Getting Smart is acknowledging people and organizations making a difference with a series of back to school top 10 lists. During August we will run about 40 ‘best of’ lists, not in order, not exhaustive, just people we appreciate.
Today we are recognizing 40 great policy and advocacy organizations. These groups put students first, set the path, and lead the conversation.
Equity Advocates
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Achieve: national leader in college & career readiness
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America Achieves:capacity development for quality education
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The Center for Education Reform: advocates for options
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Democrats for Education Reform: promotes fundamental reform
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Education Trust: exposing & attacking the achievement gap
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Foundation for Excellence in Education: student access to quality options
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Stand for Children: network of state groups attacking the gaps
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Students First: advocates for what works
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Policy Innovators Network: convenor of state advocacy orgs
Digital & Competency-Based Learning Advocates
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Alliance for Excellent Education: sponsors of Digital Learning Day
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Competency Works: online community for mastery-based learning
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Christensen Institute: the disruptive innovation folks
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Digital Learning Now!: a framework for forward leaning state policy
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International Association for K–12 Online Learning: best source for online and blended
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Learning Accelerator: supporting high quality blended learning
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Software & Information Industry Association: tech integration, STEM, and role of private providers
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State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA): state edtech directors
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Evergreen Education Group, the Keeping Pace: assist school admins to effectively implement online and blended learning
Policy Resources
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Center on Reinventing Public Education: leader on portfolio strategy
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Common Core State Standards Initiative: the source on common expectations
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Council of Chief State School Officers: where state superintendents find out what’s up
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New America Foundation: forward leaning progressive shop
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Education Council: federal and state policy advisors
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Bellwether: education consultants
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Public Impact: consultants that created Opportunity Culture
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National Council on Teacher Quality: comprehensive reform agenda
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Student Achievement Partners: free resources to achieve the Core
State Advocacy Organizations
Who did we miss? Who would you add?
Digital Learning Now! is a Getting Smart Advocacy Partner. Tom is on the iNACOL board
Mississippi First is definitely missing http://mississippifirst.org/
On the long list of folks that belong on these lists:
-Parents for Choice in Education, http://www.choiceineducation.org/, has been a leader in online & blended learning in UT & nationally
-Colorado Children’s Campaign, http://www.coloradokids.org/, inspired by career in edu
-the other 50CAN orgs are great
Annabelle Howard added: Here’s what teachers are saying about my nonprofit program –The Common Core Digital Drama Festival http://goo.gl/Yiz0qg
Chalkboard Project here in Oregon- http://chalkboardproject.org/
We left off some important advocates for quality options (it probably warrants another top 10 list) including National Association of Charter School Authorizers and National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
Lumina Foundation is missing!
Lumina is an independent, private foundation committed to increasing the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees, certificates and other credentials to 60 percent by 2025. Lumina’s outcomes-based approach focuses on helping to design and build an accessible, responsive and accountable higher education system while fostering a national sense of urgency for action to achieve Goal 2025.
Thanks,
Lucia
Lumina’s Communications Director
@LuciaLumina
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“Policy Innovators Network” is actually “Policy Innovators in Education Network.” You can find more rockstar state advocacy orgs on our website: http://www.pie-network.org/who/network-members