    www.acetx.org
  • Association for Science Education
    U.K. association of teachers helping teachers teach science.
    www.ase.org.uk
  • Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)
    Offers a school search, school information, and a guide to choosing the right school.
    www.boardingschools.com
  • Building Environmental Education Solutions, Inc.
    Nonprofit organization that works with middle and high school educators to develop environmental education programs which are customized around a local issue.
    www.beesinc.org
  • California Association of Directors of Activities
    Organization providing resources to secondary school activity directors throughout the state.
    www.cada1.org
  • California School Leadership Academy
    Provides professional development programs to principals, administrators, and teachers.
    www.csla.org
  • Capitol Region Education Council
    Serves all 34 school districts in Connecticut.
    www.crec.org
  • Career Dreams Educational Foundation
    Helps students to be more successful in education and life by going for their career dreams based on talents, passions, and their own personal brilliance.
    www.careerdreams.org
  • CASAA Student Leadership Resource Centre
    Promotes and develops student leadership and activities in Canadian high schools.
    www.casaaleadership.ca
  • Celebration USA
    Nonprofit educational organization established in 1992 to encourage young people to honor the principles of democracy, good citizenship, and patriotism.
    www.celebrationusa.org
  • Center for Education Reform
    National advocacy group. Issues include: standards, accountability, governance, school choice, and charter schools.
    edreform.com
  • Center for Educational Technology (CET)
    Independent nonprofit organization dedicated to improving Israel's educational system.
    www.cet.ac.il
  • Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning
    Made up of education professionals, scholars, and public policy experts who care deeply about improving the schooling of California's children.
    www.cftl.org
  • Center for the Prevention of School Violence
    Focuses on ensuring that schools are safe and secure through a public awareness campaign and several special projects.
    www.ncsu.edu/cpsv
  • Chicago Panel on School Policy
    Nonprofit organization advocating for quality education in Chicago's public schools. Site includes information on Panel projects and publications.
    www.chicagopanel.org
  • Children's Study Home
    Providing support services to children and families in need.
    www.studyhome.org
  • Classroom Acoustics Coalition, The
    Provides background on the problems caused by bad acoustics in classrooms, and offers planning strategies and methods to avoid or correct bad acoustics in existing or planned educational facilities.
    www.nonoise.org/quietnet/qc
  • Coalition for Community Schools
    The Coalition for Community Schools is an alliance of national, state and local organizations in education K-16, youth development, community planning and development, family support, health and human services, government and philanthropy as well as national, state and local community school networks. The Coalition advocates for community schools as the vehicle for strengthening schools, families and communities so that together they can improve student learning.
    www.communityschools.org
  • College Bound
    Tutoring, mentoring, and scholarship program for college-bound students in D.C. public high schools.
    www.collegebound.org
  • Committee for Children
    Nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention of child abuse and youth violence through the development of educational curricula and original research.
    www.cfchildren.org
  • Communities In Schools (CIS) (6)
    dir.yahoo.com/.../Organizations/Communities_In_Schools__CIS_
  • Congressional Youth Leadership Council
    Sponsors youth-based leadership conferences across the United States and around the world.
    www.CYLC.ORG
  • Cosmos Education
    Assists schools in developing African countries with their science and technology education programs.
    www.cosmoseducation.org
  • Council for Basic Education
    Independent nonprofit, membership organization that promotes a curriculum strong in the basic subjects for all children in the nation's elementary and secondary schools.
    www.c-b-e.org
  • Developmental Studies Center
    Organization which conducts research, offers workshops, and produces materials that help educators foster and integrate children's intellectual, ethical, and social development.
    www.devstu.org
  • Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE)@
    dir.yahoo.com/.../Prevention/Drug_Abuse_Resistance_Education__DARE_
  • Education Alliance, The
    Catalyst for business and community involvement in public schools in West Virginia.
    www.educationalliance.org
  • Education Trust
    Created to promote high academic achievement for all students, at all levels, kindergarten through college.
    www.edtrust.org
  • ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education
    Working to establish policies and educational programs to support the development of ethnically and linguistically diverse groups.
    iume.tc.columbia.edu
  • First Day Foundation Online
    Grassroots movement that brings together schools, families, and communities in celebration of education. Offers a first day of school activity guide for promoting parental involvement.
    www.firstday.org
  • Forward in the Fifth
    Works to bring communities and schools together to ensure all children have the educational opportunities they need to live full and productive lives.
    www.fif.org
  • Foundation for Advancements in Science and Education (FASE)
    Conducts a broad range of public interest research to produce multimedia products that fulfill educational and social needs.
    www.fasenet.org
  • Foundation for Excellent Schools
    Focusing on professional development and community resources for building school excellence.
