U.S. Department of Education
A federal department of the United States government whose purpose
is to establish policies, distribute, and monitor federal financial aid
funds for education; collect data and disseminate research on schools
in the United States; bring to national attention issues related to education;
and ensure equal access to education.
http://www.ed.gov
No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)
A federal law passed on January 8, 2002 which requires states to implement accountability systems that cover public schools and students.
http://www.ed.gov/nclb
Institute of Education Sciences
(IES)
The research arm of the U.S. Department of Education whose purpose
is to provide information on the general state of education, methods
to improve academic achievement, and the effectiveness of federal and
other education programs.
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ies/index.html?src=oc
U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce
Federal committee of U.S. representatives whose purpose is
to oversee and legislate matters related to education and labor.
http://edworkforce.house.gov/index.htm
U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education,
Labor and Pensions
U.S. Senate committee to whom legislative measures related
to health, education, labor, and pensions are referred. They are charged
to consider these measures and identify those that are most relevant
for the welfare of the nation. The Subcommittee on Education and Early
Childhood Development specifically deals with measures related to education.
http://help.senate.gov/
NationalCenter for
Education Statistics (NCES)
A federal entity within the U.S. Department of Education and
the Institute of Education Sciences whose purpose is to collect, analyze
and report data related to education in the United States and in other
nations.
http://nces.ed.gov/
National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP)
Known as the “Nation’s Report Card, NAEP is a federally mandated program that is responsible for the collection, analysis, and report on the status of America’s students’ academic achievement, instructional experiences, and school environments for general student populations, such as by grade level, and subgroups within those populations, such as by ethnic group or gender. Academic subject areas include reading, mathematics, science, writing, U.S. History, civics, geography, and the arts.
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/NCES’ K-12 Practitioner’s Circle
An online resource guide to NCES information for K-12 practitioners. It contains “resources of interest” for administrators, teachers, policymakers, parents, and librarians.
http://nces.ed.gov/practitioners/
National Science Foundation (NSF)
An independent federal agency whose purpose is promote research
in the fields of mathematics, computer sciences, and social sciences
through the provision of grants for individuals, small groups of investigators,
and research centers. In addition to other areas of scientific research,
they support science and engineering education for pre-K through graduate
school.
http://www.nsf.gov/
White House Social Statistics Briefing Room
Contains links provided by the White House to statistical information
from federal agencies pertaining to students, schools, and higher education.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/education.html
National Governor’s Association (NGA)
Public policy organization of state governors whose purpose
is to represent federal issues for the states and develop policy reports.
http://www.nga.org
An Action Agenda for Improving America’s High Schools
A report put forth by the NGA following the National Education Summit on High Schools in 2005 that states the NGA’s call and commitment to ensuring that high school graduates are prepared for the workforce and post-secondary education.
http://preview.nga.org/Files/pdf/0502ACTIONAGENDA.pdf
National Education Association (NEA)
Employee organization for professionals in the field of education
whose purpose is to promote and advance quality public education and
advocate for education professionals.
http://www.nea.org/index.html
National School Board Association (NSBA)
A non-profit organization of state school board associations
whose purpose is to promote quality public education through governance
by school boards. It acts as a representative of school board concerns
before federal government agencies.
http://www.nsba.org
National Dropout Prevention Centers (NDPC)
Research center that provides resource information for educators,
researchers, and policymakers that leads to quality education for populations
of children at-risk in order to maximize academic success. They also
provide a network for professionals and resources for the prevention
of dropout of students with disabilities.
http://www.dropoutprevention.org/
Education Commission of the States (ECS)
A non-profit, non-partisan interstate organization whose purpose
is to facilitate the exchange of information, ideas, and experiences
among state policymakers and education leaders. Provides links to electronic
publications and daily top news stories regarding education.
http://www.ecs.org/
ECS Report to the Nation: State Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act
Report on the progress by states in the implementation of the NCLB Act. It includes information that pertains to specific indicators of progress, state trends, challenges states face, and recommendations for improvements.
