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Advocacy Organizations

• Algebra Project
• Alliance for Excellent Education -- is to make every child a graduate prepared for college, success in life, and to be contributing members of society.
• Annenberg Institute for School Reform -- develops, shares and acts on knowledge that improves the conditions and outcomes of schooling in America, especially in urban communities and in schools serving disadvantaged children.
• Campus Progress -- "a project of the Center for American Progress ... to strengthen progressive voices on college and university campuses nationwide; counter the growing influence of right-wing groups on campus; and empower new generations of progressive leaders."
• edweek.org -- "The Web's authoritative source on K-12 education has been rebuilt to make it easier to tap into the wide range of resources, from the latest news to an extensive database of state indicators to the top jobs for educators." Home of Education Week and Teacher Magazine.
• Fair Test -- "National Center for Fair & Open Testing 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."
• HORACE: Coalition of Essential Schools
• Marguerite Casey Foundation -- seeks to strengthen the voices of low-income families across the United States by engaging parents in efforts to improve the lives of their communities.

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