American Educational Research Association The American Educational Research Association (AERA), founded in 1916 and currently in its 86th year, is concerned with improving the educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education and by promoting the dissemination and practical application of research results.

Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement CAREI is a collaborative organization that brings resources of the College of Education and Human Development and the University of Minnesota to bear on education issues in Minnesota and across the nation.

Economic Policy Institute The Economic Policy Institute, located in Washington, D.C., is a non-profit think tank focused on the economic condition of low- and middle-income Americans and their families

EducationNews EducationNews.org is a fresh approach to the age-old problem of increasing coverage of education news. Unfortunately, education is not a topic that news organizations are able to provide premium coverage to all the time, thus ironically, all education experts face the same problem - the difficulty of educating the public.

The Education Policy Center at Michigan State University The EPC builds upon the solid foundation of MSU's land-grant mission and the College of Education's national and international reputation for education policy research in its mission to support and inform policy debates at every level of government.

Indiana Education Policy Center Established in July 1990, the Indiana Education Policy Center provides nonpartisan information and research on education issues to Indiana policymakers and other education stakeholders to improve education. The Center is located in the School of Education at Indiana University. It is directed by Jonathan Plucker.

National Education Policy Center The National Education Policy Center, housed at University of Colorado at Boulder, produces and disseminates high-quality, per-reviewed research to inform education policy decisions.

SchoolMatters.com SchoolMatters.com is a web-based national education data service that provides in-depth information and analysis about public schools, districts, and state education systems. It showcases student achievement information, financial data and demographic breakdowns and includes objective analyses provided by Standard & Poor's. This site provides the ability to uncover the stories behind the numbers, and helps to further the discussion about how to improve student performance.

The Wisconsin Center for Education Research WCER provides a productive environment where some of the country's leading scholars conduct basic and applied education research. The WCER roster includes research centers and projects that are currently investigating a variety of topics in education.