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Edu4 Educators 4 children, 4 the public, 4 social justice, 4 the future”—is a network of diverse individuals who come together to create and recreate public spaces where they resist and provide an alternative vision for the current “education reforms” that embrace corporate ideologies and advance privatization [...]

About Us; The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood Learn all about CCFC! Visit About CCFC for our mission statement and how Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood works to reclaim childhood from corporate marketers. For a description of major CCFC successes and a history of the organization, visit [...]

Annenberg Institute for School Reform is a national policy research and reform-support organization that works with urban districts and communities to improve the conditions and outcomes of schools, especially in urban communities and in those attended by traditionally underserved children. AISR pursues its work through three circles: [...]

César E. Chávez Institute (CCI) Research and Action (CCI) faculty and staff engage in studies that include factors of resiliency and strength, as well as processes that empower communities in their struggles for equality and self-determination. CCI aims to bridge academic research and the practice of community [...]

Uniting4Kids is a catalyst for coordinating the capabilities and resources of teachers, parents and students to inspire the highest levels of intellectual thought, freedom, and equity in education. We represent a more holistic and inclusive approach to learning, one that respects the rights of communities, honors children, [...]

Diane E. Levin, Ph.D. is Professor of Education at Wheelock College in Boston, Massachusetts where she has been training early childhood professionals for over twenty-five years. She teaches courses on play, violence prevention, action research and a summer institute on “Media Madness." She leads [...]

Kenwood Oakland Community Organization (KOCO) History has been an instrument for grassroots democracy in the North Kenwood and Oakland communities for nearly forty years. Founded by religious and community leaders in the 1960’s, KOCO facilitated organizing campaigns that increased the resources and services available to families and [...]

Diane Ravitch is Research Professor of Education at New York University and a historian of education. She blogs at dianeravitch.net, a site which has had nearly 3.5 million page views in less than a year. From 1991 to 1993, she was Assistant Secretary of [...]

The Washington Post; Answer Sheet is a blog page edited by Education Writer and Chief Journalist Valerie Strauss. With a broad perspective Straus and Guest Writers look at issues prominent in the education conversation. “It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.” ~ Einstein Learn what’s [...]