    www.fesnet.org
  • Friends for Youth
    Mentor program serving kids in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.
    www.friendsforyouth.org
  • Future Homemakers of America
    dir.yahoo.com/.../Organizations/Future_Homemakers_of_America
  • Galef Institute
    Supports the Different Ways of Knowing network (DWoKnet), a source for communication about issues of importance to teaching and learning.
    www.dwoknet.galef.org
  • Gems Education
    Manages schools in India, Middle East, United Kingdom, and other countries of Europe. Site lists schools, news, and information for parents and students. Headquartered in Dubai.
    www.gemseducation.com
  • Hardin County Education Association
    Includes calendar of events and newsletter.
    www.hardincoea.org
  • Headstart - Sacramento, CA
    headstart.seta.net
  • Healthy Schools Network
    Environmental health organization that does research, information, education, coalition-building, and advocacy to ensure that every child has a healthy learning environment.
    www.healthyschools.org
  • Helping Teens Succeed
    Nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the number of low-income teens going to college.
    www.helpingteenssucceed.org
  • Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) (2)
    dir.yahoo.com/.../Organizations/Hugh_O_Brian_Youth_Leadership__HOBY_
  • Institute for Student Achievement
    Works in partnership with public schools to help at-risk youngsters stay in school, advance from grade to grade and graduate.
    www.studentachievement.org
  • Junior State of America (JSA)
    Nationwide, nonprofit, non-partisan political education organization for students in grades 9-12.
    www.jsa.org
  • Just Think Foundation
    Nonprofit foundation founded to promote media literacy and develop critical thinking skills in young people.
    www.justthink.org
  • Kern County Network for Children@
    dir.yahoo.com/.../Organizations/Kern_County_Network_for_Children
  • KIPP: Knowledge Is Power Program
    KIPP is a network of free open-enrollment college-preparatory public schools in under-resourced communities throughout the United States. KIPP offers outstanding educators, more time in school, a rigorous college-preparatory curriculum, and a strong culture of achievement and support to help students make significant academic gains and continue to excel in high school and college.
    www.kipp.org
  • Learning Communities Network, Inc.
    An organization that seeks to improve learning for children through the creation of vibrant learning communities in urban public school districts.
    www.lcn.org
  • Living Classrooms Foundation
    Providing hands-on learning programs and job training for young people, with an emphasis on disadvantaged and at-risk youth.
    www.livingclassrooms.org
  • Media Awareness Network
    Information and resources to help teachers, parents, and community leaders promote critical thinking in young people about the media and its impact on their lives.
    www.media-awareness.ca
  • Micros And Primary Education (MAPE)@
    dir.yahoo.com/.../Organizations/Micros_And_Primary_Education__MAPE_
  • Milton & Rose D. Friedman Foundation
    Promoting public understanding of the need for major reform in K-12 education and of the role that competition through educational choice can play in achieving that reform.
    www.friedmanfoundation.org
  • National Association for Humane and Environmental Education
    Youth education division of The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) which strives to enable educators to more effectively teach children the value of kindness toward one another, animals, and the Earth.
    www.nahee.org
  • 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.
    www.singlesexschools.org
  • National Association for the Education of Young Children (1)
    dir.yahoo.com/.../Organizations/National_Association_for_the_Education_of_Young_Children
  • National Association of State Boards of Education
    Mission is to strengthen state leadership in educational policy and promote lay governance and public support of education.
    www.nasbe.org
  • National At-Risk Education Network (NAREN)
    NAREN is a private, non-sectarian, nonprofit educational agency dedicated to both promoting the success of at-risk youth in our schools, and supporting the educators who work on their behalf.
    www.atriskeducation.net
  • National Center for Education Statistics@
    dir.yahoo.com/.../National_Center_for_Education_Statistics
  • National Honor Society (NHS) (1)
    dir.yahoo.com/.../Organizations/National_Honor_Society__NHS_
  • National Institute on Out-of-School Time
    Mission is to ensure that all children and families have access to quality programs and activities during after-school hours.
    www.niost.org
  • National Middle School Association (NMSA) (7)
    dir.yahoo.com/.../Organizations/National_Middle_School_Association__NMSA_
  • National School Public Relations Association
    Provides school communication training and services to school leaders.
    www.nspra.org
  • National School Safety Center
    Provides training and resources for preventing school crime and violence.
    www.nssc1.org
  • National Staff Development Council
    Professional association committed to ensuring success for all students through staff development and school improvement.
    www.nsdc.org
  • New Schools Venture Fund
    Philanthropy fund dedicated to investing in and helping nonprofit and for-profit education ventures succeed.
