National PTA - The largest volunteer child advocacy organization in the United States.

• PTA Grassroots Advocacy Toolkit - How and why PTAs advocate for children.
  
  
• PTA & Washington - Learn about what's happening on Capitol Hill, and about legislative issues that affect families, schools, and communities.
  
  
• Issues & Legislation - Current federal legislation impacting public educaton.

National Children's Defense Fund - Providing a strong, effective voice for all the children of America who cannot vote, lobby, or speak for themselves.

National Council on Teacher Quality - Advocates for reforms in a broad range of teacher policies at the federal, state, and local levels, including raising the standards for entry into the profession while also eliminating obstacles that keep many talented individuals from considering a career in teaching.

National Education Association (NEA) - Restoring public confidence in public education.

• NEA Legislative Action Center
  
  
• NEA Help for Parents

National Mobilization for Great Public Schools - A coalition of organizations advocating for public education.

Parents for Public Schools - A national organization of community-based chapters working in public schools through broad-based enrollment.

Renewing Our Schools, Securing Our Future - A National Task Force on Public Education of the Institute for America's Future and the Center for American Progress

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Alliance for Excellent Education - Promoting high school transformation to make it possible for every child to graduate prepared for postsecondary education and success in life.

American Educational Research Association (AERA) - Professional association for education researchers.

American Federation of Teachers – National teachers' union representing the economic, social and professional interests of classroom teachers.

• AFT Resources for Parents - A strong partnership between schools and parents is essential to the academic well-being of students.

American Library Association - Promoting the highest quality library and information services and public access to information.

American School Counselor Association (ASCA) - Supports school counselors' efforts to help students focus on academic, personal/social and career development so they achieve success in school and are prepared to lead fulfilling lives as responsible members of society.

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) - Advocating sound policies and sharing best practices to achieve the success of each learner.

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - Founded in 1981 to analyze federal budget priorities, with particular emphasis on the impact of various budget choices on low-income Americans.

Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) - The nation's oldest and largest membership-based child welfare organization. CWLA is committed to promoting the well-being of children, youth, and their families, and protecting every child from harm.

Committee for Education Funding - Dedicated to achieving adequate federal financial support for our nation's schools.

Connect for Kids - A place on the Internet for adults-parents, grandparents, educators, policymakers and others-who want to become more active citizens, from volunteering to voting with kids in mind.

• Toolkit for Action - If you have ever worked with a teacher to improve your child's education, you have been an advocate—someone who looks out for the interests of another, someone who speaks up on behalf of another.

Education Disinformation Detection and Reporting Agency - Dedicated to analyzing reports, dispelling rumors, rebutting lies about public education in the United States.

Every Child Matters Education Fund - Focusing public attention on important children’s issues including the prevention of child abuse and neglect, improving the health of low-income children, and finding solutions in child care, early childhood education, after-school programs, and responsible decisions on federal budget and tax issues.

Family Strengthening Policy Center - A clearinghouse of information and tools focused on practices, programs and policies to strengthen families. Sponsored by the National Human Services Assembly, an association of national nonprofits.

Family Support America - Promotes family support that strengthens and empowers families and communities so that they can foster the optimal development of children, youth, and adult family members. FSA identifies and connects individuals and organizations that have contact with families by providing technical assistance, training and education, conferences, and publications; and by promoting the voice of families.

Generations United - Promotes intergenerational strategies, programs and policies.

Institute for America's Future Revitalizing Education Project - Encouraging Americans to speak up — to discuss and debate a new vision of an economy and a future that works for all of us.

League of Education Voters - A grassroots, statewide network of advocates working to hold lawmakers accountable for responsible education policy and adequate funding in Washington state.

National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) - Supporting the needs of high potential learners.

National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Centers (NACCRRA) - Provides leadership and support to community child care resource and referral agencies and promotes national policies and partnerships committed to the development and learning of all children.

National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) - Supporting the needs of high-potential learners.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Education Department - Rekindling the fire for excellence in education.

National Center for Fair & Open Testing (FairTest) - Works to end the misuses and flaws of standardized testing and to ensure that evaluation of students, teachers and schools is fair, open, valid and educationally beneficial.

National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL) - Provides professional development services, research and policy analysis, NCFL annually trains more than 5,000 practitioners and reaches thousands more through its advocacy efforts, working to expand the literacy opportunities for all families nationwide.

National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education - Provides independent, non-partisan information on and analysis of privatization in education.

National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education (NCPIE) - Advocating for the involvement of parents and families in their children's education, and fostering relationships between home, school, and community to enhance the education of all our nation's young people.

National Institute for Early Education Research - Supports early childhood education initiatives by providing objective, nonpartisan information based on research.

National League of Cities Issues: Education - The success of any city or town depends directly on the education of its residents. Municipal leaders can help shape education priorities, even when they have no formal or direct authority over local school districts and service providers.

National Coalition of Education Activists - Uniting parents, teachers, child advocates, and union and community activists working to improve public education.

National Journal-A nonpartisan weekly magazine known for its in-depth coverage of U.S. politics and government.

National Network of Partnership Schools - Brings together schools, districts, and states that are committed to developing and maintaining comprehensive programs of school-family-community partnerships.

National Rural Education Association - Enhancing educational opportunities for rural schools and their communities.

• National Rural Education Advocacy Coalition - Advocating for quality learning opportunities for the children in the public schools of rural America.

Parents' Action for Children - A non-partisan organization mobilizing parents to stand up for policies that put children and families first.

Parents United for the D.C. Public Schools - Empowering parents and the community with information and advocacy skills to transform D.C. Public Schools to ensure educational success for all our children.

Prevent Child Abuse America - Leads the effort to prevent the abuse and neglect of children. PCA provides leadership to promote and implement prevention efforts at both the national and local levels.

Public Education Network - A national association of local education funds (LEF's) and individuals working to advance public school reform in low-income communities across our country.

Results for America - A project to advocate for those whose voices most need to be heard in the coming year, the people most directly affected by decisions made in Washington, D.C., state houses and corporate boardrooms around the country, Civil Society Institute.

Stand for Children - Teaching everyday people how to join together in an effective grassroots voice to win concrete, long-lasting improvements for children, at both state and local levels.

Stand Up - A community-based response to America's education crisis.

Voices for America's Children (formerly National Association of Child Advocates) - A national organization committed to working at the state and local levels to improve the well-being of children. With member organizations in almost every state, Voices provides a voice for the voiceless - children - in city halls and statehouses across the country.