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American Educational Research Association
This professional organization sponsors and reports research to help educational agencies at all levels create policy.
American Federation of Teachers
This professional organization works with educational agencies at all levels to influence educational policy.
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
This professional organization welcomes teachers, administrators, and elected officials as members.
National Education Association
This professional organization works with educational agencies at all levels to influence educational policy.
National Institute on Educational Governance, Finance, Policymaking and Management
The mission of this part of the Department of Education is "to develop and disseminate information that helps guide the design and implementation of governance arrangements, policy approaches, management strategies, and finance systems that will support high levels of learning by all students."
Local Responsibilities and Activities
American Association of School Administrators
This professional organization for principals and other school administrators has 14,000 members from all over the country.
Community Partnerships
The weekly publication Education Week has created several compilations of articles on "hot topics," including this one on community partnerships in education.
National Association of Elementary School Principals
This organization for elementary and middle school principals offers publications, news highlights, and more.
National Association of Secondary School Principals
This is "the organization for principals, assistant principals and aspiring principals" of middle and high schools.
National School Board Association
This is the organization for members of school boards.
Supporting Reform: The Role of the School District Board
The North Central Regional Educational Laboratory has created a series of multimedia "Pathways to Improvement" pages on key topics in education, including this one.
State Responsibilities and Activities
Council of Chief State School Officers
This organization is composed of public officials who lead departments responsible for education in U.S. states and similar jurisdictions.
Education Commission of the States
The mission of this nonpartisan organization is to help state leaders shape education policy.
National Association of State Board of Education
The web site for this organization offers research and news on educational issues, as well as links to all the state departments of education.
Power Play: The New State Role in Schools
The weekly online newspaper Education Week has collected a series of articles for a special report on the role of states in administering schools.
The Federal Role in Education
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)
This site makes teaching and learning resources from over 30 departments of the federal government available to the public.
Regional Educational Laboratories
The Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement sponsors 10 Regional Educational Laboratories, each providing research and technical assistance to educators in a different geographical area of the country. In addition, each lab focuses on research in an area of national importance.
U.S. Department of Education
If you have not yet visited the U.S. Department of Education's web site, you may wish to do so for a glance at the scope of the federal government's involvement with education.
Nonpublic Schools
National Association of Independent Schools
This organization represents over 1000 independent schools and associations in the U.S. and abroad.
National Association of Private Schools
This group is dedicated to improving the quality of Christian private schools.
National Catholic Education Association
This organization serves Catholic schools, the largest group of religious schools.