    www.newschools.org
  • New Visions Foundation
    Nonprofit organization that establishes schools and programs for underserved urban children and youth throughout the Los Angeles area.
    www.newvisionsfnd.org
  • North Central Association Commission on Schools
    Responsible for the accreditation of non-postsecondary schools in the Central U.S.
    www.nca.asu.edu
  • Orphan Foundation of America (OFA)
    Providing orphans with college and vocational school scholarships, teen leadership training, mentoring, and positive re-enforcement for their achievements through public recognition.
    www.orphan.org
  • Parenting Project, The
    A nonprofit organization promoting parenting education for k-12 school children as widescale primary prevention of child abuse, teen pregnancy and other societal problems.
    www.parentingproject.org
  • Partnership for After School Education
    Network of professionals in youth development committed to quality education in after school settings.
    www.pasesetter.com/index.html
  • Patchogue-Medford Congress of Teachers
    Offers school and community news, advice for parents, discussions of current educational issues, and education links.
    pmct.org
  • Path of Success, Inc.
    Nonprofit organization offering leadership, personal development, and career navigation seminars for high school students.
    www.pathofsuccess.org
  • Primary Source
    Nonprofit center for multicultural and global education, offers professional development and curriculum resources to teachers and school communities.
    www.primarysource.org
  • Professional Association for Childhood Education (PACE)
    Established in 1955 to advance the profession of providing quality child care and early childhood education.
    www.pacenet.org
  • Public Education Network
    Public Education Network (PEN) is a national association of local education funds (LEFs) and individuals working to advance public school reform in low-income communities across our country. PEN believes an active, vocal constituency is the key to ensuring that every child, in every community, benefits from a quality public education.
    www.publiceducation.org
  • Regional Math/Science Collaborative
    Project of the Carnegie Science Center working to strengthen math and science education in Pittsburgh and southwestern Pennsylvania.
    www.msc.collaboratives.org
  • Rhode Island Children's Crusade
    Program to help low-income students do well in school and prepare for college.
    www.childrenscrusade.org
  • San Francisco Education Fund
    Supports SF public schools through grants to teachers, peer programs, and professional development.
    www.sfedfund.org
  • Santana Dotson Foundation
    Information on the Packers' pass rusher, and his foundation for helping economically disadvantaged students from Houston's inner city neighborhoods.
    www.santanadotson.com
  • School Administrators of Iowa
    www.sai-iowa.org
  • School Girls Unite
    School Girls Unite aims to tackle prejudice against girls and expand their freedom and opportunities through education.
    www.schoolgirlsunite.org
  • School Nutrition Association
    Nonprofit professional organization representing more than 55,000 members who provide high-quality, low-cost meals to students across the U.S.
    www.schoolnutrition.org
  • SMILEchildren
    Nonprofit organization helping enhance the education and welfare of primary and secondary school-children in Myanmar.
    www.smilechildren.org
  • STAND UP
    STAND UP is a community-based response to America's education crisis. It is a national campaign to give parents the tools they need to get their kids the education they deserve, mobilize all Americans to engage in the solution, and demand policies that help all students succeed, and ensure students receive the support they need to graduate from high school ready for college, work, and citizenship.
    www.standup.org
  • Steppingstone Foundation, The
    Develops and runs programs for students, including ones which prepare inner-city children for top independent and public-exam schools.
    www.tsf.org
  • StudentNet
    Educational service for members of Australasian school communities.
    www.studentnet.edu.au
  • Telis
    Nonprofit education foundation dedicated to providing quality electronic learning resources
    www.telis.org
  • Texas Center for Educational Technology (TCET)@
    dir.yahoo.com/.../Organizations/Texas_Center_for_Educational_Technology__TCET_
  • Tournament of Minds (TOM)
    Problem solving program for teams of students from primary and secondary years.
    www.tom.edu.au
  • Turning the Page
    A nonprofit organization that leverages resources and encourages community support for the improvement of public school education in Washington, D.C.
    www.turningthepage.org
  • U.S. Department of Education - Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE)@
    dir.yahoo.com/.../Department_of_Education/Office_of_Elementary_and_Secondary_Education__OESE_
  • Washington Scholarship Fund
    Children's charity provides private school scholarships for low-income District residents. Website includes detailed information on virtually all D.C. area elementary schools.
    www.washingtonscholarshipfund.org
  • What Kids Can Do
    Combs the country for compelling examples of youths working with adults in schools and communities on the real-world issues that concern them most.
    www.whatkidscando.org
  • World Kids Voyage
    An educational outreach program working with schools to bring children together from around the world through the voyage of the Chickadee.
    www.worldkidsvoyage.org
 

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