Links
OTHER SUPPORTERSSSI is one of a number of organizations dedicated to helping students excel in school, work, and life. Others are listed below, and many of their sites offer excellent ideas and resources for those striving to inspire students to do their best.
ACT is an independent, not-for-profit organization that provides more than a hundred assessment, research, information, and program management services in the broad areas of education and workforce development.
Alliance for Excellent Education promotes high school transformation to make it possible for every child to graduate prepared for postsecondary education and success in life.
American Diploma Project is an action-oriented coalition of 22 states, along with the nonprofit organization Achieve, committed to improving U.S. high schools so that students can compete successfully after graduation in the classroom and the workplace.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is committed to raising the high school graduation rate and helping all students – regardless of race or family income – graduate as strong citizens ready for college and work.
The Bridge Project was a six-year national study that examined K-12 reform in California, Illinois, Georgia, Maryland, Oregon, and Texas. Its final report is posted on its website, along with other information.
Business/Education Roundtable is an association of chief executive officers of leading U.S. corporations. It is committed to advocating public policies that improve education performance and workforce competitiveness in the United States.
The Education Trust works for the high academic achievement of all students at all levels, prekindergarten through college, with the goal of closing the achievement gaps that separate low-income students and students of color from other youth.
GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) is a discretionary grant initiative of the U.S. Department of Education, designed to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education.
High School Honor States Program, sponsored by the National Governors Association, aims to improve high school graduation rates and college readiness in 26 states through such means as increased academic rigor, Advanced Placement participation, and the improvement of low-performing schools.
High Schools That Work is a Southern Regional Education Board school-improvement initiative for high school and middle grade leaders and teachers. Over 1,000 sites in 32 states use its framework of goals and key practices to raise student achievement.
I Have a Dream Foundation helps children from low-income areas reach their educational and career goals by providing a long-term program of mentoring, tutoring, and enrichment, with an assured opportunity for higher education.
MESA (Math, Engineering, Science Achievement) programs operate in eight states, supporting disadvantaged and underrepresented students to help them achieve academically in math, science, and engineering and go on to attain math-based degrees.
National College Access Network is dedicated to assisting local communities all over the country to initiate, develop, and sustain college access programs. Its member organizations have helped over 1.5 million students continue their education beyond high school.
National Commission on the High School Senior Year examined how to improve the senior year as a transition to postsecondary education and the workforce. Its final report is posted on its site, along with other research.
National High School Alliance is a partnership of over 40 organizations, representing a diversity of perspectives and approaches but sharing a commitment to promoting the excellence, equity, and development of high school youth.
Partnership for 21st Century Skills seeks to bring 21st century skills to every child in the U.S. by serving as a catalyst for change in teaching, learning, and assessment and as an advocate among education policymakers through a unique partnership among education, business, and government leaders.
Pathways to College Network is a national alliance of organizations committed to using research-based knowledge to improve postsecondary education access and success for underserved students, including underrepresented minorities, low-income students, those who are the first in their families to go to college, and students with disabilities.
Small Schools Project, based in Washington State, provides support and assistance to K-12 schools (in Washington and nationally) that have received reinvention grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world’s largest not-for-profit business federation. Its Business Education Network focuses on promoting business-education partnerships as the key to accomplishing local, regional, and national education objectives.
“Students have responded favorably to the SSI presentations and encourage each other. As a result, enrollment is up in science, math, foreign language, and geography. The challenge is keeping them on track, and the incentives help do that.” Ruth Ann Carr, Superintendent, Ardmore City Schools, Ardmore, OK
