- 21st Century Learning Initiative
 - Reston - Transnational organisation which researches human learning and exlores its implications for education, work and communities. - Alliance for Excellent Education
- Works to assure that at-risk middle and high school students achieve high standards and graduate prepared for college and future success.
- America-Mideast Educational and Training Services, Inc. (AMIDEAST)
- Organisation working to strengthen mutual understanding and cooperation between Americans and the people of the Middle East and North Africa.
- American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE)
- Dedicated to the belief that lifelong learning contributes to human fulfillment and positive social change.
- American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education@
- American Association of College Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO)@
- American Association of Community Colleges@
- American Youth Policy Forum
- Provides learning opportunities for policy makers working on youth issues related to education, preparation for careers, and development.
- ASHA
- Dedicated to the support of basic education in India.
- Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
- Alexandria - Committed to the mission of forging covenants in teaching and learning for the success of all learners.
- Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA)
- Nonprofit, membership association founded in 1912 to advance the quality of architectural education.
- Association of Governing Boards of Universities & Colleges
- Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers (APPA)
- Alexandria - Maintains, protects, and promotes the quality of educational facilities.
- Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
- Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA)
- Consortium of graduate institutions that train their students for international leadership and service.
- Center for Adult Development
- Nonprofit educational, research, and service organisation that promotes adult development in the workplace.
- Center for Education Reform
- National advocacy group. Issues include: standards, accountability, governance, school choice, and charter schools.
- Challenger Center for Space Science Education
- Alexandria - Provides programmes that educate students in the fields of science and math. Founded and incorporated through the efforts of the families of the Space Shuttle Challenger 51-L crew in April of 1986.
- Character Education Partnership (CEP)
- Nonpartisan coalition of organisations and individuals who are dedicated to promoting character education in our public schools.
- Coalition for Christian Colleges & Universities
- Resources for students, faculty, and administrators.
- College and University Personnel Association (CUPA)
- Trade association for college and university human resource professionals.
- College Bound
- Tutoring, mentoring, and scholarship programme for college-bound students in D.C. public secondary schools.
- College Parents of America
- Arlington - An independent, nonprofit, national association of college parents, serving as their legislative and campus advocate, and resource for information and services.
- Community Service Guild, Inc.
- Volunteer group that operates tutoring and training programmes for parents, community organisations, and students in reading and arithmetic.
- Correctional Education Association
- Lanham - Professional association serving educators and administrators who provide services to students in correctional settings.
- Council for Advancement and Support of Education
- International association of advancement officers, including alumni administrators, fundraisers, public relations managers, and more.
- Council for Basic Education
- Independent nonprofit, membership organisation that promotes a curriculum strong in the basic subjects for all children in the nation's elementary and secondary schools.
- Council of Chief State School Officers
- Represents and works on behalf of the public officials who lead state education agencies.
- Education for Development and Democracy Initiative (EDDI)
- Focuses on initiative programmes strengthening educational systems for girls and women in Africa to extend the principles of democracy and entrepreneurship development.
- Education Policy Institute
- Provides education research and policy analysis from a public choice and pro-market perspective.
- Fight For Children
- Mission is to create, promote, and invest in K-12 education opportunities that successfully prepare children for college and the workplace, and to provide quality primary health care options for D.C. area youth.
- First Book
- A national nonprofit organisation with a single mission: to give disadvantaged children the opportunity to read and own their first new books.
- Fulbright Association
- U.S. alumni organisation of former Fulbright grantees. Provides hospitality and enrichment activities for Fulbright foreign scholars during their stay in the U.S.
- Fulbright Scholar Program@
- Future of Freedom Foundation
- Fairfax
- Hands on DC
- All-volunteer community work-a-thon to improve the DC public schools and raise college scholarships for local students. April 8, 2000.
- Hariri Foundation USA
- Supports the academic and technical training of Lebanese scholars in a variety of fields.
- Heads Up
- Furthering the principles of service, leadership, and learning by enlisting university students as tutors and mentors to children and families.
- Hispanic College Fund, Inc.
- A business partnership for higher education. Providing scholarships to Hispanic undergraduate students majoring in business.
- Institute for Educational Leadership, Inc.
- Implements programmes with a focus on establishing leadership networks, examining policy issues, and promoting mobilisation of local communities.
- International Research & Exchanges Board
- Provides grant opportunties for U.S. scholars to conduct field research in CEE and the NIS.
- International Technology Education Association (ITEA)@
- Reston
- Loudoun Literacy Council
- Leesburg - Provides information on the services the Council offers and how to volunteer.
- Meridian International Center
- Nonprofit educational and cultural institution that promotes international understanding through the exchange of people, ideas, and the arts.
- National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity
- Consortium of state agencies supporting sex equity in vocational education.
- National Alliance for Safe Schools
- Lanham - Provides technical assistance, training and research to school districts interested in reducing school-based crime and violence.
- National Association for Bilingual Education
- Promoting educational excellence and equity through bilingual education.
- National Association for College Admission Counseling
- Alexandria - Striving to support and advance the work of both secondary school and college admission counsellors as they help students realize their full educational potential.
- National Association for Gifted Children@
- National Association of Elementary School Principals
- Alexandria - NAESP provides advocacy and support for elementary and middle level principals and other education leaders in their commitment to all children.
- National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)
- Reston - Nation's largest school leadership organisation, representing middle level and high school principals and assistant principals.
- National Association of Student Personnel Administrators@
- National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education (NCPIE)
- NCPIE advocates the involvement of parents and families in their children's education, and fosters relationships between home, school, and community to enhance the education of all our nation's young people.
- National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
- Professional development, teaching resources, news, meetings, and publications.
- National Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda
- Reston - Association of students preparing for careers in business and business-related fields.
- National Humanities Institute
- Promotes research, publishing, and teaching in the humanities.
- National Institute on the Education of At-Risk Students
- Archive of the work done by the institute to help students at risk of educational failure due to limited English proficiency, poverty, race, geographic location, or economic disadvantage.
- National Mentoring Partnership
- Advocates for the expansion of mentoring; a resource for mentors and mentoring initiatives nationwide.
- National School Public Relations Association
- Rockville - Provides school communication training and services to school leaders.
- Permias Washington, DC
- Includes history, calendar, officers, and other information.
- Phi Beta Kappa Society
- Population Institute
- International, educational, nonprofit organisation that seeks to reduce excessive population growth.
- Public Education Network (PEN)
- Public Education Network (PEN) is a national association of local education funds (LEFs) and individuals working to advance public school reform in low-income communities across our country. PEN believes an active, vocal constituency is the key to ensuring that every child, in every community, benefits from a quality public education.
- Reading Connection
- Arlington - Literacy outreach programme for children living in homeless shelters in Northern Virginia.
- Rebuild America's Schools
- Coalition which is helping local communities build, renovate, and modernize school facilities.
- SisterMentors
- Promoting education among women and girls of colour by mentoring doctoral candidates and girls in middle and secondary schools in the Washington, D.C. area.
- SkillsUSA
- Leesburg - National organisation that serves trade, industrial, technical and health occupations students in public secondary schools, vocational centres, area vocational schools and two-year colleges.
- Student Teacher Internship Program (STP)
- Rockville - Allows high school students and science teachers to perform biomedical research in basic science laboratories of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
- Washington D.C. Odyssey of the Mind
- Includes programme information, registration, contacts, dates, alumni and volunteer information, and more.
- Washington Higher Education Secretariat (WHES)
- Composed of 40 national higher education associations representing the different sectors and functions in postsecondary institutions.
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