www.wakeupwakecounty.com/cms/greatschools

The mission of Great Schools in Wake Coalition is to provide accurate information to educate the public about policy initiatives that would impact the quality of education, to foster well-informed discussions about critical education issues, and to advocate for policies that improve public education in Wake County.  They believe that all children in Wake County, regardless of income, race, ethnicity, or residence, should receive the highest quality education possible.

 

www.nccouncilofchurches.org/programs/public-education

The North Carolina Council of Churches has been committed to public education issues since the Council’s beginning. Initial efforts addressed segregation, and in more recent years, the Council’s Public Education Committee has provided resources for churches to observe a Public Education Sabbath in support of both children and those who teach them.

 

www.ncjustice.org

North Carolina Justice Center, North Carolina’s leading private, nonprofit anti-poverty organization. Its mission is to reduce and eliminate poverty in North Carolina by helping to ensure that every North Carolina household gains access to the resources, services, and fair treatment that it needs in order to enjoy economic security. The Justice Center’s focus on Public Education can be found on their homepage, under ‘Areas of Work.’

 

www.nccare.org

North Carolina Community Advocates for Revitalizing Education (NCCARE) is a grassroots organization developed by parents, community members, and the Education and Law Project of the North Carolina Justice Center. NCCARE is a statewide grassroots advocacy group working to ensure that all children in North Carolina have an opportunity to receive a sound basic education as mandated under our state constitution.

 

www.ncforum.org

Public School Forum of North Carolina, a not-for-profit policy think tank which is a partnership of business leaders, education leaders, and government leaders in North Carolina. In addition to research and work in the public policy arena, the Forum oversees programs in communities across the state.

 

www.ncchild.org

Action for Children North Carolina, as a statewide, non-profit, nonpartisan organization, Action For Children promotes well-informed governmental decisions by compiling accurate, up-to-date statistics; analyzing indicators of child well-being; and conducting policy research and development. Action for Children currently focuses on four issue areas: Child Health and Safety, Early Care and Education, Child Maltreatment, and Juvenile Justice.

 

www.cisnc.org

Communities in Schools of North Carolina, an independently incorporated not-for-profit directed by a board of directors representing both private and public interests in the state. CIS is the nation’s largest stay-in-school network, serving just over one million youth in 154 communities across the United States. CIS is providing the link between teachers and the community by bringing caring adults into the schools and community sites to meet children’s needs.

 

www.nccumc.org/children/hand-in-hand

Hand in Hand, a project of the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church that equips churches of all sizes to build a supportive partnership with a local public school in order to reach out to children and youth in the community who are in need of support. The partnership also strives to build a more supportive relationship between the church and the school staff.

 

http://www.epi.org/issue/education/

The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) is a non-profit, nonpartisan think tank that seeks to broaden the public debate about strategies to achieve a prosperous and fair economy. EPI’s mission is to inform people and empower them to seek solutions that will ensure broadly shared prosperity and opportunity, including quality education for children.