The Heritage Foundation is a research and educational institution—a think tank—whose mission is to formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense.
The Heartland Institute is a national nonprofit research and education organization. The mission of The Heartland Institute is to discover, develop, and promote free-market solutions to social and economic problems.
The Foundation for Excellence in Education‘s mission is to ignite a movement of reform state by state to transform education for the 21st century. There is no “Silver Bullet” that will change the course of American schools. The Foundation believes in a comprehensive reform agenda to create a high-quality, student-centered education system that maximizes every student’s potential for learning and prepares all students for success in the 21st century.
The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, Inc., was established in 1996 to promote universal school choice as the most effective and equitable way to improve the quality of K-12 education in America. The Friedman Foundation amplifies the national call for true education reform through universal school choice.
Educators for Excellence works to ensure that the voices of classroom teachers are included in the decisions that affect our profession and our students. E4E teachers advocate for teacher leadership and collaboration, push for policies at the district and state level, and get involved with their unions to ensure their opinions are represented.
Established in June 1997, the Education Intelligence Agency (EIA) is a private, for-profit, one-man contract research firm focused on the inner workings of the teachers’ unions. EIA provides quick, accurate information concerning the public education establishment.
Digital Learning Now! is a national campaign to advance policies that will create a high quality digital learning environment to better prepare students with the knowledge and skills to succeed in college and careers.
The Connections Academy program is a rapidly growing form of free public school that students in grades K–12 attend outside the walls of a traditional classroom. At Connections Academy, each student receives individualized instruction, including lessons tailored to that student’s academic strengths and weaknesses.
Common Core is a source for quality education standards, programs, and curricula. We promote programs, policies, and initiatives at the local, state, and federal levels that provide students with challenging, rigorous instruction in the full range of liberal arts and sciences.
The Cato Institute is a public policy research organization — a think tank — dedicated to the principles of individual liberty, limited government, free markets and peace. Its scholars and analysts conduct independent, nonpartisan research on a wide range of policy issues.
