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
National Staff Development Council
Professional association committed to ensuring success for all students through staff development and school improvement.
www.nsdc.org
Association for Science Education
U.K. association of teachers helping teachers teach science.
www.ase.org.uk
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
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
American School Health Association
Uniting many professionals working in schools who are committed to safeguarding the health of school-aged children.
www.ashaweb.org
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
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
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
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
Education Trust
Created to promote high academic achievement for all students, at all levels, kindergarten through college.
www.edtrust.org
Just Think Foundation
Nonprofit foundation founded to promote media literacy and develop critical thinking skills in young people.
www.justthink.org
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
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