Achieve, Inc.
Created by the nation's governors and business leaders, Achieve
helps states prepare all young people for postsecondary education,
work and citizenship by raising academic standards and achievement
in America's schools.
www.achieve.org
American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence
(ABCTE)
Founded in 2001, the American Board for Certification of Teacher
Excellence addresses the need to place a highly qualified
teacher in every classroom. By offering high quality teaching
credentials that are portable, time efficient and cost effective,
the American Board opens new pathways into the classroom,
helping states, districts, and communities meet the requirements
of the No Child Left Behind.
www.abcte.org
American Federation of Teachers
The AFT has been an active part of the standards reform movement
by creating criteria by which to judge standards and by reporting
on international exams and other measures of performance.
Not all of these publications are currently available from
their web site.
www.aft.org
Black Alliance for Educational Options
The Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO) is a national,
nonprofit, membership organization dedicated to raising awareness
about the need for and value of quality educational options
for African-American and low-income families.
www.baeo.org
Center for Education Reform
Founded in 1993 to translate ideas into action, CER combines
education policy with grassroots advocacy to work deep within
the nation's communities to foster positive and bold education
reforms. Today, this premiere national group serves as a full-service
education reform engine working in over 40 states.
www.edreform.com
Core Knowledge
Core Knowledge is a philosophy of education developed by E.D.
Hirsch, Jr., focused on academic excellence, greater fairness,
and higher literacy in elementary and middle schools through
a solid, specific, shared core curriculum, grade by grade,
enabling children to establish strong foundations of knowledge.
The Core Knowledge web site offers lesson plans, articles
and a variety of other resources including materials for parents
and teachers.
www.coreknowledge.org
Education Leaders Council
Education Leaders Council, created during a meeting held in
Burlington, Vermont in 1995, is committed to leading educational
change focused on improved academic achievement for all students.
www.educationleaders.org
Education Trust
The Education Trust works for the high academic achievement
of all students at all levels, kindergarten through college.
Their basic tenet is this- All children will learn at high
levels when they are taught to high levels. With sufficient
support and a will to act, the achievement gaps that separate
poor and minority students from their more advantaged peers
can be closed. High standards, rigorous curriculum, good teaching
and accountability for results are the key elements to making
K-16 education work for all students.
www.edtrust.org
Hispanic Council for Reform and Educational Options
The Hispanic Council for Reform and Educational Options (CREO)
was founded in the summer of 2001 when a group of ten Latinos
from differing professional, political, ethnic, and geographic
backgrounds met for the purpose of discussing the large educational
achievement gap of Latino children. After months of deliberations,
the group decided to form the Hispanic Council for Reform
and Educational Options (CREO) in response to the educational
crisis of Latino children.
www.hcreo.org
International Baccalaureate (IB)
Information regarding the IB Diploma Program is available
from the International Baccalaureate Organization.
www.ibo.org
National Center for Education Statistics
NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing
data that are related to education in the United States and
other nations.
www.nces.ed.gov
National Center on Education and the Economy
The National Center on Education and the Economy is dedicated
to providing the tools and technical assistance the nation
needs to lead the world in education and training.
www.ncee.org
New American Schools
New American Schools is a coalition of teachers, administrators,
parents, policymakers, community and business leaders, and
experts from around the country committed to improving academic
achievement for all students. NAS works to change American
classrooms, schools, and school systems using school-wide
restructuring designs and by providing assistance to help
schools implement these designs successfully.
www.naschools.org
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)
The Southern Regional Education Board is proud to be the nation's
first interstate compact for education, founded in 1948. With
16 member states, SREB works to achieve 12 Challenge to Lead
Goals for Education in the region.
www.sreb.org
Third International Mathematics and Science Study
(TIMSS)
TIMSS 2007 is the fourth in a cycle of internationally comparative
assessments dedicated to improving teaching and learning in
mathematics and science for students around the world. Carried
out every four years at the fourth and eighth grades, TIMSS
provides data about trends in mathematics and science achievement
over time.
http://timss.bc.edu/
The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, based in Washington, D.C.,
supports research, publications, and action projects of national
significance in elementary/secondary education reform, as
well as significant education reform projects in Dayton, Ohio
and vicinity. It has assumed the work of the Educational Excellence
Network.
www.edexcellence.net
Triangle Coalition for Science and Technology Education
The Triangle Coalition is a Washington D.C.-based nonprofit
organization comprised of more than 100 member organizations
with representation from three key stake holders: business,
education, and scientific and engineering societies. Triangle
Coalition's Mission is to bring together the voices of government,
business, and education to improve the quality and outcome
of mathematics, science, and technology education.
www.triangle-coalition.org
U.S. State Department of Education
ED was created in 1980 by combining offices from several federal
agencies. Its original directive remains its mission today
- to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational
excellence throughout the nation.
www.ed.gov
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