The
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
The foundation’s Education program aims to significantly increase
the number of students, particularly low-income African Americans and
Hispanics, who graduate from high school ready for work and college -
and ready to participate in our democracy.
The
Broad Foundation
The Broad Foundation’s mission is to dramatically improve K-12 urban
public education through better governance, management, labor relations
and competition.
The
Brookings Institution: Brown Center for Education Policy
The Brown Center on Education Policy conducts research on topics in American
education, focusing on efforts to improve academic achievement in elementary
and secondary schools
Council for a Better
Louisiana (CABL)
CABL is a nonprofit, nonpartisan statewide organization working on issues
in the public interest. It does this by raising citizen awareness, advancing
public policies, holding government accountable, and fostering civic leadership.
Public Affairs
Research Council of Louisiana (PAR)
PAR is an independent voice, offering solutions to critical issues in
Louisiana through accurate, objective research and focusing public attention
on those solutions.
Education Week
Published by Editorial Projects in Education Inc., Education Week is American education's newspaper of record. Editorial Projects in Education Inc is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization based in Washington, D.C. whose primary mission is to help raise the level of awareness and understanding among professionals and the public of important issues in American education. They cover local, state, and national news and issues from preschool through the 12th grade.
National Conference of State Legislatures
The National Conference of State Legislatures is a bipartisan organization that serves the legislators and staffs of the nation's 50 states, its commonwealths and territories. NCSL provides research, technical assistance and opportunities for policymakers to exchange ideas on the most pressing state issues. NCSL is an effective and respected advocate for the interests of state governments before Congress and federal agencies.
Southern Regional Education Board
SREB assists state leaders by directing attention to key education issues; collecting, compiling and analyzing comparable data; and conducting broad studies and initiating discussions that help states and institutions form long-range plans, actions and policy proposals.
Teach for America
Teach For America is the national corps of outstanding recent college graduates of all academic majors who commit two years to teach in urban and rural public schools and become leaders in the effort to expand educational opportunity.
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