http://www.ecs.org/ecsmain.asp?page=/html/special/nclb/reporttothenation/reporttothenation.htm
Governor
Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano
Among other matters pertinent to the current governor of Arizona,
this site provides links to executive orders by the governor, to the
governor’s speeches, and to the offices of the governor.
http://www.azgovernor.gov/
ArizonaStateSchool Readiness Board
Provides information regarding the governor’s action plan for school readiness.
http://www.governor.state.az.us/cyf/school_readiness/index_school_readiness.htmlGovernor’s P-20 Council of Arizona
Council chaired by the governor whose purpose is to coordinate and implement private and public education initiatives. The initiatives are aimed at improving the quality of education in Arizona and the academic success of Arizona ’s students from the preschool through graduate levels.
http://www.governor.state.az.us/P20/
Government Agencies
Arizona State Board
of Education
State agency through the ADE whose purpose is to promote and
advocate education policy in Arizona.
http://www.ade.az.gov/stateboard/
Arizona Department of Education (ADE)
An Arizona state agency that supervises and promotes quality
public education in the Arizona. Provides links to state regulations
and policies that pertain to public education.
http://www.ade.az.gov/
Arizona Community Colleges and Universities
Provides links to websites for community colleges and universities in Arizona.
http://www.ade.az.gov/ResourceCenter/colleges_universities.aspSchool District Web Site Links
Provides links to school districts’ websites in Arizona.
http://www.ade.az.gov/schools/schools/districts.aspSchool Report Cards
Provides yearly descriptive and statistical information on each school in Arizona for the general public.
http://www.ade.az.gov/srcs/main.asp
Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR)
The governing body of Arizona ’s public university system.
http://www.abor.asu.edu/
Arizona State University (ASU)
A public state university located in Tempe, AZ.
http://www.asu.edu
Northern ArizonaUniversity (NAU)
A public state university located in Flagstaff, AZ.
http://www.nau.edu
University of Arizona (UofA)
A public state university located in Tucson, AZ
http://www.arizona.edu
Phoenix Office of City Manager
The City Manager of Phoenix is an appointed position and is
responsible to the Mayor and the City Council for the management and
operation of the city and assists in the formulation of city objectives
and programs. The current City Manager is Frank Faribanks.
http://phoenix.gov/CITYMANAGER/
Legislature
Arizona State House Committee on K-12 Education
State committee of state representatives whose purpose is to
oversee and legislate matters related to education for grades k-12.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/CommitteeInfo.asp?Committee_ID=47
Arizona State House Committee on Universities,
Community Colleges, and Technology
State committee of state representatives whose purpose is to
oversee and legislate matters related to higher education.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/CommitteeInfo.asp?Committee_ID=60
Arizona State Senate Committee on K-12 Education
State committee of state senators whose purpose is to oversee
and legislate matters related to K-12 education in Arizona.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/CommitteeInfo.asp?Committee_ID=3
ArizonaState Senate
Committee on Higher Education
State committee of state senators whose purpose is to oversee
and legislate matters related to higher education in Arizona.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/CommitteeInfo.asp?Committee_ID=9
Non-profit Organizations
Arizona School Administrators
A non-profit organization that serves as an advocate and resource
for training and support for educational administrators.
http://www.azsa.org/
Arizona School Boards Association
A non-profit, non-partisan organization that represents school
boards in the Arizona school districts.
http://www.azsba.org/
Children’s Action Alliance
A non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to promoting
the well-being of all of Arizona 's children and their families through
research, policy development, media campaigns and advocacy.
http://www.azchildren.org/caa/welcome.asp
Communities in Schools of Arizona
A non-profit organization that seeks to connect community resources
and schools in order to improve the quality of education for students
in Arizona.
http://www.cisarizona.org/
Rodel Charitable Foundation of Arizona
A philanthropic organization that seeks to improve the quality
of education in Arizona through the creation of a network of leaders
in the state and local communities and provide funding for education-related
programs.
http://www.rodelfoundationaz.org/index.shtml
ThinkAZ
A non-profit research institute that serves as a resource for
policymakers and seeks to advance key policy issues relevant to Arizona
in several areas including education.
http://www.thinkaz.org/
Civic Business/Professional Organizations
Arizona Association of School Business Officials
A professional association for individuals whose responsibility
is the business management of school districts.
