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October 2002

Below are a few of the organizations that the support the development of smaller learning communities.

New American Schools
New American Schools (NAS) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization whose mission is to increase student achievement through comprehensive school improvement strategies. To achieve this mission, NAS works to develop and support conducive environments at the state, district, and school level necessary for continuous school improvement. NAS provides a range of consulting services and partners with high-quality education providers to make best-in-class services available to public schools.

The Coalition of Essential Schools
The Coalition of Essential Schools (CES) is a national network of schools, regional centers, and a national office, working to create schools where intellectual excitement animates every child's face, where teachers work together to get better at their craft, and where all children flourish, regardless of their gender, race, or class.

Small Schools Workshop
The Small Schools Workshop collaborates with teachers, principals, parents, and district leaders to create new, small, innovative learning communities in public schools. In addition to providing direct assistance through partnerships with schools, the Small Schools Workshop actively participates in many initiatives to broaden and deepen recognition of the importance of school size to student learning and the role of small schools in furthering positive whole-school and systemic change.

NCTAF: Small Schools Transformation to Success
The National Commission on Teaching & America's Future (NCTAF) is a nonpartisan and nonprofit group dedicated to improving the quality of teaching nationwide as a means of meeting America's educational challenges. This site is focused on one aspect of school reorganization, the growing movement towards "small schools."

The Small Schools Project
The Small Schools Project, part of the Center on Reinventing Public Education at the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs, provides support to the many new small schools being established in Washington State and throughout the United States.

School Redesign Network at Stanford University
The School Redesign Network is a learning collaborative that helps school leaders to develop a broader knowledge base about school design, teaching and learning, curriculum and assessment, and professional development, and a deeper understanding of the features of schools that have been successfully redesigned to support excellence and equity.

What Kids Can Do
What Kids Can Do is a national nonprofit organization founded in the winter of 2001. They document the value of young people working with teachers and other adults on projects that combine powerful learning with public purpose for an audience of educators and policy makers, journalists, community members, and students.
Architects of Achievement
Architects of Achievement offers facilities design expertise and educational program planning services for communities, school districts and organizations engaged in designing or renovating buildings, to accommodate small schools of rigor and relevance.