http://www.aasbo.org/
Arizona Business and Education Coalition (ABEC)
A coalition between business and education communities in Arizona
that serves to build collaborations between businesses and schools in
an effort to improve the quality of education in Arizona.
http://www.azbec.org/
Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education
An organization concerned with increasing access to and success
in higher education via increased availability of financial aid, increased
awareness of postsecondary opportunities, and improved dialogue between
educational institutions and communities.
http://www.azhighered.org/home.aspx
Arizona Education Association
A professional organization that seeks to improve the quality
of education for students and the quality of the workplace for educators
in Arizona.
http://www.arizonaea.org/
Greater Phoenix Chamber
of Commerce
A civic organization of business leaders that seeks to encourage
growth and support business organizations to improve the quality of life
in the greater Phoenix area.
http://www.phoenixchamber.com/
Greater Phoenix Economic
Council (GPEC)
An organization that encourages the economic development through
collaborations with communities, educational institutions, and local
companies.
http://www.gpec.org/index.asp
Greater Phoenix Leadership
(GPL)
Focused on the phoenix metropolitan area, this organization
seeks to unite corporate leaders with community organizations in order
to improve the quality of life in Phoenix. They have formed task forces
that specifically focus on early education, K-12, higher education, and
workforce development.
http://www.greaterphoenixleadership.com/default.aspx
Southern Arizona Leadership Council
An organization of business leaders that seeks to collaborate
with non-profit organizations to improve the quality of life in the Tucson
metropolitan area.
http://www.salc.org
American Educational Research Association
A professional organization that supports and promotes research
related to education and the dissemination and application of education-related
research.
http://www.aera.net/
Annie E. Casey Foundation
A non-profit organization whose purpose is to promote public
policy that serves to improve the welfare of children and families.
http://www.aecf.org/
Kids Count
An Annie E. Casey project and report that tracks national and state data on the welfare of children in the United States, which includes national, regional, and state data on education.
http://www.aecf.org/kidscount/
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
A philanthropic
organization dedicated to bringing innovations in global health, education,
public libraries, and support for at-risk families to the global community.
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/default.htm
Center on Education Policy
A non-profit organization whose purpose is to advocate for
quality public education through the dissemination of information to
educational professionals and the general public in the form of publications,
conventions, presentations, and consultation.
http://www.ctredpol.org/
Educational Testing Service
A non-profit organization that provides research-based educational
assessments.
http://www.ets.org/
Education Trust
A non-profit organization whose purpose is to promote higher
education through advocacy of public policy to improve education, research
and dissemination of academic achievement data, and assistance to school
organizations to improve academic achievement.
http://www2.edtrust.org/edtrust
Foundation for Child Development
A non-profit organization whose purpose is to support research
that serves to promote the well-being of children and to act as a resource
of information that leads to the improvement of the well-being of children.
http://www.fcd-us.org/
Goldwater Institute
A non-profit organization whose purpose is to work on behalf of Arizonans to
keep watch on government and to expand school choice, restore economic liberty,
protect private property, and affirm Arizona’s independence against unconstitutional
federal encroachments.
http://www.goldwaterinstitute.org/
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
A think tank that supports and publicizes research related
to various national public policy issues including education.
http://www.manhattan-institute.org
Morrison Institute for Public Policy
A research organization that serves public and private clients
in the areas of public policy research, program evaluations, and public
outreach. The Institute is part of the School of Public Affairs at Arizona
State University.
http://www.asu.edu/copp/morrison/
RAND Education
A division of RAND,
which is non-profit research organization, whose purpose is to collect
and analyze education-related data to assist in the development and promotion
of educational policy.
http://www.rand.org/education/
Urban Institute
A nonprofit, nonpartisan policy research organization that
provides information to policymakers to assist in the creation of national
policy related to social and economic issues.
http://www.urban.org/
WestEd
A nonprofit research, development, and service organization
that focuses its efforts on the improvement of children’s educational
welfare.
http://www.wested.org
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
A regional organization that acts as a resource for higher
educational institutions to improve access to higher education.
http://www.wiche.edu/
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